Senior Legal Counsel Neuroscience & Gene Therapies, International

Novartis Pharma Schweiz AG seeks a Senior Legal Counsel for Neuroscience & Gene Therapies in Basel. This hybrid role provides strategic legal guidance for innovative products and manages complex commercial agreements.

The company is looking for a lead legal partner to support a portfolio of innovative products and strategic initiatives within the International Neuroscience & Gene Therapies Therapeutic Area. The position involves providing strategic legal guidance to commercial, medical, value and access, and development teams, as well as other key stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and compliance risks across key business activities.
• Lead drafting, negotiation, and management of complex research, development, and commercial agreements.
• Support business development activities, alliance management, and integration of strategic assets and partnerships.
• Enable compliant promotional, medical, congress, investor relations, corporate and other external communication and content.
• Drive innovation by enabling novel business approaches and supporting successful product launch strategies.
• Build organizational capability through legal training, cross-functional collaboration, and knowledge sharing.

Requirements

• Law degree and bar admission with strong legal expertise in a commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical legal frameworks, compliance requirements, and risk management principles.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and provide pragmatic and proactive advice in complex global organizations.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship-building skills across diverse cross-functional teams.
• Track record of effectively managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines.
• Fluency in English.

Nice to have

• In-house legal experience within a global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare organization.
• Experience supporting international business operations.

What the company offers

• Insurance plans.
• Retirement plans.
• Wellbeing resources.
• Global recognition programs.
• Flexible and hybrid working options, where possible.
• Minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave.
• Performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters.
• Long-term equity awards granted at group level.

About the company

Novartis Pharma Schweiz AG is committed to reimagining medicine together.

• Committed to reimagining medicine together.