Senior Legal Counsel, GBS Legal Contracting Center of Excellence
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Europe, Rest of Europe, Croatia, Zagreb
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Salary
Rank
Senior Director
Responsibility
Site Lead
Scope
Global
Workplace
100% in office
Functions
Legal
Reports to
Level
N-1
Travel Max:
0%
Posting Date
10-22-2025
Description
Teva is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join their legal team in the Global Business Services (GBS) Contracting Center of Excellence unit based in Zagreb, Croatia as a cover for a maternity leave. The successful candidate must be a team-oriented professional with substantial contracting experience, a “global” perspective and an enthusiastic, positive attitude. This person will have the personality to build constructive working relationships across the global legal department and support Teva’s various business units. The selected candidate will contribute as a senior expert, providing high-level legal support and guidance, without direct people management responsibilities.
Contract Type: Temporary, 1-year contract with possibility to be prolonged
Key Responsibilities
- Providing legal support – in English – to drafting, reviewing, negotiating and generally supporting contracting activities with a global footprint.
- Providing guidance to junior lawyers and/or paralegals and other support staff.
- Completing special legal projects as requested for the benefit of the broader legal department.
Qualification & Requirements
- Qualified lawyer in at least one jurisdiction.
- At least 10 years of relevant legal experience earned in-house or at law firms (focused on supporting contracting activities in English), preferably in a multicultural and interdisciplinary environment.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong client service orientation with the ability to respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent situations.
- Ability to build strong relationships internally with both legal colleagues and business stakeholders.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); experience with document automation and collaboration platforms is a plus.
- Familiarity with legal technology systems such as contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms, e-signature tools (e.g., DocuSign), and matter management systems.
- Experience in the Pharmaceuticals and/or Life Sciences sector is a plus.
- Exposure to or having worked in a shared services environment is a plus.
- Multi-cultural experience is a plus.
- Ability to work in one or more additional languages (e.g. German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian, etc.) is a plus.
Benefits
No information available.
Company Profile
Teva Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Revenue
$15.88B
Employees
37,000
Fortune 500 Rank
NA
Global 500 Rank
#496
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