Amgen Inc. is looking for an Associate Counsel to join its team supporting Southeast Asia (SEA). You will provide broad-based legal support to Amgen SEA's commercial, medical, value, access and pricing (VA&P), Compliance, and other business functions, including advice to country leadership teams. Your role will focus on managing legal risk, facilitating day-to-day contracting, and delivering targeted legal advice in a dynamic regulatory environment.
What You'll Do
- Provide legal support to commercial, medical, VA&P, Compliance, and other business functions in SEA.
- Provide advice to country leadership teams.
- Potentially support regional and global projects.
- Assist in delivering a results-oriented, business-aligned legal support model.
- Manage legal risk at the affiliate through templates, training, and guidance.
- Monitor the external environment to proactively manage Amgen's legal risks.
What We're Looking For
- Law degree from recognized university law faculty.
- Qualified to practice law in a common law jurisdiction.
- 6+ years of practice at a top law firm, corporate law department, or a combination.
- Fluency in English.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Contract drafting skills and knowledge of general commercial law, labor law, and dispute resolution.
- Strong interpersonal skills, judgment, maturity, and flexibility.
- Strategic thinker and creative problem-solver committed to compliant success.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and provide high-level service across multiple stakeholders.
- Ability to operate independently and as part of a larger in-house legal team.
Nice to Have
- Experience in laws and regulations related to promotion and sales of biopharmaceutical products in ASEAN countries.
- Experience as an attorney in a legal department of a multi-national company in biopharmaceuticals or healthcare.
- Experience with relevant regulations and industry codes of conduct (e.g., PhAMA, SAPI, HKAPI).
- Experience with distributor management, business development, and licensing in biopharmaceutical or healthcare sector in ASEAN countries.
- General understanding of privacy laws, healthcare regulatory matters, anti-corruption laws, and intellectual property.
- Management of outside counsel engagements and department budgets.
Team & Environment
You will report to the SEA Head of Law in Hong Kong and be part of a JAPAC regional Law Group of eight other lawyers.
Benefits & Compensation
- Vast opportunities to learn and move up and across our global organization.
- Diverse and inclusive community of belonging.
- Generous Total Rewards Plan comprising health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.
Work Mode
This is a local-country position with hiring locations in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Bangkok (Thailand), and Hong Kong.
Amgen fosters a diverse and inclusive community of belonging, where teammates are empowered to bring ideas to the table and act. Amgen is an equal opportunity employer.
