Legal & Compliance Counsel Bulgaria

Job Description Summary

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable biosimilar and generic medicines. As we continue down this ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves—both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

As Legal & Compliance Counsel, fixed-term contract, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and legal excellence across our Bulgaria organization. You will act as a trusted business partner, supporting strategic decisions while safeguarding compliance and managing legal risks in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.

Job Description

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable biosimilar and generic medicines. As we continue down this ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves—both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

As Legal & Compliance Counsel, fixed-term contract, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and legal excellence across our Bulgaria organization. You will act as a trusted business partner, supporting strategic decisions while safeguarding compliance and managing legal risks in a dynamic and purpose-driven environment.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Partner with business leaders to provide proactive legal advice and ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and internal policies
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of the Ethics, Risk & Compliance program in Bulgaria
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, ensuring alignment with legal standards and business objectives
• Identify and assess legal and compliance risks, providing practical and business-oriented solutions
• Support risk management and compliance monitoring activities, including risk assessments and remediation actions
• Contribute to investigations and resolution of compliance matters, ensuring appropriate follow-up and reporting
• Deliver training and awareness initiatives to strengthen a strong culture of ethics, integrity, and speak-up behavior
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure transparency requirements and business continuity measures are effectively implemented
• KPIs: Timely and high-quality legal advice, effective compliance program delivery, risk mitigation, and strong training completion rates.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• University degree in Law
• Relevant legal and/or compliance experience (minimum 2+ years)
• Experience in contract drafting, negotiations, and providing legal advice to business stakeholders
• Strong understanding of compliance principles, risk management, and regulatory requirements
• Ability to identify legal risks and translate them into clear, actionable guidance
• Experience supporting or contributing to compliance programs, training, or monitoring initiatives
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with a collaborative mindset
• Fluent English (business and legal proficiency)
• You are a proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented professional with strong ethical judgment and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience in a regulated industry (e.g., pharmaceuticals or healthcare)
• Experience in project or process management.

 You’ll receive:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Flexible hybrid working model
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career development
• A collaborative, inclusive, and purpose-driven work environment.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 1 billion million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more! With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably. Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!  Join us!  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. Sandoz is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals and provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities.

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Skills Desired

Business Networking, Business Partners, Calls Handling, Contract Management, Curiosity, Decision Making Skills, Finance, Law (Legal System), Litigation Law, Microsoft Office, Proactivity, Quality Control