Legal & Compliance Officer

About the job

Introduction

Unilabs is the largest provider of medical laboratory diagnostics for prescribers and hospitals in Switzerland and employs around 800 people.

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 the commercial, operational, medical, purchasing and support functions teams, 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 the Group’s Legal & Compliance initiatives in Switzerland.
• Participate in strategic projects such as acquisitions, integrations and transformations.

Your Profile

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.
• Able to manage 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.

We Offer

• An exciting and dynamic work environment with a lot of internationality
• Taking responsibility and unfolding your potential
• A positive working atmosphere with a partnership and appreciative corporate culture
• Attractive fringe benefits as well as a 40-hour week and 5-weeks vacation
• Annual fee for your personal analyses and special prices for radiological advice from the Unilabs Group

Contact details

Ms Rym Keller,