Commercial & IP Legal Counsel, HH (5388)

Location: Denmark : Hoersholm Country: Denmark

Do you want to help improve food and health around the world?

If your experience and professional interest comprises contracts, IP and business acumen, and you are looking for an opportunity to put your mark on the development of a very successful global company, now is your time to act! For our Global IP Legal team in the Global Legal Affairs department we are looking for a strong Commercial & IP Legal Counsel who can partner up and work closely with especially our Human Health Business Unit in realizing the “Grow a better world. Naturally” strategy. Chr. Hansen’s business is first and foremost based on our innovative capacity. We experience strong growth, and securing ongoing protection of our knowledge is key to our success. As Commercial & IP Legal Counsel you will play an important role in ensuring that strategies are anchored in well-crafted and negotiated contracts and in our activities to further develop the Legal Affairs footprint in the business.

The team for you to join You will join a team of 6, 2 enthusiastic and service minded students and 4 highly skilled and motivated Commercial & IP Legal Counsel in the Global IP Legal team at Chr. Hansen’s headquarters in Hørsholm and will be reporting to Head of Global IP Legal. Additionally, we have 16 colleagues placed in Hørsholm and at local offices around the globe in the Global Legal Affairs team. We are proud of the direct and visible business critical value we deliver to the company. Positive thinking and focus on continuous improvement characterize our work environment – we are a team with high spirit and high pace.

What would your role look like?

Your main focus will be to protect Chr. Hansen’s intellectual property rights working with contracts, but your area of responsibility will be broad with focus on general contracting, compliance and dispute resolution.

Your primary tasks will be:

To act as the Legal Business Partner for the Global Human Health business unit Drafting, reviewing, negotiating and providing legal advice regarding R&D and commercial contracts Handling dispute resolution Providing guidance, training and coaching to the organization particularly in the IP area Providing other legal support to the Human Health business unit and other Corporate Functions Contributing to the further development of Global Legal Affairs – process optimization and contractual tools

A vital part of your road to success will be founded within your ability to establish a constructive collaboration with multiple stakeholders across the business. You will work closely together with your colleagues in Global Legal Affairs as well as the broader Compliance function including in particular the IPR & Licensing department and Global Regulatory Affairs. You can look forward to travelling approx. 10 days per year to meet colleagues and participate in external meetings.

Who are we looking for?

You hold a MA Law degree, cand.merc.jur or similar and have at least 5 years’ experience from working with contracts and IP law. As part of a high paced growth environment you will need a solid professional foundation backed by the ability to create an overview, prioritize and make the necessary decisions in order to accomplish the business objectives. Working as Commercial & IP Legal Counsel you must thrive on delivering clear and concise legal advice in a solution oriented, positive and customer centric way while drawing on your business acumen. This includes the ability to know when to stand your ground and when to compromise – in dialogue with strong stakeholder personalities in high level positions. As you will join a small and agile team, you will need strong collaboration skills, as our key to success as a team is ongoing knowledge sharing and strong teamwork. Excellent communication skills in English – written and spoken – is required.

What we offer you?

As Commercial & IP Legal Counsel you will be part of an engaged and high performing team where humor is an incremental part of daily life.

Global Legal Affairs is part of the broader Compliance & Corporate Affairs function, which includes Global Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, IPR & Licensing, Corporate Affairs and the Corporate Secretariat. In total Compliance & Corporate Affairs counts 130 employees world-wide.

Reliance and cross functional interaction as well as a proactive and dynamic working environment characterize the Compliance & Corporate Affairs’ function. Global Legal Affairs supports the entire Chr. Hansen organization across the world with all major legal matters. In addition, Global Legal Affairs drives various compliance programs across the global organization.

Join us and take part in making a meaningful difference! If you need more information?

If you have any questions about the position, please feel free to contact Head of Global IP Legal, Marie Hovel Hansen at +45 5218 0170.

Deadline for application is September 21, 2020. Please note that we review applications on an on-going basis and close the process when we find the right person.

We do not accept applications through the EOJD website. Please apply at the company's website and follow the instructions there.

Commercial & IP Legal Counsel, HH (5388) at the company's website

Read more about a career at Chr. Hansen here: https://www.chr-hansen.com/en/career

About Chr. Hansen

Chr. Hansen is a leading, global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. We develop and produce cultures, enzymes, probiotics and natural colors for a rich variety of foods, confectionery, beverages, dietary supplements and even animal feed and plant protection. We have been delivering value to our partners – and, ultimately, end consumers worldwide – for over 140 years. We are proud that more than one billion people consume products containing our natural ingredients every day.

Social responsibility is an integral part of Chr. Hansen’s vision to improve food and health. In 2019 Chr. Hansen was ranked as the World’s Most Sustainable Company by Corporate Knights thanks to our strong sustainability efforts, our talented employees and the many collaborative partnerships that we have with our customers.