Legal & Compliance Internship – Graduate level
Legal & Compliance Internship – Graduate level
Background: About Eucomed
Eucomed is the European medical technology industry association. Its mission is to improve patient and clinician access to modern, innovative and reliable medical technology. Eucomed represents directly and indirectly 4500 designers, manufacturers and suppliers of medical technology used in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment and amelioration of disease and disability. Small and medium sized companies make up more than 80% of this sector. The European medical technology industry invests some €5.8 billion in R&D and employs 435,000 highly skilled workers. For more information visit www.eucomed.org
Job Title: Legal and compliance internship
Reports to: (General) Legal Counsel
Job Purpose:
The main responsibility of the Legal & Compliance Intern is to support and assist the Legal Department in all legal and compliance issues, in particular in the later with the roll out of the Ethics and Healthcare Compliance strategy, based on the Eucomed Code of Ethical Business Practices.
The internship is aimed at current students or recent graduates, such as young MA student, wishing to complete or combine his-her theoretical knowledge of the European institutions and their policies whilst acquiring a first professional experience in the healthcare field. His-her missions will give the intern the opportunity to establish a direct contact with various actors of the European stakeholders in the healthcare arena.
General responsibilities:
The Stagiaire will be asked to:
– Collaborate in the daily management of the legal department;
– Attend and organise meetings, which can include tasks such as issuing agendas and circulating relevant documents, taking minutes, etc.;
– Ad hoc tasks as required and potentially in relation to major events organized by the association;
– Do research, compile and draft reports on topics such as corporate ethical governance, comparative legal analysis, etc;
– Collaborate in the writing of articles in the Eucomed or other publications;
– Perform other related duties as assigned by the Legal Counsel.
Qualifications/profile:
The ideal candidate should:
– Be proficient in both English (verbally and with excellent English writing skills) and at least another official language of the EU;
– Have a university degree in Law, preferably with a good understanding of competition law and contract law;
– Proactive and able to work independently;
– Digital savvy and have excellent command of MS Word, Outlook, Excel and Power Point;
– Have an interest in the healthcare field;
– Be Brussels-based.
Behaviour competencies
The ideal candidate should also:
– Have good communication skills;
– Team player;
– Ability to work efficiently with a sense of initiative and commitment;
– Handling of sensitive information in a discreet and confidential manner;
– Strong multicultural team orientation and an attitude to actively cooperate with other staff members and management.
Duration of contract/closing date
The internship will be for a minimum period of six months.
Further information
Applications, including Curriculum Vitae and cover letter are to be made in English and submitted Anne-Sophie.Loquen@eucomed.be.
Category: Estero, Formazione, Lavoro
