Senior Legal Counsel M&A

Are you looking for a new challenge in an international environment, making a true difference at the German headquarters of a growing top 20 pharmaceutical business? Are you seeking to leverage your experience in Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and help us pursue our ambition to improve the health of humans and animals – for generations? Are you interested in joining our 350+ Legal & Compliance professionals globally and becoming a member of the Legal Strategy & Governance team?

Tasks & responsibilities

• As Senior Legal Counsel M&A you will provide strategic legal advice to senior management and project leadership throughout the entire M&A process.
• You will structure, draft and negotiate M&A transaction documentation across all of Boehringer Ingelheim's businesses globally in close collaboration with the M&A function and other internal legal colleagues, also leading teams of external legal professionals.
• Due to the global reach of Boehringer Ingelheim's acquisitions and divestitures focus, you will most of the time collaborate across borders.
• You will select and manage outside counsel in the relevant jurisdictions always with a view on quality, speed and efficiency.
• You will partner-up and collaborate closely with internal colleagues in the target jurisdiction.
• Furthermore, you will leverage your expertise acquired through the transaction phase for the preparation of the integration of the target into the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies.
• Taking over a leading role, you will work with a team of international lawyers in relevant matters on a global scale.

Requirements

• Qualification as lawyer or qualified attorney with admission to the bar (2nd State Examination or equivalent)
• Extensive relevant working experience in an external law firm and/or as inhouse lawyer with international exposure in daily business
• Strong expertise in M&A as well as in corporate law and governance
• High level of strategic and business understanding, preferably in the pharma, biotech or life sciences industry, with the ability to provide strategic legal advice in the highly dynamic area of M&A
• Strong communication skills are key, as well as the capability of steering and/or leading legal matters in cross-functional and/or international settings
• Project leadership competencies to lead cross-functional initiatives paired with strategic thinking and solution oriented mindset
• Business fluent in English

Ready to contact us?

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Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is online until December 31st, 2025. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand. Applications up to December 11th , 2025 are guaranteed to be considered.
Step 2: Virtual meeting until mid of January
Step 3: On-site interviews beginning end of January

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