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Level 5

Job Description Summary
LI-Hybrid

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Relocation Support: This role is based in Mexico City, Mexico. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

About the Role

Legal expertise has the power to do more than mitigate risk—it can enable innovation, accelerate business growth, and help improve patients' lives. As a Legal Senior Manager, you will serve as a trusted strategic advisor to business leaders across Mexico, providing practical, business-focused legal guidance that supports key decisions while safeguarding Novartis. Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, you will navigate complex legal matters, negotiate critical agreements, and help shape solutions that balance opportunity with compliance in a dynamic and evolving healthcare environment.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to business leaders, providing strategic and practical legal guidance
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements and legal documentation




- Conduct legal risk assessments and develop solutions that support business objectives while ensuring compliance
- Advise on litigation, investigations, disputes, and other legal matters affecting the organization
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to support business initiatives and strategic priorities
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and assess their potential impact on the business
- Drive legal operational excellence initiatives that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and team collaboration

Essential Requirements
- Law degree with relevant legal experience supporting commercial or corporate matters
- Demonstrated experience providing legal counsel and risk-based recommendations to business stakeholders
- Experience in pharmaceutical industry or related is a must.
- Strong contract drafting, review, and negotiation skills across a variety of agreement types
- Excellent sta

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