Sustainability Legal Specialist (with pharmaceutical sector experience)

We're looking for a Pharmaceutical Legal Specialist (100%) to join our ESG Regulatory team before April. The ESG Regulatory team is responsible for maintaining, our industry-leading research service on sustainability regulation. The team also advises ECOFACT’s clients on a project and mandate basis.

The role can either be remote or based in Zurich, Switzerland.

As a Pharmaceutical Legal Specialist, you will:

• contribute to ECOFACT’s research on sustainability/ESG topics relevant to the pharmaceutical sector; and
• contribute to client projects.

You are/have:

• at least two years’ of relevant working experience in the pharmaceutical industry;
• a good understanding of sustainability topics relevant to the pharmaceutical sector, especially environmental topics;
• completed a masters' degree in Law;
• fluent in English (spoken and written);
• strong document drafting skills;
• high attention to detail; and
• the ability to self-organize and deliver high-quality output within deadlines.

You earn extra points if you are/have:

• working proficiency in other languages e.g. German, French, or Spanish; and
• strong interpersonal skills.

Things to love about ECOFACT:

• a great team of people who are passionate about their work and care about each other;
• a respectful, non-hierarchical, and politics-free working environment;
• flexible working hours; and
• a chance to meaningfully contribute to the transition to a sustainable economy.

Please apply via our job platform with your CV and a one-page cover letter in English. In January, we will be inviting candidates to interview.

Reach out to Shane Murphy at recruiting[at]ecofact[dot]com or +41 58 520 20 00 with any questions that you have.

At ECOFACT, we provide our clients with the knowledge required to navigate sustainability risks and regulations. By combining market-leading research with unique advisory experience, we strive to be a catalyst in the transition toward a sustainable economy. Founded in 1998 as a spin-off from a leading Swiss bank, ECOFACT is a fully independent firm based in Zurich, Switzerland.