Site Name: India - Maharashtra - Worli Mumbai Posted Date: Aug 21 2025 Job Title: Senior Manager - Legal **Business Introduction** GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems. Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines. Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Position Summary Are you ready to make a meaningful impact by providing strategic legal support in a dynamic and collaborative environment? This role offers the opportunity to work closely with diverse teams, ensuring compliance, managing risks, and driving business success. We value candidates who are proactive, detail-oriented, and skilled at building strong relationships. Join us to help shape the future of legal excellence at GSK India. Purpose / Key Responsibilities: - Purpose: To provide commercially relevant, practical and pro-active Legal services to the Company. Key responsibilities:- Preparation, negotiation and review of legal agreements governing commercial relationships with third parties with whom the Company has dealings and such contracts may include agreements for procuring services and goods, relating to manufacturing and supply on P2P or on LL basis, Lease/Leave & License, Distribution, stockiest, CFAs, stockiest and other miscellaneous agreements. Management and conduct of litigation involving the Company (including recoveries, general commercial, civil, intellectual property litigation, prosecution, consumer liability etc.), preparing case for opinion, briefing counsels and actively attending the hearing before the Courts. Maintaining and updating MIS of legal cases through regular follow ups with external Advocates Management and protection of Trademarks in conjunction with Corporate Intellectual Property Department, above country. Provisions of strategic legal advice and acting proactively as required to minimize legal risks faced by the Company and to maximize opportunities afforded by new and proposed legislation in the areas of pharmaceutical regulatory matters, contract law, trade practices, Intellectual property, property law and Company law. To deal with and manage correspondence with Regulatory and other Governmental Authorities (such as FDA, DCGI, NPPA etc.) in connection with the Company’s business and to ensure compliance within time in consultation with regulatory and quality teams. Provide legal support to the Distribution, Supply and Logistics functions of the Company Support the Company’s manufacturing units, in providing timely legal support on contracts and advice on day to day issues at the units Legal support to the third-party sourcing activities of the Company Support to the Clinical Trial functions of the Company To deal with and co-manage Consumer / Non-Governmental organizations complaints regarding quality, efficacy, shortage, non-availability of Company’s products Advise stakeholders to ensure compliance with local laws and regulations Advise Business on implications and strategy under various laws such as drug pricing laws, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, pollution control laws, laws applicable to the Company’s manufacturing site in Maharashtra. Advise business on interaction with external stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, patients, retailers, hospitals and on participation in Tenders, in line with local laws & company’s SOPs. Advise business on use of digital & social media & telecommunication for such interaction. Support compliance team by guiding them as and when any issue arises with regards to interpretation of internal policies and/or applicable legal provisions. Support global projects for implementation of new processes Provide litigation support to tax and HR team for high stake matters and advise them the way forward. Provide legal and transactional support to the Business Development team including on acquisitions and disposals Compliance:- Ensure that business processes are fully aligned with Corporate compliance policies Assist in the dissemination and implementation of group policies and foster a compliance and ethical culture Maintain awareness of issues that could result in reputational and / or financial damage and ensure management awareness Qualifications / Minimum Required (Education / Experience / Competencies):- Education: Degree in Law from a recognized University in India Experience: At least 8-10 years experience at a reputed law firm or as an in-house legal advisor in a large corporation with multiple locations, large sales and marketing base and manufacturing facilities. Competencies:- Robust knowledge of local law and regulations Good knowledge of local anti-bribery and privacy regulations & fair understanding of FCPA, UKBA, GDPR Excellent written and verbal communication skills to effectively convey legal advice and documentation in a commercially sound and relevant manner Sound judgment and business sense Ability to evaluate & advise on the best possible options in ambiguous areas of law Strong drafting & negotiation skills Sound knowledge of Privacy related laws and procedure Good interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders and business & functional heads Strategic thinker Strong customer focus, yet having the ability to give independent advice Knowledge of pharmaceutical laws and healthcare industry / environment will be an advantage Willingness to act in line with GSK’s values & Expectations: Why GSK? Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities: Operating at pace and agile decision-making – using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk. Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution. Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning. Sustaining energy and well-being. Building strong relationships and collaboration, honest and open conversations. Budgeting and cost-consciousness. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale. People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people. 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