Legal Counsel - Technical Operations & Manufacturing

Arcera is a global life sciences company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Our purpose is to enable longer and healthier lives while creating sustainable growth. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize a broad range of high-quality innovative and proven medicines in key international markets.

With a large footprint reaching patients in over 120 markets, and manufacturing and packaging facilities in eight countries, we offer more than 2,000 medicines across various therapeutic areas worldwide. The companies Acino, Amoun, Birgi Mefar Group, and M8 are all part of Arcera Life Sciences.

The Legal Counsel - Technical Operations & Manufacturing provides practical legal support for pharmaceutical manufacturing and operations, with a focus on regulatory and operational compliance, commercial contracts and risk management.

Location: El Obour manufacturing site, Egypt. Travel to governmental authorities, courts and other locations is required as necessary.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Partner with Manufacturing, Technical Operations, Engineering, Quality and Supply Chain to provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
• Draft, review and negotiate operational contracts, including supply, procurement, maintenance, engineering and service agreements.
• Advise on pharmaceutical regulations, EHS requirements and operational compliance, and monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments.
• Assess and mitigate legal risks arising from manufacturing operations and projects, and prepare related legal advice, risk assessments and management reports.
• Lead or coordinate the legal response to governmental and regulatory inspections, investigations and enforcement matters, in collaboration with Quality, Compliance and relevant business functions.
• Support governmental and regulatory procedures, including applications, filings, permits, licences and renewals; represent the company before competent authorities and coordinate external counsel when required.
• Support integration, operational improvement and manufacturing projects to facilitate implementation and business continuity.
• Perform other legal and corporate assignments delegated by the Legal Director, Egypt.

Key Competencies: 

• Contract Drafting & Negotiation
• Pharmaceutical & Regulatory Compliance
• Risk Management
• Legal Analysis & Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication & Influencing Skills
• Business Acumen

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Law degree from a recognized university.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience, preferably in the pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing or FMCG sector.
• Strong experience drafting and negotiating procurement, supply and licensing agreements.
• Sound knowledge of Egyptian commercial, corporate, labour and regulatory law.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, technical operations, supply chain or procurement functions is an advantage.
• Fluency in Arabic and English, both written and spoken.

In connection with your application, Arcera will collect, process and store personal data about you. Our Privacy Notice for Prospective Employees, provides an overview of the personal data that Arcera processes during the application process. Note: This Privacy Notice may be updated by Arcera, we therefore invite you to consult the latest versions via the above links. 

We look forward to receiving your application and exploring how your skills and experience can contribute to Arcera’s mission.