Dutch Corporate Counsel

• Compliance with applicable law, including DCGC, public reporting, and privacy matters;
• Ensuring appropriate policies and processes for legal governance of a Dutch company listed on the Nasdaq, keeping up with these needs relating to all aspects of the company life cycle, achieved by developing and maintaining up-to-date legal-related policies, and procedures to comply with international, federal, state, and local legal requirements.
• Partnering with different business units to identify legal issues, provide legal options and strategic counsel to assist company in meeting its business and legal objectives.
• Drafting, negotiating and interpreting biotechnology and other corporate agreements, including clinical trial agreements; master service agreements; confidentiality agreements; consulting agreements; manufacturing agreements; licensing and research collaborations; data protection agreements; and other strategic agreements for drug development, manufacture and supply and commercialization and corporate administration.
• Contributing to the development of the company’s overall legal strategy.
• Interacting with external counsel, advisors, external vendors, and business partners.
• Working collaboratively and creatively with internal clients by clearly and effectively rendering practical and timely legal advice on complex issues/concepts.
• Advising on the interpretation of legal documents and applicable laws and regulations in a manner that provides practical legal advice while properly managing risk to the organization.
• Keeping informed of new laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting the organization, and assisting with development of policies and training as needed.
• Advising management within the company on a variety of matters including contracts, corporate compliance, and regulatory matters.
• Providing training to the company on legal topics pertaining to relevant legal policies and processes.
• Contribute to ensuring that the legal department provides a safe and confidential environment to address company legal issues or concerns resolved through a process that is effective, thorough, and timely.

Areas of Support

• Corporate compliance and governance initiatives such as risk management, departmental goals, policy generation and budgeting.
• Legal operations matters.
• Litigation, risk management matters, and dispute resolution.
• Identifying and project managing in an effective and efficient manner the resolution of legal questions that require assistance of external experts and outside counsel.
• Strategic partner capable of providing independent, candid and direct feedback to the Management Team to address day-to-day legal strategic issues within areas of responsibility.
• Key advisor to the board of directors and committees on matters of corporate governance.
• Lead by example and encourage fellow legal team members to behave in a manner consistent with implementation of the mission, vision, values, and corporate strategies of the organization, and as advocates for the organization and all its staff.

• Requires a minimum of 10 years of legal experience comprising a mix of law firm and in-house experience, that includes at least 3 years in a role at a life sciences company, and accountable for corporate governance and reporting responsibilities.
• A qualified Dutch advocaat.
• Expertise in corporate governance, privacy law including the General Data Protection Regulation, and public reporting for a public company listed on a US exchange.
• A passion for all legal matters no matter how large or small.
• Proven skills as an effective team player in a fast-paced, high growth business, who engenders trust, credibility, and confidence within and outside the company.