Your role

As our new Legal & Compliance Business Partner , you will provide qualified, pragmatic and business-oriented legal advice for the Italian market. You will support the effective implementation of LEO Pharma’s compliance programs, including global policies and projects, while helping the organization take a risk-intelligent approach to compliance.

You will be a close partner to the local affiliate leadership team and a trusted advisor across the business. Your work will span commercial contracting, compliance advisory, risk management, privacy, competition law, disputes and internal investigations.

Your key responsibilities will include:

- Act as a legal and compliance business partner and trusted advisor
- Participate in the local affiliate leadership team and contribute strategic legal and compliance perspectives
- Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements, providing strategic and legal advice in negotiations
- Monitor relevant local compliance regulations and requirements, assess potential business impact and co-drive solutions where risks or opportunities arise
- Advise on anti-bribery and anti-corruption matters, including implementation of our third-party compliance management processes
- Provide advice on high-risk or complex HCP compliance matters and local marketing compliance topics
- Advise on privacy-related topics and competition law matters
- Support dispute and litigation handling and resolution, including strategic input on potential outcomes
- Build strong relationships across the business to strengthen understanding of legal and compliance requirements




- Support selected internal investigations in the market on an ad hoc basis

The role offers

- A highly visible role where you will partner closely with local leadership and influence key business decisions
- The opportunity to combine legal expertise, compliance leadership and commercial understanding in a dynamic pharmaceutical environment
- A broad and varied scope covering contracts, compliance advisory, privacy, competition law, disputes and investigations
- Close collaboration with Global Legal, IPR and Compliance colleagues and the wider International Operations network
- The chance to help shape a risk-intelligent compliance culture that enables responsible growth and meaningful patient impact

Your qualifications

To succeed in this role, we imagine that you have the following qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Law, ideally complemented by a Master’s degree in Law
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience from a private law firm and/or the pharmaceutical industry
- Strong legal skills combined with solid commercial understanding and knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills, with proven ability to work in a multicultural environment
- Fluency in written and spoken English and Italian
- Compliance certifications and experience are considered an asset





LEO Pharma is built on collaboration, innovation and curiosity. Is this you? Can you bring this and a collaborative mindset, strong communication skills, attention to detail, a structured approach to changing priorities, and the ownership needed to be a proactive problem solver in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Your new team

You will join International Operations and Critical Care Legal & Compliance Department and work closely with colleagues across Global Legal, IPR and Compliance, the local Italian Leadership Team and commercial organization, Finance, and specialist functions such as Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance and Quality. The team is committed to knowledge sharing, best-practice collaboration and delivering pragmatic advice that helps the business move forward responsibly.

Your application

You do not need to upload a cover letter, but feel free to add a few sentences in your resume or CV on why this position has your interest. Please refrain from adding a photo to your CV.

The annual gross base salary for new hires in this role ranges from EUR 65.000 to EUR 90.000. This range has been established by considering multiple factors such as the candidate’s experience, educational background, unique skill set, and the market value for the position. Additionally, this role may include a variable performance-based component, which varies depending on the responsibilities and organizational level. Employment for this position is governed by the CCNL Chimico Farmaceutico.

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📌 Legal & Compliance Business Partner (Roma)
🏢 Leo Pharma
📍 Roma