**The Position**
As a trusted partner within the Organon _Legal &Compliance_ team you will partner with our leaders to ensure we maintain Organon's values and high ethical standards, protect our people and assets, and enhance our reputation. You will be part of a senior team that promotes and exhibits teamwork, collaboration, trust and a supportive environment across the organization.
The primary responsibility of the Legal / Compliance Lead is to protect the legal and compliance interests of Organon Mexico and Central America businesses by handling or overseeing the handling of all legal and compliance matters arising from those subsidiaries under the supervision of the Regional LAMERA Counsel and in collaboration with other divisional counsel and Business Practices Officers and external local firms & counsels, as well as relevant Legal and Compliance headquarters staff, subsidiary and other functional groups.
In particular, the Legal/Compliance Lead is responsible for monitoring activities which require legal and compliance input and ensuring that the appropriate advice is given either by the Organon Legal/Compliance staff or by our external resources.
The Legal/Compliance Lead will ensure that the Company complies with all legislative requirements including anti-corruption/anti-bribery, fair competition, antitrust legislations and privacy etc., as well as local business standards and industry regulations.
The Legal/Compliance Lead will also oversee all elements of an effective comprehensive compliance program (governance, standards, training, communication, monitoring, investigations, remediations and continuous improvement), and partner with businesses leaders and local Business Practices Officers to assess risks and provide guidance, tools and resources to support business ownership and accountability for implementation of strategies and activities that are consistent with the Company code of conduct and policies.
The Legal/Compliance Lead will also assess, supervise and manage the external legal counsels within the Mexico-CA, ensuring advice is timely, cost-effective and of consistently high quality. The Legal/Compliance Lead will report to and support the LAMERA Regional Counsel, and as needed liaise with attorneys and compliance officers in other areas of Organon & Co, to seek advice and to provide updates on legal matters.
**Responsibilities**
The Legal & Compliance Lead's primary responsibility is to protect the legal interests of Organon and its personnel by handling all legal and critical compliance matters arising in Mexico
- LATAM, along with leading select regionwide legal initiatives. And to keep local Business Management apprised of significant legal, compliance and corporate developments and trends in support of Company business.
Management, control and oversight of all legal issues, including but not limited to:
Commercial and Contractual Matters
- Provide legal guidance on all commercial activities, including tenders/market access matters, and business undertakings.
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements.
- Advise on commercial/corporate and labour issues and negotiate with external parties on behalf of the Company, where needed or appropriate.
- Advise on competition law, and help shape appropriate pro-competitive programs and offerings, in line with the Company's policies and standards.
External Counsel Management:
- Supervise and manage external legal counsel and legal expenditure in accordance with Company guidance.
Regulatory Matters:
- Monitor changes and developments in the legal and regulatory environment within which the company operates, advise management and develop appropriate strategies.
- Prepare and review communication with external parties, including the government, industry association and the public in relation to healthcare legislations/policies and disease awareness campaigns.
Promotional Review:
- Provide internal legal review as part of promotion process for marketing/promotional programs and initiatives, according to local laws and Company standards.
- Initiate and respond to regulatory/competitor challenges on questionable promotions.
Disputes/Litigation/Government Inquiries/Investigations
- Disputes/Litigation: Initiate, defend, and manage all litigation and disputes arising from business operations, including adverse reaction/product liability claims and regulatory challenges.
- Manage, support, advise, report on and respond to government inquiries and investigations relating to the business operations, in collaboration with regional/HQ management of the Office of General Counsel, local management and other functional stakeholders as appropriate.
Intellectual Property
- Liaise with Organon's in-house and external IP attorneys to coordinate local trademark and patent filings and collect and disseminate intellectual property information for local management, as needed.
- Monitor and assist local strategies and counteractions