Legal specialist

Beijing & Shanghai


    Our Company

  • Veeva (NYSE: VEEV) is building the industry cloud for life sciences. We develop cloud software that helps our customers develop and bring medicines to the patients that need them. Veeva started in 2007 and has grown quickly to over 2,000 employees. We’re on our way to 10,000 over time and were named among the fastest growing public technology companies on Forbes’ Fast Tech 25 list.

    Our Culture & People

  • Our core values are: Employee Success, Customer Success and Speed. We are innovators, collaborators, and thought leaders out to create best-in- class solutions that help our customers improve and extend human life. It’s genuine, straight-forward, and no fuss.

    Job Summary

  • Veeva is seeking alegal specialist (non-attorney contract professional) to support our team in China. Exposure to/familiarity with supportingCloud/SaaS technology transactions is preferred. In addition, pharmaceutical/biotech industry in-house experience is advantageous. The ideal candidate can be located in Beijing or Shanghai.

    Responsibilities

  • Draft/ negotiate a range of simple domestic subscriptionlicence, service, vendor and marketing agreements.
  • Coordinate with internal and external subject matter experts, including external counsel, when needed.
  • Establish and maintain scalable contracting processes and templates that comply with company policy and local law.
  • Assist with other corporate initiatives as required (e.g., training, litigation matters).
  • Advise business clients and global/regional legal teams on various aspects of local law, legal issues and compliance and risks, agreement structures, and company policies.

    Requirements

  • University degree or above (preferably law degree)
  • Fluency in oral and written communications in Chinese and English
  • Over 3 years of experience preferably in the information technology industry
  • Experience in negotiating, revising and drafting simple non-disclosure agreements, commercial licence agreements, services agreements, vendor and marketing agreements.
  • Team player with strong interpersonal skills
  • Detail-oriented, self-motivated and a passion for being part of a high performing team
  • Strong ability to multi-task and manage many different types of projects/assignments at once
  • Self-sufficient and pro-active attitude to the job