VIATRIS BV

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment. 

 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world. 

 

 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

The Legal Assistant’s purpose is to provide administrative support and perform corporate housekeeping work for the legal entities serving as holding entities in the Northern and Western European Cluster.

 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Legal Assistant role will make an impact: 

 

• Draft and edit non-complex legal documents such as shareholder resolutions
• Review and verify correctness of non-complex legal documents created by others
• Conduct and coordinate independently and without supervision the execution of legal documents, including documents requiring notarization and legalization, always considering the necessary elements such as timing requirements, necessary sequence of events, signing authority etc
• Conduct and coordinate independently document collection for Know your customer ("KYC") and auditor requests
• Coordinate with different stakeholders (auditor, notary, external directors, GIS, Treasury, Finance and Tax team)
• Correctly and timely enter corporate housekeeping updates into GEMS and thereby maintain the system complete and always up-to-date, thereby also solving complex uploading maneuvers such as shareholder changes or mergers
• Operate the legal invoicing system ONIT and independently handle the registration of law-firms in ONIT, the creation of matters and if needed the uploading of invoices to enable proper payment
• Follow-up if invoices remain unpaid
• Collaborate with other legal team members on specific projects, such e.g. extensive contract review projects in connection with merger filings or internal projects such as e.g. the assistants' project
• Assist the lawyers of the team in any other area required

 

 

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences: 

 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law or Management Assistant or equal by experience in administrative role
• Min. 5 years of relevant experience in a large international corporate environment
• Bilingual EN/NL, knowledge of FR is a plus
• Exceptional organisational and communication skills
• Diplomatic, autonomous, meticulous and analytical mind-set
• Able to anticipate and plan effectively to meet deadlines
• Efficient in updating databases to ensure information remains accurate and current
• Precise, with sense of initiative and solution-oriented
• Proficient with Microsoft Office product
• Able to work in a complex matrix environment

 

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

 

 

Benefits at Viatris 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. Some of our benefits include the following on top of a competitive salary: 

•  Excellent career progression opportunities 
• Work-life balance initiatives 
• Bonus scheme 
• Health insurance 
• Pension 

 

 

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

 

 

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.