Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honor our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause. It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever-evolving healthcare industry.

As Legal Counsel within Siemens Healthineers Netherlands you will be responsible for handling various commercial legal matters (including regulatory and with special interest in Data Privacy). You will be directly reporting to the General Counsel of Siemens Healthineers Netherlands. 

Legal Counsel (100%-80%)

Responsibilities:

• Be a trusted advisor with respect to legal matters to the operational business of Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V.  
• Provide guidance and contribute to the strategy and implementation of the Siemens Healthineers business in the Netherlands
• Mitigate legal risks and help business in the mitigation of commercial risks
• Drafting, negotiating and settling commercial agreements, risk assessment and approval processes and where appropriate liaising with other members of the global Legal function 
• Provide legal support for data processing agreements, be a sparring partner for the Data Privacy Coordinator on Data Privacy Legal topics for the Netherlands
• Inform the General Counsel of Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V. of areas which represent a legal or reputational risk
• Be comfortable as a challenger to the business when appropriate
• Demonstrate credibility in your participation and advice to the business
• Work collaboratively with Siemens Healthineers legal specialists in headquarters Germany and USA and the Siemens Healthineers global legal network as a whole
• Lives core values such as integrity, respect and reliability

Candidate Profile:

• Master degree in Dutch law 
• A minimum of 3 years of legal work experience 
• Strong legal knowledge, particularly contract law, data privacy law and public procurement law
• Relevant work experience with a strong focus on contract law for supply and service transactions, distributorship agreements, data processing agreements, software/IT agreements and collaboration & research agreements
• Interest and affinity with the Healthcare- and/or Life science Sector
• Ability to familiarize oneself with new legal fields impacting the Siemens Healthineers business
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills 
• Excellent communication in Dutch and English
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and to set the right priorities
• You are pragmatic and hands on, excellent business acumen, and credibility

Who we are: We are a team of more than 73,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work: When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably.

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