Legal Director Denmark

We are looking for a Legal Director who will provide legal and compliance advice and support in relation to a range of matters affecting FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark ApS (FDBD) and support to FDB global wider legal and compliance team.

As the Legal Director you will lead the FDBD Legal Team reporting to the General Counsel. You will assist the General Counsel with the direction of legal matters for FDB, both independently and in collaboration with their counterpart(s) in the UK and US and the legal teams at FUJIFILM Holdings America Corporation and FUJIFILM Europe regional headquarters.

Follow Your Genki to FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies
The work we do at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB) has never been more important—and we are looking for talented candidates to join us. We’re growing our locations, our capabilities, and our teams, and looking for passionate, mission-driven people like you who want to make a real difference in people’s lives.

Join FDB and help create the next vaccine, cure, or gene therapy in partnership with some of the most innovative biopharma companies across the globe. Here, you’ll work alongside and learn from some of the most dedicated scientists, engineers, and manufacturers in the industry. We’re proud to cultivate a culture that will fuel your passion, energy, and drive—what FDB calls Genki. Join us and discover a community that thrives on diversity and never scares away from a complex challenge. At FDB, you determine what’s possible.

Our Manufacturing site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together a complete range of expertise, capabilities and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics, and that site is growing fast—growth that you can be an important part of

The role

As the Legal Director at FDBD, you will play a pivotal role in providing strategic legal counsel, overseeing commercial agreements, managing risk, ensuring compliance, and supporting various business functions.

Your primary tasks will be:

Commercial and Program Management support: Ability to lead the legal review, drafting and negotiation of all types of business as usual commercial agreements including those relating to strategic and high profile customer collaborations work with FDB’s patent agent on matters of IP; and identify and advise on associated commercial and Quality issues arising out of commercial agreements; in each case identifying the need for assistance from, and managing, expert assistance when required. Legal Director will be able to act independently with escalation of issues to the General Counsel and senior management when required.

Risk Management: Ability to identify legal and business risk (in the legal context) and develop strategies and solutions to enable the business to resolve and/or mitigate those risks.

Management briefing: Ability to brief, and advise, senior management on legal issues.

Precedent documentation: Maintaining/growing the existing bank of precedent legal documents for use in the business and be able to provide training to the business on use of those documents.

Compliance: Assisting General Counsel with compliance issues and roll out of compliance policy and training.

Policy and Guidance: Assisting General Counsel with the implementation of business policies and guidance; legal projects and roll out of associated legal training/mentoring to the business and binge accountable for policy review and generation.

Ancillary legal support: Providing support to business functions such as HR, EHS and Capital Projects including identifying the need for assistance from, and managing, expert assistance when required.

FDB Affiliates: Ability to work with US/European FUJIFILM Legal Department and Compliance Team colleagues supporting FDB Europe’s sister companies to help achieve the FDB group corporate objectives. Legal Director will work hand in hand with their counterparts(s) in the UK and US.

Know-how: Knowledge of Danish law and relevant legal practice (including the ability to identify potential issues in other legal jurisdictions); be able to interpret new and revised Danish legislation and provide appropriate and accessible guidance

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in team management, negotiation, compliance projects, legal training, and expertise in areas such as biologics, intellectual property, and capital projects.

The Legal Director is required to develop an intimate and detailed knowledge of the Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies Group business practices, processes and commercial drivers in order to effect maximal legal advice and risk resolution and mitigation.

• Qualified Solicitor, Attorney, Barrister, or Graduate of an accredited law school
• +12 years of post-qualification experience, including exposure to a wide range of legal and compliance work
• Experience negotiating strategic contracts and leading compliance projects
• Expert and specialist knowledge is required of CDMO legal practices
• Track record of developing and implementing legal training programs.
• Expertise in biologics, intellectual property, or supporting capital projects is highly desirable
• Solid team management experience with strong team management skills and solid experience in leading legal teams
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building, and influencing skills.
• Ability to act with autonomy, objectivity, and independence while balancing legal advice with business objectives.
• Willingness to travel for face-to-face meetings as required

This is a great opportunity to lead a dynamic legal team and make a significant impact on the FDB organization. You will work in a collaborative and innovative environment where your expertise is valued.

Application
Please upload your CV and cover letter as soon as possible as we screen candidates on a continuous basis.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies is an industry-leading Biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with locations in Hillerød, Denmark, Teesside, UK, RTP, North Carolina and College Station, Texas, USA. We use our skills, dedication and ambition to enable impact for the world’s most innovative biotech and biopharma companies reimagining healthcare’s potential. We work across the entire lifecycle of our customers’ products – enabling success throughout. Every cure, vaccine, biologic, and advancement we contribute to starts with our people and our passion. We fuel one another’s passion, help accelerate progress, expand capabilities, strengthen innovation, and improve processes to improve lives.

Our site in Hillerød, Denmark, brings together expertise, capabilities and technologies to manufacture advanced biologics. The large scale manufacturing facility has a capacity of 120,000 liters to reliably manufacture biologics for late phase and commercial use. We commenced 6 billion DKK projects to double our manufacturing capacity and to add fill finish to the site.

We offer the chance to be part of a global workplace where passion, drive and commitment are met with opportunities for professional and personal development. Deeply committed to diversity and inclusion, we ensure that everyone no matter their background or gender has an opportunity to develop. We take pride in enriching our communities, caring for our environment, and cultivating a world of opportunity for future generations.

We aim to foster a collaborative, innovative and rewarding environment, where diverse perspectives and people come together united by a common purpose and shared values. We pursue our fullest potential as individual contributors and team members. We strive to be the employer of choice and offer a competitive compensation and benefit package.

As we continue to enhance and expand our capabilities, we are looking for people who share our passion, drive, and energy – what we call Genki – to join our team.

FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies Denmark (FDBD) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identify or any other protected class.

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of FUJIFILM about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at FUJIFILM via-email, the internet or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of FUJIFILM, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by FUJIFILM for this requisition and a valid agreement with FUJIFILM is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of the FUJIFILM agency engagement process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

Location: FDBD Hillerod