Legal compliance pharmaceuticals [f/m/x]

Job description

Context

The Legal Compliance team within Belgian Technical Services (BelTech) is responsible for ensuring the regulatory compliance of regulated assets across more than 70 equipment families on the Belgian sites (Braine‑l’Alleud, Anderlecht, and in the future Leuven).

You will be part of a Project & Support cell, working in close collaboration with:

• HSE teams

• Technical services

• Equipment owners

• Occasionally high‑level bodies (e.g. CPPT, senior management)

The purpose of the role is to ensure that equipment integrated through projects (new buildings or installations) is fully compliant with legal and regulatory requirements before entering the operational legal compliance lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Project Activities

• Be involved upstream in equipment and building implementation projects

• Identify:

  • Equipment impacted by the projects

  • Applicable legal and regulatory requirements

• Interface with HSE Managers to collect, clarify, and consolidate compliance‑relevant information

• Ensure that, at the end of each project:

  • Equipment is compliant with applicable regulations

  • Equipment can be smoothly transferred into Legal Compliance operational management

🔹 Support Activities

• Provide senior support to the Legal Compliance team (experts per equipment family)

• Contribute to the analysis of inspection and control reports

• Support the management of non‑conformities, including:

  • Minor issues (e.g. missing or incomplete documentation)

  • Major issues (e.g. non‑compliance with Belgian regulations such as RGIE)

• Participate in communication and follow‑up with equipment owners and other stakeholders

• Act as a structuring and analytical support for both project activities and team activities

• Help bring clarity, prioritization, and methodology to compliance topics across the portfolio

Must‑Have Requirements

Background & Experience

• Certified Prevention Advisor (mandatory)

• Approximately 10 years of professional maturity

• Proven experience in legal compliance, not limited to pure HSE

• Clear understanding of the distinction between HSE and Legal Compliance (regulatory/asset compliance vs. safety culture/processes)

Regulatory Knowledge

Solid (not necessarily expert‑level) knowledge in several of the following areas:

• Electrical safety (LV / HV – RGIE)

• Pressure equipment

• Fire protection

• Legionella

• ATEX

• Ability to quickly understand and navigate new regulatory frameworks

• Capacity to interpret, translate, and apply regulations to concrete technical situations

Languages

• Fluent French and English (spoken and written)

• Ability to actively participate in meetings in English and interact with international stakeholders

Key Soft Skills

• Assertive and adaptable communication, tailored to a wide range of stakeholders (technical teams, HSE, management, committees)

• Ability to simplify and explain complex regulatory topics in a clear, pragmatic way

• Strong analytical, synthesis, and reporting skills

• Pedagogical mindset, acting as a reference and advisor for others

• Strong team spirit and collaboration skills

• Comfortable operating in politically sensitive or high‑stake environments

Nice‑to‑Have

• Experience in a pharmaceutical or industrial environment

• Previous exposure to project‑based work (CAPEX, new installations, building projects, etc.)

• Experience with CPPT or similar committees / social bodies

• Pragmatic, hands‑on, field‑oriented approach, comfortable going on site and challenging the status quo constructively

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are a senior Prevention Advisor with:

• Demonstrated hands‑on experience in legal compliance of technical equipment and installations

• A natural support and reference role within a team of specialists

• The ability to navigate seamlessly between:

  • Technical topics

  • Regulatory frameworks

  • HSE and business stakeholders

You bring a structured, reliable, solution‑oriented, and pedagogical mindset, and you are motivated by the idea of securing compliance from the very beginning of projects, ensuring safe and compliant operations over the long term.