Senior Corporate Counsel, Lead Counsel - Antitrust

Work ScheduleStandard (Mon-Fri)Environmental ConditionsOfficeJob DescriptionThermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies or increasing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.Group/Division Summary:Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is renowned for its world-class initiatives in serving science, with a strong dedication to innovation and collaboration. Our Legal team plays a pivotal role in ensuring our operations align with regulatory standards while maintaining our mission to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.Position Summary:Thermo Fisher Scientific is seeking an exceptionally skilled Senior Corporate Counsel, Lead Counsel - Antitrust to join our Legal team. This ambitious role involves guidance on substantive antitrust and competition law matters, with a special focus on managing merger review processes and general antitrust counseling. The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of proven experience in top law firms or in-house antitrust work.Key Responsibilities:• Support the successful execution of the Company’s M&A strategy and timely completion of its M&A transactions: collaborate with business and manage external counsel to develop and implement strategy for timely clearance of merger reviews; and support all aspects of merger clearance filings and M&A integrations.• Assess and counsel on antitrust/competition risks.• Review diverse/innovative business strategy and marketing presentations and competitive intelligence.• Coordinate responses to antitrust inquiries by all global and enforcement agencies, including responses to third-party questionnaires and other requests for information.• Support and maintain the development and implementation of global compliance policies..• Coordinate with the Corporate Compliance team to timely manage and conduct antitrust related internal compliance investigations and risk assessments.• Support compliance with antitrust regulatory reporting obligations.• Partner with government affairs for proactive engagement with regulators.Qualifications:• Experience in antitrust law with substantive experience in competition matters. Previous in-house or similar experience obtained through secondments assignments is a plus.• Participation in the U.S. merger review process and active knowledge of merger review regulations, as well as leading the regulatory filing processes.• Excels at project and process management.• Outstanding teammate who demonstrates exceptional leadership experience.• Proficient in team building, superb client-relations skills, strong presence and hardworking self-starter.• Well-organized and comfortable working in a fast-paced, innovative and inclusive environment.• Outstanding problem-solving skills, continuous curiosity, and a consistently calm and solutions-focused approach.• Strong interpersonal skills to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.• Clear awareness of the practical application of the law to business.• Willingness to travel as required.Compensation:• Thermo Fisher offers a competitive compensation package that includes base salary, annual bonus, LTI and a full package of benefits.Apply today! http://jobs.thermofisher.comThermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.