Legal Manager

Arcera is a global life sciences company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Our purpose is to enable longer and healthier lives while creating sustainable growth. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize a broad range of high-quality innovative and proven medicines in key international markets. With an operational footprint spanning over 90 countries across four continents, and manufacturing sites in eight countries, we offer more than 2,000 medicines across various therapeutic areas worldwide.

The Legal Manager is responsible for providing comprehensive legal support to the Egypt business, ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate governance requirements. The role partners closely with business functions and Headquarters Legal to manage legal risks, oversee corporate legal matters, support commercial and business development activities, and safeguard the organization's interests through effective contract management and legal advisory services. The Legal Manager will play a key role in enabling business growth by delivering practical, timely, and commercially focused legal guidance while maintaining the highest standards of integrity, compliance, and corporate governance. The job holder will be based in our site in Al-Obour City and reporting to Legal Director.

Your responsibilities:

• Manage all legal affairs related to the Egypt region, including commercial licenses and applicable commercial laws.

• Support the Egypt business and coordinate with Headquarters Legal to ensure all legal activities, risks, and litigation matters are effectively managed and reported.

• Act as Company Secretary for Egypt legal entities (where applicable) and provide guidance on Corporate Governance in collaboration with the Legal Director, Egypt.

• Provide legal support to the Business Development function and assist Headquarters Legal on business development transactions, including M&A and in-licensing activities when required.

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and transactional agreements, including licensing, distribution, service, promotional, marketing, and regulatory-related agreements.

• Implement processes and training programs to identify, mitigate, and manage legal risks across the Egypt region.

• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments impacting the pharmaceutical industry and provide timely legal guidance. Ensure that all contracts, legal documents, and templates remain compliant with local legal requirements.

• Maintain contract repositories and ensure the electronic corporate contract database is up to date. Provide accurate, practical, and timely legal advice to all business functions in support of organizational objectives.

Qualification and Expereince:

• Bachelor's Degree in Law (Master's Degree is a plus).

• Minimum 7 years of legal experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or life sciences industry or FMCG.

• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts.

• Good understanding of Egyptian laws and regulations relevant to corporate and commercial activities. Strong communication skills in both English and Arabic.

• Ability to work collaboratively across different functions and manage multiple priorities.

• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and communication skills are considered essential for the role.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills. High level of integrity, professionalism, and attention to detail.

This is the opportunity to join a very dynamic organization, where decisions are taken fast and where you can actively participate in shaping our future. If this sounds exciting, we would love to hear more about you!