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pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance

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11 - 50 employees

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🏛️ Government

Pharmaceuticals • Government

pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance is a government-supported alliance that negotiates drug prices with manufacturers on behalf of federal, provincial, and territorial public drug plans across Canada. It aims to support the sustainability of publicly funded drug plans and improve health outcomes by securing cost-effective pricing and centralized agreements for brand-name, generic, and biosimilar drugs, and by providing negotiation frameworks, processes, and performance reporting.

📋 Description

• Lead and oversee the organization’s legal affairs department • Act as senior legal advisor to the Chief Executive Officer, senior management and the Board of Directors • Provide legal advice and regulatory interpretation regarding the organization’s core operational processes • Serve as an advisory resource on the legal structure of strategic partnerships and high-risk organizational agreements • Draft, review and update contracts • Interpret and apply federal, provincial, territorial and international legal and regulatory frameworks • Monitor legislative and regulatory initiatives and assess their impact on the organization’s strategy • Identify and evaluate significant legal and regulatory risks • Provide advice on labour and employment law in a unionized environment • Retain and supervise external counsel services while ensuring solicitor-client privilege/confidentiality • Provide legal support and awareness training to management and staff

🎯 Requirements

• Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from a recognized Canadian educational institution • Member in good standing of a Canadian provincial or territorial law society • Minimum 10 years’ experience in a senior legal counsel role • Minimum 10 years’ experience in regulated sectors (e.g., healthcare, pharmaceutical industry, public sector or not-for-profit organizations) • Experience working in a unionized environment • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English • Excellent oral and written communication skills in French (an asset)

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive group benefits package from day one