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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you will discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

How will you make an impact?

The Senior Legal Entities Manager, EMEA will be a key member of the legal entities management team. This role provides corporate governance oversight for our large portfolio of EMEA subsidiaries.

The role will report to the Senior Director, Corporate and Securities Counsel and will work with and manage other members of the legal entities team. The candidate will also partner collaboratively with other functions, including corporate tax, local tax and local finance. The role can be remote or hybrid, based in either North Carolina or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

What will you do?

• Lead a team of professionals that handle Company Secretarial administrative matters for our EMEA portfolio of entities

• Assist in production of annual meeting, board and shareholder communications for a specified portfolio of legal entities within EMEA

• Prepare, co-ordinate and supervise local regulatory filing submissions, including approvals

• Maintain corporate panel directorship appointments, including preparation of associated documentation and reports

• Work directly with internal staff and external advisors to support subsidiary formations, capital changes, dividend payments, reorganizations, and dissolutions

• Coordinate with business units, legal advisors, auditors, treasury, tax, service providers across multiple jurisdictions on matters of corporate governance and other complementary issues in the EMEA region

• Provide assistance with ad-hoc project work

We are looking for:

Education/Experience

• Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s Degree in Paralegal Studies from a qualified paralegal studies program or bachelor's degree

• 6+ years experience as paralegal or legal entities manager

• Understanding of corporate governance requirements in EMEA jurisdictions

• Knowledge of tax, legal and accounting compliance functions

• Notary preferred

Skills/Abilities

• Strong sense of ethics and integrity

• Self-motivated and ability to work independently

• Effective interpersonal and analytical skills

• Strong team building skills working with a diverse group of partners

• Attention to detail to ensure completeness and accuracy of work within established timelines

• Collaborative style with a proven ability to work within a fast-paced matrixed environment to influence outcomes and motivate change

• Flexible with an ability to optimally work across time zones

We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status .

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Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.