Senior Manager - Legal & R&D - FMCG

Sr. Manager - Legal & R&D

Strategic Responsibilities :

- Advise R&D on a broad array of issues relating to Personal Care Products regulations, product development, and product labeling.

- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts for all aspects of R&D.

- Direct client responsibility in support of a broad range of company R&D activities.

- Advise R&D on recent developments in risk management requirements.

- Conduct legal research involving Personal Care Products licensing and clinical trials.

- General Essential Job Function Skills include

- Strong decision making skills

- Good negotiating skills

- Ability to work independently as well as the ability to work well as part of a team

- Excellent judgment

- Ability to recognize and effectively communicate legal issues

- Responsible for identifying patentable subject matter; drafting, filing and prosecuting patent applications; developing legal strategies relating to products and product candidates analyzing patents and preparing infringement, validity and freedom-to-operate

- Patent application drafting and prosecution, research and licensing agreements, legal opinions and strategies, trademark and copyright matters, and potentially patent litigation support.

- Opinions conducting due diligence in support of licensing activities negotiating and drafting research agreements; and providing advice and counsel to R&D and business personnel on a variety of IP related matters.

- Individually and in legal teams and cross-functional R&D and business teams.

- Strong technical background and Sound knowledge of Global Patent Laws

- Readiness to take projects of other related field as well such as Formulation