Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases of which around 3.9 million patients worldwide regularly undergo dialysis treatment. We care for more than 344,000 dialysis patients and provide our products in around 150 countries. With a strong focus on innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we have consistently achieved remarkable growth and established ourselves as a trusted brand in the dialysis market.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE:
As a (Junior) Legal Counsel Sanctions (m/f/d), you will play a vital role in safeguarding Fresenius Medical Care’s global operations against sanctions-related risks. You will provide legal advice on international sanctions compliance, monitor regulatory developments, and support the implementation of effective risk mitigation strategies. Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help design and maintain robust sanctions governance frameworks, assess business models for compliance, and contribute to due diligence processes. This role offers a unique opportunity to grow your legal expertise in a dynamic, international environment while making a meaningful impact on global healthcare compliance.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide advice, counsel and guidance on compliance with applicable sanctions and other foreign trade laws and regulations.
- Monitor global sanctions developments and evaluating impacts on FME’s operations.
- Develop and advise on sanctions risk control and mitigation strategies, documentation and processes (such as sanctions screening, sanctions compliance guidelines for business in high-risk countries, contractual documents and clauses, trainings, etc.).
- Conduct sanctions risk assessments of FME’s business models/set-ups.
- Assess (potential) sanctions screening hits and providing guidance to business sponsors on the implementation of risk mitigation measures.
- Advise and support on sanctions license requests.
- Support sanctions-related KYC requests of financial institutions and vendors.
- Provide sanctions support in M&A–transactions (acquisitions and divestments.
- Support trade governance due diligence processes.
- Provide sanctions compliance trainings for business and other relevant stakeholders.
- Support the roll-out and implementation of FME’s sanctions governance materials and processes within FME’s business units.
- Test and review effectiveness and adherence to sanctions compliance processes and controls in day-to-day operations.
EDUCATION:
- Fully qualified lawyer, incl. above-average university degree.
EXPERIENCE AND REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in the area of economic sanctions and other foreign trade matters in a major international law firm and/or in-house legal department of an internationally operating organization.
- Experience in design, roll-out and implementation of sanctions compliance policies, processes and trainings.
- Ideally, experience in a medical technology, pharmaceuticals or the broader healthcare sector.
Technical skills
- Strong expertise in global sanctions and other foreign trade laws and regulations. Lawyer experienced in EU and/or US sanctions is preferred.
- Ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into actionable processes.
- Excellent written and spoken English, additional languages highly welcome.
- Strong MS Office skills, experience with other relevant software (e.g. SAP GTS, Dow Jones Risk Center), with ability to learn and adapt to new technology.
Soft skills
- Innovation Mindset: Embrace use of technology, automation and data analytics and adapt sanctions governance strategy accordingly.
- Ability to work autonomously and to remotely manage cross-border teams
- Ability to interpret complex international sanctions laws and regulations and apply them to real-world situations.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, complexity and conflicting priorities, whilst keeping a focus on main drivers and game-changers keeping a constructive attitude and creative mindset even in adverse or deadline-intensive circumstances.
- Sound legal judgment under time pressure, balancing legal risk with business goals.
- Humor, highest professionalism combined with self-modesty.
- Distinct and highly committed team-player.
- Team player with strong and effective communication and relationship skills.
- Ability to inspire and develop team members to adopt to new tech-enabled approaches.
- High ethical standards and professionalism.
- High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy.
- Willingness to travel.
LOCATION
- Role allows for a remote hybrid working model in accordance with company policies.