AI Legal Counsel

Galderma is seeking an AI Legal Counsel to join its AI Center of Excellence, ensuring AI initiatives are legally compliant, commercially defensible, ethically sound, and operationally aligned with Galderma's digital and IT strategy.

Requirements

• Implement and maintain Global AI Policies, Standards, Governance Frameworks, and the AI Use Registry/Inventory.
• Lead legal and compliance reviews for AI initiatives, ensuring alignment with internal controls, IT architecture, regulatory obligations, and risk classification.
• Provide legal advisory across the full AI lifecycle, covering data usage, model training, transparency, fairness, explainability, and deployment considerations.
• Review and negotiate AI-related contracts, including SaaS, IT agreements, DPAs, AI-specific clauses, IP protections, data rights, and liability frameworks.
• Develop internal AI usage policies, acceptable-use rules, and employee guardrails aligned with data governance and IT security.
• Partner with Privacy teams to conduct AI Impact Assessments (AIA), DPIAs, and ensure GDPR, EU AI Act, and internal governance compliance.
• Ensure legally compliant documentation, including records of processing, training data documentation, model cards, traceability logs, and technical files.
• Collaborate with R&D, Medical, Quality, and Regulatory to ensure AI-enabled products meet quality, safety, evidence, and claims-substantiation requirements.
• Lead legal incident response for AI-related issues (bias, hallucinations, data leaks, model failures) and support post-market monitoring and audits.
• Drive AI training and compliance culture, delivering role-based guidance, updating policies, playbooks, and monitoring emerging AI regulations and standards.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with bonus structure
• Extended benefit package
• Hybrid work culture
• Feedback loops and personalized career path
• Growing company that believes in ownership and accountability