Senior Legal Counsel Animal Health - Global Strategic Marketing (GSM)

The Position

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health is a global leader in the animal health industry, delivering first-in-class innovation for the prediction, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals. With presence in over 150 countries, we provide veterinarians, pet owners, farmers, and governments with a diverse portfolio of innovative products and services to improve the health and well-being of companion animals and livestock.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced legal professional for an exciting global opportunity within our Global Legal Animal Health team.

As Senior Legal Counsel Animal Health you will provide comprehensive legal advice to the Animal Health (AH) Business Unit, focusing on Global Strategic Marketing (GSM) and Global Regulatory & Pharmacovigilance teams. This strategic role offers the opportunity to guide innovative marketing initiatives for our broad portfolio of companion animal and livestock products with global impact. You will provide expert advice on regulatory and pharmacovigilance matters, foster collaboration across cross-functional teams and make a lasting impact in a dynamic, fast-paced global pharmaceutical environment. This position is based in Ingelheim.

Ready for a new challenge in a dynamic, global environment? Join our highly motivated, diverse legal team and help shape the future of Animal Health.

Tasks & responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Act as a strategic business partner: Collaborate with the AH Global Strategic Marketing (GSM) team, working closely cross-functional leaders, and international legal colleagues to provide strategic legal advice on innovative, globally impactful marketing initiatives.
• Provide strategic legal counsel to Global Regulatory & Pharmacovigilance on frameworks governing animal medicinal products, biologics, vaccines, medical devices/combination products, and digital health solutions, support marketing authorizations, including variations, line extensions, labeling, and offer guidance on pharmacovigilance obligations, including signal detection, field safety corrective actions, and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Advise on advertising and promotional activities: Ensure compliance with claims substantiation, fair balance, pre-approval non-promotion rules, and scientific exchange standards.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage complex agreements: Oversee the negotiation, drafting, and execution of complex legal transactions and manage agreements, including strategic alliances, collaborations with innovative companies, academic institutions, research organizations, and technology licensing agreements for our in-market products.
• Deliver proactive legal solutions: Apply your innovative-thinking and creative problem-solving skills to help the business navigate emerging challenges - such as digitalization and evolving legal frameworks - while leveraging opportunities and mitigating risks.
• Collaborate globally: Work closely with cross-functional leaders and our global network of lawyers, compliance specialists, and patent attorneys to ensure alignment on key legal issues, while setting strategic directions to foster cross-functional collaboration and drive organizational success.
• Monitor legal developments: Stay ahead of relevant legal and regulatory trends, interpret changes in laws, and develop strategies that anticipate business impact and create competitive advantage, and design, develop, and implement legal policies and guidelines to ensure compliance with international laws and regulations.
• Lead high-stakes legal matters: Represent the company, and oversee its legal defense strategies.

Requirements

• Bar-qualified legal professional in a European jurisdiction (or equivalent), with honors in the state examination and several years of legal practice experience – ideally several years of post-qualification experience in regulatory/legal roles within pharma, biotech, or animal health, or in a top-tier law firm advising such clients
• Extensive knowledge of the pharmaceutical market and competitive environment, including regulatory requirements and trends, with a focus on commercial topics
• Strong expertise in pharmaceutical and regulatory law across the product lifecycle, including pharmacovigilance, and quality compliance as well as international contract law, commercial law, and solid understanding of competition law
• Proven expertise in drafting and negotiating complex international agreements, including licensing, collaborations, development services, as well as providing counsel on commercial matters
• Business-oriented, proactive, and outcome-driven mindset, with a strong ability to build professional relations at all levels of the business
• Curious and highly committed team player with strong, analytical, strategic, and creative thinking, effective influencing skills, and excellent communication in English

Ready to contact us?  

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com 

Recruitment process: 
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is presumably online until January 9th, 2026. We reserve the right to take the posting offline beforehand.  
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from mid January till mid February
Step 3: On-site interviews are planned for mid/end of February