GenePlanet

Senior Legal & Compliance Specialist

GenePlanet  •  Ljubljana, SI (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Legal & Compliance Specialist to strengthen the Group’s compliance framework while also providing broad legal support across business, commercial, healthcare, and regulatory matters. This is a hands-on role for a senior professional who can build structure, improve internal controls, support business growth, and help ensure that operations are aligned with applicable legal and compliance requirements.

Tasks

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and continuous improvement of the Group’s compliance framework, internal policies, procedures, and controls
  • Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and standards across the business, including GDPR, IVDR, ISO-related requirements, healthcare-related rules, and broader corporate compliance obligations
  • Provide practical legal support on commercial, corporate, operational, and healthcare-related matters
  • Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, NDAs, partnership agreements, and other business documentation
  • Identify compliance and legal risks, recommend mitigation measures, and support strong governance and decision-making
  • Advise cross-functional teams on compliance, legal, regulatory, and business matters to enable compliant growth
  • Support product, operational, and market activities to ensure alignment with legal and compliance requirements
  • Coordinate with external legal counsel, auditors, certification bodies, and regulatory stakeholders

Requirements

Qualifications

  • University degree in Law (LL.B., LL.M., or equivalent)
  • 10+ years of experience in compliance and legal roles, ideally in Biotech, Pharma, MedTech, Life Sciences, healthcare, or another regulated industry
  • Strong understanding of compliance systems, business law, commercial contracts, regulatory frameworks, and healthcare-related legal requirements
  • Solid knowledge of GDPR, IVDR, ISO-related compliance standards, and broader legal/compliance governance
  • Hands-on, structured, pragmatic, and business-oriented approach
  • Strong communication, drafting, and stakeholder management skills
  • Professional fluency in English and Slovenian

Benefits

What We Offer

  • A high-impact role with broad ownership across compliance, legal, and regulatory matters
  • The opportunity to shape and build a scalable, business-oriented compliance function
  • Close collaboration with senior leadership in an international and regulated environment
GenePlanet

About GenePlanet

GenePlanet is the leading European provider of preventive genetic tests, specialising in NIPT, cancer screening, and lifestyle DNA tests.  

With over 15 years of experience in the market, GenePlanet collaborates with over 1000 medical centres, doctors, and insurance companies to provide top-quality tests based on the latest scientific discoveries.

The company’s tests are designed to empower individuals to take control of their and their baby’s health, as well as assist doctors with therapeutic procedures.

GenePlanet adheres to the highest standards of quality and is constantly striving for new discoveries through its research and development efforts.

With a presence in more than 35 countries worldwide and over 100,000 satisfied customers, GenePlanet has been recognised as one of the 1000 fastest-growing companies in the EU by the Financial Times and one of the Top 35 EU Unicorns by the European Commission.

Industry
Biotech & Life Sciences
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Ljubljana Šentvid, SI
Year Founded
2008
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