Country Switzerland
City Zofingen
Functional Area Strategy and M&A / Legal
Job Group Legal & IP
Employment Type Permanent Contract
Working time Full-time
With 150 years of expertise, Siegfried is one of the most trusted and respected partners in the pharmaceutical industry. Guided by our commitment to safety, quality, and sustainability, our diverse team of approximately 3'700 highly skilled professionals take the innovations of our pharmaceutical customers to industrial scale and manufacture safe drugs for patients worldwide.
Your role
We are looking for a dedicated and dynamic Legal Counsel to join our team in our Headquarters in Zofingen, Switzerland. While we are flexible, you are ideally interested in an 80% workload. This is an exciting opportunity to be a vital part of a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry, working in a close-knit, high-impact legal team.
Your tasks:
- Negotiate and draft international contracts—whether it’s supply agreements, custom manufacturing deals, or procurement agreements tailored for the pharmaceutical industry.
- Provide legal guidance to Siegfried and its subsidiaries across Europe and beyond.
- Act as a trusted legal advisor to our global corporate teams (HR, Finance, Engineering, etc.), ensuring they have the expert counsel they need to make informed decisions.
- Support the business in case of legal discussions and disputes.
- Manage court and arbitration proceedings.
- Supervise the corporate governance of Siegfried's subsidiaries.
- Collaborate with, instruct, and supervise local external counsels.
Your profile
- You have completed a Master of Laws
- You have 3 to 5 years of post-qualification experience working for a reputable law firm or in an in-house legal role in the life sciences industry (e.g. pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry).
- You are fluent in contractual and business English
- You have the ability to work independently with a high level of initiative and accountability in achieving your objectives
- You bring good team negotiating skills in international contracts
- You are a natural collaborator, able to build strong relationships with internal teams and external partners alike.
Additional nice-to have skills:
- You have qualification as Attorney-at-Law in Switzerland, Germany, France or a common law country
- You are fluent in German or French
- You can prioritize tasks and have a high sense of responsibility
- You have strong presentation skills
- You are able to explain legal concepts to internal and external business partners
What we offer:
- Flexible working hours, allowing you to balance family, leisure, and work.
- Competitive salary and bonus
- Central location, close to the railway station, with excellent public transport connections.
- Health insurance discounts of up to 10% on supplementary insurance for you and your partner/family through our partners.
- Child allowance: Siegfried AG increases the child allowance by 10% above the cantonal legal rate.
- Opportunities for individual further training by arrangement.
- Reka money: Siegfried AG offers a 20% discount on Reka money for employees.
- Attractive pension fund with customizable contribution options.
- On-site staff restaurant/cafeteria with meals at preferential rates.
Working at Siegfried
Siegfried's work environment is dynamic and international. With a highly professional and motivated team, the company operates in a future-oriented business field. Siegfried possesses a unique culture that leverages cultural differences to create a competitive advantage. Siegfried places highest priority on providing a flexible, diverse and discrimination-free working environment in which employees can develop personally and professionally, advance innovation and deliver superior performance. We strive to provide a work environment where employees can take on challenging jobs and associated responsibilities that best serve their personal and technical development and can benefit from the success of our company. The company regulations in respect of compensation and career development opportunities apply to all Siegfried sites. Additional conditions of employment are governed by location-specific circumstances, legislation and customs.
Who we are
In the Midst of People’s Lives – Across the Globe
The Siegfried Group is one of the world’s leading Custom Development and Manufacturing Organizations (CDMOs) developing and producing active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), intermediates and finished dosage forms. As our core competence, we successfully integrate chemical and pharmaceutical capabilities into a single business model.
The Siegfried name stands for highest quality, efficiency, flexibility and safety. Present in Europe, Asia and North America, we serve a broad global customer base from major international pharmaceutical companies down to small biologic-pharmaceutical organizations. For them we develop and produce product innovations on a large scale to finished products. We integrate our offer seamlessly into the customers’ value chain. Our comprehensive services range from early-stage Research & Development services such as synthesis, scale-up, formulation development, stability studies and method development all the way through to manufacturing services, ranging from preclinical R&D material for clinical trial purposes to commercial production.
We are able to produce about 200 of the approximately 1500 registered drug substances used in medicine. Moreover, we produce 20 percent of global demand for caffeine. Consequently, nearly 1 billion individuals come into contact with Siegfried products.
What we do in Zofingen
Zofingen is the hub of the Siegfried Group. The production facility at our Zofingen headquarters supplies our customers around the globe with exemplary Swiss quality. The Siegfried company is a popular employer in the Zofingen region, where we meet our social responsibility by training apprentices.
Main activities
- Development and commercial manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and corresponding intermediates
- Fully compliant with cGMP and SHE (Safety, Health and Environmental) standards
Special features
- Manufacture of high potency active ingredients in development and production
- Micronization in development and production
Strategic importance
- Contract manufacturing of new active ingredients