Legal & Compliance Officer

About the job

About us

Unilabs is one of the leading diagnostic companies in Switzerland, offering patients a comprehensive range of laboratory, pathology, and imaging services. As a leading digital champion covering the entire diagnostic spectrum, more than 13,000 Unilabs employees worldwide save lives every day. In Switzerland, we have 1,000 employees.

Your tasks

Reporting to the Head of Legal & Compliance Switzerland, you will support Unilabs Switzerland's activities across a wide range of legal, contractual, regulatory, and compliance matters.

In close collaboration with commercial, operational, medical, purchasing teams, and support functions, you will provide clear, pragmatic, and solution-oriented advice, reconciling the company's objectives with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

You will be involved in both daily activities and strategic projects in a demanding and constantly evolving healthcare sector environment. Your success will depend on your ability to develop trust-based relationships with stakeholders, exercise discernment, and propose balanced solutions that enable the company to achieve its objectives while managing its risks.

Your main responsibilities

Legal advice & business support

• Provide clear, pragmatic, and operational legal advice.
• Support teams in their daily activities and strategic projects.
• Identify legal, regulatory, and reputational risks and propose appropriate solutions.
• Manage cases from initial analysis through implementation to closure.
• Coordinate external legal advice when necessary.

Contracts

• Draft, analyse, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts (clients, suppliers, healthcare professionals, partnerships, and collaborations).
• Support commercial projects, renewals, amendments, and contract terminations.
• Ensure compliance with approval processes, proper documentation, and legal security of commitments.

Compliance & regulated environment

• Advise on regulatory requirements applicable to Laboratory, Pathology, Genetics, and Radiology activities.
• Participate in compliance mechanisms related notably to interactions with healthcare professionals, corruption prevention, conflicts of interest, and third-party due diligence.
• Contribute to risk assessments, internal investigations, and remediation plans.
• Participate in drafting and deploying policies, procedures, and training.

Governance & cross-functional projects

• Support governance activities and legal secretariat of Swiss entities.
• Collaborate with local and Group teams on data protection and confidentiality issues.
• Deploy Group Legal & Compliance initiatives in Switzerland.
• Participate in strategic projects such as acquisitions, integrations, and transformations.

Your profile

• Master's degree in law.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in law and compliance.
• Successful professional experience in Switzerland and good knowledge of the Swiss legal and regulatory environment.
• Experience in the private sector is essential; in-house experience is an asset.
• Experience in healthcare, medical diagnostics, life sciences, or a regulated environment is appreciated.
• Experience in contract law and compliance.
• Good knowledge of Swiss data protection law.
• Excellent command of English and French or German; proficiency in all three languages is an advantage.
• Pragmatic, autonomous, and solution-oriented, with excellent judgement.
• Rigorous, organised, and attentive to detail.
• Capable of managing multiple priorities in a demanding environment.
• Comfortable interacting with diverse interlocutors and able to influence constructively.
• Reliable, responsible, and results-oriented.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrates integrity, professional ethics, and discretion.

What we offer you

• An exciting and dynamic working environment with a strong international dimension
• Responsibility and the opportunity to develop your potential
• A positive working atmosphere with a collaborative approach and a culture of appreciation and recognition
• Attractive fringe benefits as well as a 40-hour week and 5 weeks of holiday
• Annual allowance for your personal analyses and special rates for radiological consultation within the Unilabs Group

Contact

Ms Rym Keller looks forward to receiving your application.