Work in Japan : Legal Manager/Life Science

Minimum Experience Level

Over 6 years 

Minimum English Level

Fluent 

Minimum Japanese Level

Fluent 

Minimum Education Level

Bachelor's Degree 

Visa Status

Japanese national or permission to work in Japan required  

1. Legal Counsel to the Selected Business Units
Act as a partner of the Business Units and provide legal counseling to those Business Units of our company to assist the Business Units to achieve their objectives. Work includes advice on contracts with customers and business partners, patient and customer claim handling, and litigation management.
Ensure the compliance of our company Code of Conduct and the Business Conduct Standards by the responsible Business Units.
Lead the Business Units efforts to implement the legal compliance. Issues involved include employment, intellectual property, patient privacy, product promotion, pharmaceutical affairs law issues.

2. Intellectual Property Related Legal Work
Provide expertise and experience to the legal department of our company as it faces increasing needs for coordinating the intellectual property work with the corporate headquarters. Issues include handling of joint development work with physician customers and licensing of customer’s intellectual property.

3. PAL Quality Related Legal Work
Lead proactive development PAL and Quality legal strategies
Align legal and business strategies and operations for Compliance, PAL, and quality issues
Identify and address PAL, and Quality legal trends, issues and opportunities
Develop strong relationships with, and act as primary point of contact for PAL, quality and legal issues with customers, business partners, and industry associations

1. Knowledge, skills & abilities:
Minimum 5 years of broad legal experience; combination of law firm and corporate environment preferred. Experience in Intellectual property and PAL preferred.
Experience in working for US or other multinational company abroad preferred
Strong ability to develop teams and partnerships
Strong ability to work independently
Strong ability to lead and manage cross functional teams
Strategic thinking and strong ability to balance legal and business objectives
Fluency in English

2. Educational level:
Educated to degree level
Admitted to practice law in the US, or any other major common law jurisdiction preferred
Member of recognized professional body preferred

The Bridge Group K. K. is a mid -size licensed executive search firm in Azabu Juban. We are privately owned to guarantee the highest quality of service to the people we represent. The Bridge Group is well known as the premier provider of executive services to Gaishi-Kei companies.

There are many executive service companies to choose from, however when people have visited our office, many have commented on the difference in the level of service and larger number of opportunities we have provided.
We strive not to be the largest executive search company in Japan, only the very best. Our aim at The Bridge Group is to aid people to find not just a job but a true career path.

Come and see the difference we can provide to your future.

ブリッジグループ株式会社は外資系企業にスペシャリストを紹介するミッドサイズのエクゼクティブサーチファームです。有料職業紹介事業所として設立以来の実績により様々な業種の外資系企業の方々から高い評価を頂いています。 大規模の人材紹介会社とは違ったきめ細かい対応と御紹介させて頂くポジションの多さに、実際にブリッジグループで転職をご紹介させて頂いた方々より驚きの声を頂いております。ブリッジグループは、単に転職を紹介するのではなく将来に向けてのキャリアパスをコンサルティングする事を日々目指しています。