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Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment Law- "Global life-science Leader"

Harrogate, Yorkshire and the Humber Labcorp

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**Join us in harnessing science for human good!**
Labcorp is global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our nearly 70,000 employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today's biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.
As the Employment Counsel, you will be responsible for providing advice and counsel on a wide variety of employment law issues for operations located in the UK, EU, and AsiaPac countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
**Your responsibilities will include:**
+ Providing legal advice and support to Human Resources department and other stakeholders in relation to a broad range of employee related issues, such as recruitment, background screening, benefits, employee conduct, compensation, and terminations.
+ Providing legal advice and support on merger and acquisition and restructuring projects issues including issues involving TUPE, redundancies and collective redundancies
+ Reviewing and drafting employment related documentation such as employment contracts, termination agreements, employee policies and training materials.
+ Advising in relation to employee relations matters, including investigations, conduct issues and disciplinary matters.
+ Providing legal advice with respect to potential litigation and legal risks, coordinating and managing litigation matters.
+ Advising when it is appropriate to engage external counsel and thereafter engaging and coordinating external counsel.
+ Providing training to HR and other business areas as required.
**The position will report to the Vice President, Employment Law.**
**Your skills and experience:**
You are expected to possess the following
+ Qualified Solicitor/ Barrister with proven post-qualification experience either with a reputed law firm or as an in-house employment lawyer.
+ Experience in advising on complex employment related disputes and issues and provide advice practical advice and solutions.
+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
+ Excellent drafting and legal interpretation skills.
+ Sound analytical skills to review matters and identify key legal issues.
+ Have a risk spotting mindset with a dedicated approach to compliance and ethical issues.
+ Ability to effectively manage external counsel when required.
+ Effective time management and organizations skills.
+ Be able to partner across teams, to provide practical advice and solutions.
+ Must be pro-active, be able to work independently and possess the initiative to drive projects and matters forward to resolution.
+ Dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives.
+ Advanced communication skills to enable the translation of complex legal and regulatory issues into easily understandable advice.
+ Proven ability to take a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives in order to achieve strategic business results.
+ Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
**Position Location**
+ The position will be ideally located in Harrogate UK; however, we offer flexible scheduling and remote working alternatives, including the following locations: Belgium, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria;
**What you will find at Labcorp:**
- Work-life balance: At Labcorp, you can manage your work-life balance with their employee-friendly leave policy and enjoy dedicated time with your friends and family. Work days are from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings.
- Training & development: Labcorp offers developmental training in self-paced, virtual, and live-in-person formats to help grow your career. The company aims to help improve your cultural awareness, offer valuable global insights and help you develop a strong global mindset. Labcorp increases employee engagement, encouraging cross-team connections and creating a culture of mentorship throughout the organization.
**Why us:**
- Labcorp, a global leader in natural sciences, is a company committed to improving health and providing clear, confident solutions through its research into diagnosis and drug offerings.
- Labcorp supported the pharmaceutical industry develop more medicines worldwide than any other company, including the top 50 best-selling drugs on the market today.
- We are also the world´s biggest Central Lab, generating more clinical trial data than all other central laboratories combined.
- Our Early Phase Solutions have proved to shave off 30 % time from lead candidate to Proof of Concept.
- Labcorp were the first in receiving FDA approval to perform COVID19 tests using an at-home collection kit.
**Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:**
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
**We encourage all to apply**
If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance using our online tools to search and apply for jobs, or needs an accommodation, please visit our accessibility site ( or contact us at Labcorp Accessibility. ( ) For more information about how we collect and store your personal data, please see our Privacy Statement ( .
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Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment Law- "Global life-science Leader"

York, Yorkshire and the Humber Labcorp

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**Join us in harnessing science for human good!**
Labcorp is global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our nearly 70,000 employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today's biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.
As the Employment Counsel, you will be responsible for providing advice and counsel on a wide variety of employment law issues for operations located in the UK, EU, and AsiaPac countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
**Your responsibilities will include:**
+ Providing legal advice and support to Human Resources department and other stakeholders in relation to a broad range of employee related issues, such as recruitment, background screening, benefits, employee conduct, compensation, and terminations.
+ Providing legal advice and support on merger and acquisition and restructuring projects issues including issues involving TUPE, redundancies and collective redundancies
+ Reviewing and drafting employment related documentation such as employment contracts, termination agreements, employee policies and training materials.
+ Advising in relation to employee relations matters, including investigations, conduct issues and disciplinary matters.
+ Providing legal advice with respect to potential litigation and legal risks, coordinating and managing litigation matters.
+ Advising when it is appropriate to engage external counsel and thereafter engaging and coordinating external counsel.
+ Providing training to HR and other business areas as required.
**The position will report to the Vice President, Employment Law.**
**Your skills and experience:**
You are expected to possess the following
+ Qualified Solicitor/ Barrister with proven post-qualification experience either with a reputed law firm or as an in-house employment lawyer.
+ Experience in advising on complex employment related disputes and issues and provide advice practical advice and solutions.
+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
+ Excellent drafting and legal interpretation skills.
+ Sound analytical skills to review matters and identify key legal issues.
+ Have a risk spotting mindset with a dedicated approach to compliance and ethical issues.
+ Ability to effectively manage external counsel when required.
+ Effective time management and organizations skills.
+ Be able to partner across teams, to provide practical advice and solutions.
+ Must be pro-active, be able to work independently and possess the initiative to drive projects and matters forward to resolution.
+ Dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives.
+ Advanced communication skills to enable the translation of complex legal and regulatory issues into easily understandable advice.
+ Proven ability to take a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives in order to achieve strategic business results.
+ Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
**Position Location**
+ The position will be ideally located in Harrogate UK; however, we offer flexible scheduling and remote working alternatives, including the following locations: Belgium, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria;
**What you will find at Labcorp:**
- Work-life balance: At Labcorp, you can manage your work-life balance with their employee-friendly leave policy and enjoy dedicated time with your friends and family. Work days are from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings.
- Training & development: Labcorp offers developmental training in self-paced, virtual, and live-in-person formats to help grow your career. The company aims to help improve your cultural awareness, offer valuable global insights and help you develop a strong global mindset. Labcorp increases employee engagement, encouraging cross-team connections and creating a culture of mentorship throughout the organization.
**Why us:**
- Labcorp, a global leader in natural sciences, is a company committed to improving health and providing clear, confident solutions through its research into diagnosis and drug offerings.
- Labcorp supported the pharmaceutical industry develop more medicines worldwide than any other company, including the top 50 best-selling drugs on the market today.
- We are also the world´s biggest Central Lab, generating more clinical trial data than all other central laboratories combined.
- Our Early Phase Solutions have proved to shave off 30 % time from lead candidate to Proof of Concept.
- Labcorp were the first in receiving FDA approval to perform COVID19 tests using an at-home collection kit.
**Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:**
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
**We encourage all to apply**
If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance using our online tools to search and apply for jobs, or needs an accommodation, please visit our accessibility site ( or contact us at Labcorp Accessibility. ( ) For more information about how we collect and store your personal data, please see our Privacy Statement ( .
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Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment Law- "Global life-science Leader"

Eye, Eastern Labcorp

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**Join us in harnessing science for human good!**
Labcorp is global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our nearly 70,000 employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today's biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.
As the Employment Counsel, you will be responsible for providing advice and counsel on a wide variety of employment law issues for operations located in the UK, EU, and AsiaPac countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
**Your responsibilities will include:**
+ Providing legal advice and support to Human Resources department and other stakeholders in relation to a broad range of employee related issues, such as recruitment, background screening, benefits, employee conduct, compensation, and terminations.
+ Providing legal advice and support on merger and acquisition and restructuring projects issues including issues involving TUPE, redundancies and collective redundancies
+ Reviewing and drafting employment related documentation such as employment contracts, termination agreements, employee policies and training materials.
+ Advising in relation to employee relations matters, including investigations, conduct issues and disciplinary matters.
+ Providing legal advice with respect to potential litigation and legal risks, coordinating and managing litigation matters.
+ Advising when it is appropriate to engage external counsel and thereafter engaging and coordinating external counsel.
+ Providing training to HR and other business areas as required.
**The position will report to the Vice President, Employment Law.**
**Your skills and experience:**
You are expected to possess the following
+ Qualified Solicitor/ Barrister with proven post-qualification experience either with a reputed law firm or as an in-house employment lawyer.
+ Experience in advising on complex employment related disputes and issues and provide advice practical advice and solutions.
+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
+ Excellent drafting and legal interpretation skills.
+ Sound analytical skills to review matters and identify key legal issues.
+ Have a risk spotting mindset with a dedicated approach to compliance and ethical issues.
+ Ability to effectively manage external counsel when required.
+ Effective time management and organizations skills.
+ Be able to partner across teams, to provide practical advice and solutions.
+ Must be pro-active, be able to work independently and possess the initiative to drive projects and matters forward to resolution.
+ Dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives.
+ Advanced communication skills to enable the translation of complex legal and regulatory issues into easily understandable advice.
+ Proven ability to take a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives in order to achieve strategic business results.
+ Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
**Position Location**
+ The position will be ideally located in Harrogate UK; however, we offer flexible scheduling and remote working alternatives, including the following locations: Belgium, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria;
**What you will find at Labcorp:**
- Work-life balance: At Labcorp, you can manage your work-life balance with their employee-friendly leave policy and enjoy dedicated time with your friends and family. Work days are from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings.
- Training & development: Labcorp offers developmental training in self-paced, virtual, and live-in-person formats to help grow your career. The company aims to help improve your cultural awareness, offer valuable global insights and help you develop a strong global mindset. Labcorp increases employee engagement, encouraging cross-team connections and creating a culture of mentorship throughout the organization.
**Why us:**
- Labcorp, a global leader in natural sciences, is a company committed to improving health and providing clear, confident solutions through its research into diagnosis and drug offerings.
- Labcorp supported the pharmaceutical industry develop more medicines worldwide than any other company, including the top 50 best-selling drugs on the market today.
- We are also the world´s biggest Central Lab, generating more clinical trial data than all other central laboratories combined.
- Our Early Phase Solutions have proved to shave off 30 % time from lead candidate to Proof of Concept.
- Labcorp were the first in receiving FDA approval to perform COVID19 tests using an at-home collection kit.
**Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:**
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
**We encourage all to apply**
If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance using our online tools to search and apply for jobs, or needs an accommodation, please visit our accessibility site ( or contact us at Labcorp Accessibility. ( ) For more information about how we collect and store your personal data, please see our Privacy Statement ( .
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Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment Law- "Global life-science Leader"

Derby, East Midlands Labcorp

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**Join us in harnessing science for human good!**
Labcorp is global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our nearly 70,000 employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today's biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.
As the Employment Counsel, you will be responsible for providing advice and counsel on a wide variety of employment law issues for operations located in the UK, EU, and AsiaPac countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
**Your responsibilities will include:**
+ Providing legal advice and support to Human Resources department and other stakeholders in relation to a broad range of employee related issues, such as recruitment, background screening, benefits, employee conduct, compensation, and terminations.
+ Providing legal advice and support on merger and acquisition and restructuring projects issues including issues involving TUPE, redundancies and collective redundancies
+ Reviewing and drafting employment related documentation such as employment contracts, termination agreements, employee policies and training materials.
+ Advising in relation to employee relations matters, including investigations, conduct issues and disciplinary matters.
+ Providing legal advice with respect to potential litigation and legal risks, coordinating and managing litigation matters.
+ Advising when it is appropriate to engage external counsel and thereafter engaging and coordinating external counsel.
+ Providing training to HR and other business areas as required.
**The position will report to the Vice President, Employment Law.**
**Your skills and experience:**
You are expected to possess the following
+ Qualified Solicitor/ Barrister with proven post-qualification experience either with a reputed law firm or as an in-house employment lawyer.
+ Experience in advising on complex employment related disputes and issues and provide advice practical advice and solutions.
+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
+ Excellent drafting and legal interpretation skills.
+ Sound analytical skills to review matters and identify key legal issues.
+ Have a risk spotting mindset with a dedicated approach to compliance and ethical issues.
+ Ability to effectively manage external counsel when required.
+ Effective time management and organizations skills.
+ Be able to partner across teams, to provide practical advice and solutions.
+ Must be pro-active, be able to work independently and possess the initiative to drive projects and matters forward to resolution.
+ Dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives.
+ Advanced communication skills to enable the translation of complex legal and regulatory issues into easily understandable advice.
+ Proven ability to take a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives in order to achieve strategic business results.
+ Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
**Position Location**
+ The position will be ideally located in Harrogate UK; however, we offer flexible scheduling and remote working alternatives, including the following locations: Belgium, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria;
**What you will find at Labcorp:**
- Work-life balance: At Labcorp, you can manage your work-life balance with their employee-friendly leave policy and enjoy dedicated time with your friends and family. Work days are from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings.
- Training & development: Labcorp offers developmental training in self-paced, virtual, and live-in-person formats to help grow your career. The company aims to help improve your cultural awareness, offer valuable global insights and help you develop a strong global mindset. Labcorp increases employee engagement, encouraging cross-team connections and creating a culture of mentorship throughout the organization.
**Why us:**
- Labcorp, a global leader in natural sciences, is a company committed to improving health and providing clear, confident solutions through its research into diagnosis and drug offerings.
- Labcorp supported the pharmaceutical industry develop more medicines worldwide than any other company, including the top 50 best-selling drugs on the market today.
- We are also the world´s biggest Central Lab, generating more clinical trial data than all other central laboratories combined.
- Our Early Phase Solutions have proved to shave off 30 % time from lead candidate to Proof of Concept.
- Labcorp were the first in receiving FDA approval to perform COVID19 tests using an at-home collection kit.
**Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:**
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
**We encourage all to apply**
If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance using our online tools to search and apply for jobs, or needs an accommodation, please visit our accessibility site ( or contact us at Labcorp Accessibility. ( ) For more information about how we collect and store your personal data, please see our Privacy Statement ( .
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Senior Corporate Counsel, Employment Law- "Global life-science Leader"

Huntingdon, Eastern Labcorp

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**Join us in harnessing science for human good!**
Labcorp is global leader of innovative and comprehensive laboratory services that helps doctors, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, researchers and patients make clear and confident decisions. Through our unparalleled diagnostics and drug development laboratory capabilities, our nearly 70,000 employees combine cutting-edge innovation, science and technology to solve some of today's biggest health challenges, accelerate life-changing healthcare breakthroughs and impact lives around the world.
As the Employment Counsel, you will be responsible for providing advice and counsel on a wide variety of employment law issues for operations located in the UK, EU, and AsiaPac countries including China, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
**Your responsibilities will include:**
+ Providing legal advice and support to Human Resources department and other stakeholders in relation to a broad range of employee related issues, such as recruitment, background screening, benefits, employee conduct, compensation, and terminations.
+ Providing legal advice and support on merger and acquisition and restructuring projects issues including issues involving TUPE, redundancies and collective redundancies
+ Reviewing and drafting employment related documentation such as employment contracts, termination agreements, employee policies and training materials.
+ Advising in relation to employee relations matters, including investigations, conduct issues and disciplinary matters.
+ Providing legal advice with respect to potential litigation and legal risks, coordinating and managing litigation matters.
+ Advising when it is appropriate to engage external counsel and thereafter engaging and coordinating external counsel.
+ Providing training to HR and other business areas as required.
**The position will report to the Vice President, Employment Law.**
**Your skills and experience:**
You are expected to possess the following
+ Qualified Solicitor/ Barrister with proven post-qualification experience either with a reputed law firm or as an in-house employment lawyer.
+ Experience in advising on complex employment related disputes and issues and provide advice practical advice and solutions.
+ Excellent written and verbal communications skills.
+ Excellent drafting and legal interpretation skills.
+ Sound analytical skills to review matters and identify key legal issues.
+ Have a risk spotting mindset with a dedicated approach to compliance and ethical issues.
+ Ability to effectively manage external counsel when required.
+ Effective time management and organizations skills.
+ Be able to partner across teams, to provide practical advice and solutions.
+ Must be pro-active, be able to work independently and possess the initiative to drive projects and matters forward to resolution.
+ Dedication to fostering an inclusive culture and value diverse perspectives.
+ Advanced communication skills to enable the translation of complex legal and regulatory issues into easily understandable advice.
+ Proven ability to take a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives in order to achieve strategic business results.
+ Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint.
**Position Location**
+ The position will be ideally located in Harrogate UK; however, we offer flexible scheduling and remote working alternatives, including the following locations: Belgium, Spain, Poland and Bulgaria;
**What you will find at Labcorp:**
- Work-life balance: At Labcorp, you can manage your work-life balance with their employee-friendly leave policy and enjoy dedicated time with your friends and family. Work days are from Monday to Friday with flexible work timings.
- Training & development: Labcorp offers developmental training in self-paced, virtual, and live-in-person formats to help grow your career. The company aims to help improve your cultural awareness, offer valuable global insights and help you develop a strong global mindset. Labcorp increases employee engagement, encouraging cross-team connections and creating a culture of mentorship throughout the organization.
**Why us:**
- Labcorp, a global leader in natural sciences, is a company committed to improving health and providing clear, confident solutions through its research into diagnosis and drug offerings.
- Labcorp supported the pharmaceutical industry develop more medicines worldwide than any other company, including the top 50 best-selling drugs on the market today.
- We are also the world´s biggest Central Lab, generating more clinical trial data than all other central laboratories combined.
- Our Early Phase Solutions have proved to shave off 30 % time from lead candidate to Proof of Concept.
- Labcorp were the first in receiving FDA approval to perform COVID19 tests using an at-home collection kit.
**Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:**
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
**We encourage all to apply**
If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance using our online tools to search and apply for jobs, or needs an accommodation, please visit our accessibility site ( or contact us at Labcorp Accessibility. ( ) For more information about how we collect and store your personal data, please see our Privacy Statement ( .
This advertiser has chosen not to accept applicants from your region.

Senior Director, Legal (Lead International Employment Law Counsel)

Uxbridge, London Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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At Gilead, we're creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we've tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer - working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world's biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.
**Job Description**
**Senior Director, Legal (Lead International Employment Law Counsel)**
We have the following exciting opportunity for a Senior Director, Legal on our global employment law team. This role directly reports to our Senior Associate General Counsel, Global Head of Employment Law.
**Gilead Sciences**
Gilead's mission is to innovate and deliver transformative therapies to create a healthier world for all people. This mission drives our litigation, investigation, and risk assessment strategies. This lawyer will help direct, manage, and execute our complex, high-profile and sophisticated portfolio of matters toward optimum results while leveraging innovation, incorporating a keen understanding of Gilead and industry dynamics, and applying a sophisticated knowledge of the law and external dynamics.
Gilead is a very collaborative and people- focused environment. Therefore, this lawyer will need a high level of emotional intelligence. The role requires excellent judgment and experience demonstrating the ability to understand and adapt to highly complex and evolving legal issues and external dynamics in a way that furthers effective communication, advice, decision-making and execution in both independent and collaborative workstreams. This lawyer will also be expected to effectively manage outside counsel and other legal service providers in a manner that brings out the highest calibre of legal advice, work product, advocacy, and results with maximum efficiency. There will be opportunities to counsel and present to our business leaders including executive management across the company and serve as a representative in external forums.
**The Position**
Employment Counsel at Gilead are responsible for providing legal advice and guidance on a wide range of employment matters in a fast-paced environment, including day-to-day management of employment litigation, key internal investigations and employee disputes, as well as work closely with Human Resources, Total Rewards, Employee Resources, country/affiliate counsel, and other functions to assist with employment issues that arise from the Company's operations of 18,000+ employees worldwide.
This position is the lead attorney for the International team of Gilead's Employment Law Group (ELG), which is part of the Litigation & Investigations (L&I) function in Gilead's Legal Department. This role is located in Gilead's Stockley Park office in Uxbridge, UK and will report to the Senior Associate General Counsel, Global Head of Employment Law located in the U.S. The International ELG team consists of one other employment law counsel (Associate Director, Legal) that this position works in tandem with and has a dotted line reporting relationship.
This position should enjoy working collaboratively and closely with colleagues; align with L&I's culture of respect, support, high standards, and affability; and demonstrate Gilead's Core Values of Integrity, Inclusion, Teamwork, Excellence, and Accountability.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Serve as the lead lawyer for the employment law function outside of the U.S., with a focus on Gilead's ACE Region (Australia, Canada, & Europe) as well as support for LatAm, Middle East, APAC, and any of Gilead's other 30+ global sites or affiliates.
+ Provide advice and counsel on a broad range of employment issues, including recruitment, hiring, high risk disciplinary actions and terminations, re-organizations, complex leaves of absence and accommodations issues, compensation, contingent workers, HR policies and practices, and performance management, among others.
+ Partner and coordinate on matters as needed with country/affiliate counsel, HR Business Partners, Employee Relations, and local external counsel.
+ Provide employment law advice related to Works Council matters in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Austria.
+ Manager or support on employment-related litigation and internal investigations, engaging external counsel as needed.
+ Support on corporate initiatives with global impact, such as reorganizations, M&A, commercial, and compliance matters.
+ Manage and support HR compliance, employee escalations, and employee disputes.
+ In coordination with HR and Employee Relations, assist with the creation of policies, standards and business procedures designed to foster compliance with various employment laws and regulations.
+ Enhance and develop organizational knowledge of employment law matters through training and other internal resources.
+ Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders such as GMs or business executives, other members of the legal team, the Human Resources and Employee Relations team, and other internal clients to support employment law compliance and manage employment law risk.
**Knowledge, Experience & Skills**
+ Qualified lawyer with UK market experience and significant experience practicing employment law at a reputable law firm and/or in-house in the UK. In-house experience highly preferred.
+ The position will require substantive expertise in UK/European employment law and regulations combined with excellent management skills and sound judgment in delivering legal opinions, managing matters, and interacting with internal business clients and stakeholders.
+ Must have experience and expertise in advising on and coordinating advice on matters across multiple jurisdictions, including across European region.
+ Understanding of multinational corporations headquartered in the U.S. with a global presence.
+ Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a variety of different personalities.
+ High influencing and persuasion skills; ability to drive alignment with internal cross-functional stakeholders and also negotiate with opposing counsel.
+ Demonstrated client service orientation; able to recognize and respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent situations.
+ Exceptional and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
+ Ability to competently carry-out and follow through on directives, learn quickly, apply practical legal analysis in a business context, and work independently to identify issues and goals.
+ Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment is critical. The position requires appropriate triaging of a heavy workflow, setting appropriate priorities with clients, and delivering results within the reasonable agreed timelines.
+ Ability to manage or coordinate the work of others, including the Associate Director, Legal on the International ELG team, external counsel and working groups or project teams.
+ Ability to communicate legal opinions and risk assessments in a practical, business oriented manner to senior leaders, members of the legal and HR teams, and other internal clients to help reach alignment and solutions.
+ The candidate must demonstrate ability to learn, think creatively, and devise solutions to challenging problems and must exercise mature and reliable judgment.
**Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)**
It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual's gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.
**For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:**
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Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
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Examiner - International Advanced Level - Law (2015 specification)

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An International Advanced Level Law Examiner marks candidates' responses in accordance with the pre-defined mark scheme, whilst adhering to conditions of recognition and examination procedures. Most subjects will be marked onscreen using ePEN, which can be done from home. A few subjects are still marked in the traditional method, using paper scripts sent through the post. A high level of subject knowledge is necessary in order to apply the mark scheme. Each examiner will receive an agreed allocation of scripts.
**Responsibilities**
+ To mark accurately and consistently to ensure overall standards are maintained
+ To submit samples to your Team Leader at designated times
+ To ensure milestones for marking are adhered to
+ To ensure all administration is completed as specified
**Experience/qualifications needed**
+ You will have one academic year's worth of teaching experience: a. within the last 8 years b. within the relevant qualification and subject c. since qualifying as a teacher
+ You will have a degree or equivalent
+ You will be a qualified teacher
**Competencies required**
+ You will have the ability to work well under pressure
+ You will have the ability to meet deadlines
+ You will have a high level of subject knowledge in order to apply the mark scheme
**Additional information**
+ The marking period is between May - July.
+ The training required to mark as an examiner will take place between May and June.
**About Pearson**
We value the power of inclusive culture and embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do. Pearson promotes a company culture where differences are embraced as strengths, opportunities are equal and accessible, consideration and respect are the norm. Through our talent, we believe that diversity and inclusion make us a more innovative and vibrant company. People are at the centre of our company. We are committed to a sustainable environment and workplace ecosystem where talent can learn, grow, and thrive. We provide content, assessment and digital services to learners, educational institutions, employers, governments and other partners globally. We are the UK's largest awarding body and offer qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in a range of General and Vocational courses.
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