Legal Director Southern Europe Direct

Company Description

At Intuitive, we are united behind our mission: we believe that minimally invasive care is life-enhancing care. Through ingenuity and intelligent technology, we expand the potential of physicians to heal without constraints.

As a pioneer and market leader in robotic-assisted surgery, we strive to foster an inclusive and diverse team, committed to making a difference. For more than 25 years, we have worked with hospitals and care teams around the world to help solve some of healthcare's hardest challenges and advance what is possible.

Intuitive has been built by the efforts of great people from diverse backgrounds. We believe great ideas can come from anywhere. We strive to foster an inclusive culture built around diversity of thought and mutual respect. We lead with inclusion and empower our team members to do their best work as their most authentic selves.

Passionate people who want to make a difference drive our culture. Our team members are grounded in integrity, have a strong capacity to learn, the energy to get things done, and bring diverse, real world experiences to help us think in new ways. We actively invest in our team members to support their long-term growth so they can continue to advance our mission and achieve their highest potential.

Join a team committed to taking big leaps forward for a global community of healthcare professionals and their patients. Together, let's advance the world of minimally invasive care.

Job Description

Intuitive Surgical’s EMEA Legal Department acts as an enabling function to:

• Actively support the business in pursuit of sustainable goals;
• Stand for a culture of ethics, care, and responsibility; and
• Empower surgeons to serve patients.

The position is based at Intuitive’s offices in Milan, Italy. It is a single contributor position reporting to the Sr Associate General Counsel (based at the European head offices in Aubonne, Switzerland). In a matrixed subject matter expertise / geographies set-up, the position primarily provides and relays legal support to Intuitive’s activities in Italy and Iberia.

Essential Job Duties

Primary support areas and job duties include:

• Support the transition in Italy and Iberia from distribution markets to direct sales markets.
• Promote Intuitive culture and values in Italy and Iberia
• Ensure compliance of commercial activities in Italy and Iberia with applicable laws, including but not limited to anti-corruption laws and standards, public procurement laws and competition laws.
• Ensure compliance of commercial activities in Italy and Iberia with Intuitive’s processes and policies, in particular with respect to contracting with healthcare professionals, hospitals, vendors, suppliers or subcontractors.
• Support the day-to-day activities of the commercial teams (e.g. Sales, Marketing, MACA, Public Affairs, Customer Training) in Italy and Iberia by giving timely and actionable legal guidance as well as internal trainings (as appropriate).
• Support the day-to-day activities of the back-office functions (e.g. Commercial Solutions, Tender, Customer Solutions, Indirect Procurement, Finance, Logistics, Trade Compliance, Customer Service) in Italy and Iberia by giving timely and precise legal guidance as well as internal trainings (as appropriate)
• Collaborate with and support the functions ensuring HCP-Compliance and compliance with local anti-kickback regulations.

The support areas and job duties may vary based on actual needs and priorities in Italy and Iberia. The position will be supported by subject matter expertise within the EMEA Legal Group as well as external consultants on a as needed basis.

 

 

Qualifications

Required Education, Skills and Experience

• Qualified in Italy with 12+ years of post-qualification professional experience. Law firm experience as well as experience in the medical device sector are preferred.
• Excellent legal drafting skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, Italian and Spanish. Portuguese is a plus.
• Ability to drive pragmatic legal outcomes, working across jurisdictions to ensure global consistency while allowing for local specificities (comparative law thinking acumen).
• Understanding laws, regulations, Industry Codes, and best practices governing the medical device industry, the promotion and sale of medical devices, the interactions with healthcare professionals and competent authorities
• Excellent training and presentation skills in English, Italian and Spanish.
• Genuine team player.
• Gravitas – earning trust and respect from regional business and functional leaders.
• Flawless and unquestionable integrity, lived up to and clearly communicated as an integral part of your business acumen – with courage, determination, and clarity of purpose.
• Able to handle pressure when needed and to demonstrate resilience when appropriate.
• Able to learn and understand complex, matrixed, and dynamic (changing) global organizations.
• Thriving in deliberately diverse and inclusive international working environments.
• Ability to prioritize accurately and to keep focused on a complex, changing, demanding and fast-paced changing environment.
• In alignment with the line manager: Regular travels to the European head offices in Aubonne, Switzerland and the local offices in Madrid, Spain. Occasional travels overseas.
• Place of work: Intuitive offices in Milan, Italy (office presence rules to be aligned with the line manager and local policies).

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Additional Information

Intuitive is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees, and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type, without regard to race, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, protected veteran or disability status, genetic information or any other status protected under federal, state, or local applicable laws.

We will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with fair chance laws.