About this role
At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. Our culture encourages personal expression, open dialogue, and genuine connections, where you are valued, accepted and respected for who you are, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. This is how we aim to prevent, stop and cure diseases and ensure everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Join Roche, where every voice matters.
The Position
Legal & Compliance Specialist (d/f/m)
Roche Diagnostics, Portugal
At Roche, we operate with a deep commitment to integrity, ethics, and compliance, ensuring every team member is a trusted advisor who safeguards our reputation and license to operate. Our Legal & Compliance team in Portugal is a dynamic and collaborative group focused on navigating complex regulatory landscapes through innovative and strategic problem-solving.
As a Legal & Compliance Specialist, you will be a foundational partner in positioning our business initiatives for long-term, sustainable success.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly to the Legal & Compliance Director, you will provide strategic counsel and compliance oversight to ensure the legal security of the company. Your scope is comprehensive, covering corporate law, IVD/medical device regulations, and data privacy. Key areas of focus include:
Risk Management & Advisory: Acting as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to proactively protect the company from legal risk.
Compliance Program Management: Designing, implementing, and auditing comprehensive compliance programs to effectively mitigate critical organizational risks. This includes ensuring robust compliance with all applicable laws, industry codes (including Medtech), and internal policies.
Contractual Excellence: Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements, ensuring "Legal by Design" is at the heart of every contract, as well as managing external legal counsel relationships.
Data Privacy (GDPR): Managing compliance with GDPR and health data laws, actively integrating "Privacy by Design" principles into all relevant initiatives.
Proactive Project Engagement: Serving as a proactive advisor on cross-functional projects, ensuring initiatives are built with a "compliance by design" approach to meet business goals within legal and ethical boundaries.
Governance & Continuous Improvement: Actively contributing to the enhancement of Compliance Policies and internal governance frameworks to ensure resilience against regulatory scrutiny and external audits.
Regulatory Intelligence: Staying ahead of evolving healthcare laws, data privacy regulations, and anti-corruption standards to anticipate and address changes and to keep the organization resilient.
Who You Are
You are a proactive, self-motivated legal professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and believes that high ethical standards are a prerequisite for business excellence. You have:
A Law Degree from a recognized university. Admission to the Bar and a strong understanding of Portuguese healthcare regulations and compliance standards are highly valued.
Relevant professional legal experience, preferably acquired within a top-tier law firm or an in-house corporate legal department within the healthcare sector or other similarly compliance-intensive regulated markets.
High level of integrity, professionalism, and a proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively in fast-paced environments.
Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving capabilities. Exceptional organizational skills, time management, and meticulous attention to detail, enabling effective management of multiple priorities.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (Portuguese and English), with the ability to effectively engage with all levels of the organization and external stakeholders.
While we embrace a hybrid work model, proximity to the Roche office in Amadora is required to ensure you can comfortably commute.
Ready to make a meaningful impact and help shape the future of healthcare integrity? If you are a legal professional who thrives on strategic problem-solving and wants to be a foundational part of sustainable business success, we want to hear from you! Join our team and apply by February 15, 2026!
A presente oferta de emprego é suscetível de ser preenchida por via da contratação de candidatos que reúnam os requisitos necessários para preencher os postos de trabalho respeitantes ao cumprimento da Lei n.º 4/2019, de 10 de janeiro).
Who we are
A healthier future drives us to innovate. Together, more than 100’000 employees across the globe are dedicated to advance science, ensuring everyone has access to healthcare today and for generations to come. Our efforts result in more than 26 million people treated with our medicines and over 30 billion tests conducted using our Diagnostics products. We empower each other to explore new possibilities, foster creativity, and keep our ambitions high, so we can deliver life-changing healthcare solutions that make a global impact.
Let’s build a healthier future, together.
Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.