Corporate & Securities Law

Job Opening: Chief Antitrust Counsel At Wyeth

By David Fischer

Congratulations to Ann Rappleye who has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Planning at Wyeth.  As a result, Ann DeVos at Wyeth writes that they are looking for a Chief Antitrust Counsel.  The “primary objective” of the job:

will be to serve as chief legal advisor and counselor on a broad range of domestic and international antitrust issues in the pharmaceutical, consumer health and animal health divisions.  This position will report to the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel and will supervise the Corporate Counsel, Antitrust.

The Responsibilities:

Handle antitrust aspects of transactional work relating to mergers and acquisitions and licensing, including antitrust analysis, filing of pre-merger notification reports in the U.S. and outside the U.S., managing relations with federal, state and other antitrust agencies.  Provide counseling to the business units on antitrust issues, including contracting, pricing, and marketing programs.  Manage the Company’s antitrust litigation, including supervision of outside counsel, representation of the Company in the litigation process and counseling of employee participants in litigation.  Provide antitrust compliance counseling and training to both U.S. and ex-U.S. employees.  Interact with Senior Management on significant antitrust matters.

The qualifications:

JD with topnotch academic qualifications;

Member of at least one state bar;

10+ years of antitrust experience in a law firm or in-house environment;

Strong verbal and written communication skills;

Demonstrated exceptional judgment and critical thinking;

Strong interpersonal, collaborative and leadership skills; and,

Pharmaceutical/health care experience beneficial.

You can apply online or contact Ann at devosa(at)wyeth.com. If you take the position, please remember the beer rule.

Full post as published by Antitrust Review on April 03, 2008 (boomark / email).