Legal Counsel

• Job title Legal Counsel
• Function Legal & Compliance
• Sub function Law Business Partners
• Category Manager, Law Business Partners (P7)
• Location Madrid / Spain
• Date posted Jul 14 2026
• Requisition number R-087598
• Work pattern Hybrid Work

Description

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal. Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity. Learn more at jnj.com.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

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Legal Counsel Spain

Legal support of MedTech businesses in Spain with the following tasks:

• Provide operational day-to-day legal support for Johnson & Johnson MedTech businesses in Spain in collaboration with the Legal Director Iberia MedTech.

• Review, draft and negotiate critical complex commercial agreements including, among others: distribution and agency agreements, as well as arrangements with private hospitals groups, insurance companies and public hospitals.

• Review and draft legal documentation, and support the standardization of department processes, procedures and guidelines, in collaboration with commercial operational and support teams, with a strong focus on enabling compliant business growth.

• Provide legal advice on public procurement laws and tenders to the tender team and the commercial organization in navigating regulatory requirements, bid strategy, contract execution and risk mitigation.

• Develop, implement and continuously improve legal templates and contracting frameworks ensuring consistency and efficiency across different business models and channels.

• Support the corporate governance and company secretarial function of the Spanish entities.

• Ensure appropriate training is provided to local teams on key legal topics, such as essentials of contract law, competition law, anticorruption laws, public procurement.

• Ensure monitoring and analysis of critical new legislation and regulations, particularly in healthcare, commercial law, competition law and compliance, and translate them into actionable guidance for the business.

• Promote and safeguard a strong culture of integrity, ethics and compliance, ensuring adherence to Johnson & Johnson standards, including FCPA and local anti-bribery laws, in all interactions with third parties and customers.

Requirements:

• Spanish qualified lawyer, graduate from an accredited law school in Spain. Master of Laws from a top tier university is highly desired.

• Fluent in written and spoken English and Spanish.

• At least 5-6 years of relevant legal experience since qualification in a leading law firm or in house department of a multinational.

• Broad-based commercial and corporate experience in Spain.

• Interest in medical field is essential.

• Experience in public procurement.

• Experience of drafting, negotiating and reviewing complex agreements.

• Demonstrates an understanding of AI concepts and frameworks, including awareness of responsible and ethical AI practices, and has experience generating effective prompts to boost efficiency and productivity.

Skills:

• A team player and consensus builder who can effectively and efficiently collaborate and build relationships with lawyers and business clients at all levels throughout the organization.

• Strong drive for results and a strong sense of ownership/ accountability.

• Business oriented with an ability to proactively engage with business colleagues to find practical solutions and partner with them to implement desired action plans and contribute to compliant growth for the business.

• Able to set an example and ensure high ethical, legal and compliance standards.

• Superior communication skills and comfortable working as part of different teams and keen to interact with a diverse group of people and different businesses.

• Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and ability to simplify complicated issues for clients.

• Excellent interpersonal and listening skills.

• Takes ownership for performance and development in a way that facilitates andmaximizes effective performance and development of self and as well as others.

Must have experience:

• Corporate and Commercial law, experience in Spain.

• Public Procurement, experience in Spain.

• FCPA and local anti-bribery laws

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The person will report to the Legal Director Iberia MedTech.

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Benefits:

In addition to base pay, we offer the following benefits*: an annual bonus with set target (% of pay) depending on pay grade / location, where the actual amount is based on the employees’ and companies’ performance of the previous calendar year, or sales commissions. Moreover, we offer vacation days, parental leave for a minimum of 12 weeks, bereavement leave, caregiver leave, volunteer leave, well-being reimbursement, programs for financial, physical and mental health. We also offer service anniversary and recognition awards, and subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees - and in some location’s eligible dependents - can participate in several insurance plans. For more information, visit Employee benefits | Supporting well-being & career growth | Johnson & Johnson Careers.

*This is for informative purposes only. Amounts and actual benefits may vary by location and are subject to change.