Assistant General Counsel DACH Manufacturing / General Legal (m/f/d)

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets.

We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success.

Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Role Overview:

Responsible for General Legal matters with a focus on our German manufacturing sites, including E&C and Privacy affairs in close cooperation with the respective department and other areas as designated.

Executive Summary:

We are looking for a lawyer / senior associate with very good English, trained at a reputable law firm / company, if possible, with bar exam and life science experience.

The Elanco Assistant General Counsel DACH Manufacturing / General Legal must be able to work independently, collaborate comfortably and effectively in global, cross-functional environment.

Day-to-Day responsibilities:


* Responsible for providing strategic and operational legal support regarding broad range of legal affairs, including commercial contracts, anti-trust and competition law questions, corporate housekeeping, general legal questions from various areas of law.


* Ethics and compliance, data privacy and litigation in close cooperation with the respective internal department.


* Advise on the day-to-day tasks and responsibilities of shareholders, managing directors, members of executive boards or supervisory boards and other committee members in fulfilling their legal obligations.


* Serving on relevant Affiliate’s Core Lead Team.


* Monitoring and supervising external counsels and legal spend.


* Supporting IP by collaboration with IP legal team.


* Supporting Regulatory by collaborating with Regulatory legal team.


* Supporting Procurement by collaborating with Procurement legal team.


* Developing training plans and providing legal training to staff.


* Other tasks as designated by supervisor to support Elanco’s business in central European cluster.

Required skills and experience

Must have:


* At least eight years of experience as in-house counsel or a lawyer in an internationally respected law firm (2nd state examination in law).


* Excellent communication skills in German and English.


* Sound business acumen and commercial awareness and practically oriented, ability to identify ...