Legal Counsel

The Legal Counsel position reports to the Associate General Counsel in APAC and is responsible for serving as the legal advisor to Olympus Thailand. The Legal Counsel will oversee legal matters for the company's medical device business and corporate structure. The Legal Counsel will provide legal advice to stakeholders for contractual/corporate law, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory, and corporate governance matters.

Responsibility :

• Legal Consultation and Legal / Project Risk Management.
• Contract Management and Legal Support: draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of contracts.
• Ensure contracts align with company policies, risk appetite, and legal requirements
• Ensure compliance with local laws, regulations, and internal policies (e.g. corporate governance, data privacy, competition law, labor law).
• Develop and maintain legal policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Coordinate and manage external legal counsels, ensuring quality of legal advice.

Requirements :

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Law (LL.B.) or equivalent
• Professional legal certification is an advantage
• Licensed lawyer and Notarial

Experiences:

• 7-10 years of legal experience in corporate, commercial, or in-house legal
• Minimum 3 years of working in multinational company, medical and healthcare industries is preferred.
• Extensive experience drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial agreements, including sales contracts, supply and distribution agreements, license agreements, and government contracts.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Strong leadership skills and proven ability to effectively manage legal tasks and department operations.
• Business supportive and agile mind set
• Accountability and ownership for the legal advice which will be provided
• Capability to cope short timelines and constrains, which are not under control
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as a positive professional image.
• Native in Thai and Fluent in English (able to draft contracts, participate in conference calls)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

About Olympus:

Our purpose at Olympus is to make peoples lives healthier, safer and more fulfilling. We do this through innovation. As a technology pioneer, we design and deliver solutions that make a positive contribution to society.

Our products are used to capture the medical and diagnostic images of our world. They are instrumental in furthering scientific research, and for traveling inside the human body to help diagnose, treat and prevent illness.

Our commitment to customers and our social responsibility is the cornerstone of everything we do.

Why work at Olympus

At Olympus, we are dedicated to fostering a high performing culture, a collaborative environment, and enabling everyone to shine. Our common values of Integrity, Empathy, Long-Term View, Agility and Unity form the foundation of our culture and guide our behavior, where our people feel like they are making a difference every single day.

Not only will you benefit from a meaningful, rewarding, and challenging career, you will have access to a range of benefits:

• A competitive salary package plus AWS and Variable Bonus structure
• Learning on-demand
• Hybrid home-office work arrangements
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives (Annual Medical Check-ups, Flu Vaccinations, Dental benefits, and Employee Assistance Programs)