Most Important Skills For A Chief Legal Officer At BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc
For a Chief Legal Officer, the ability to "take in, assimilate, organize, understand information very quickly" is paramount. This skill is crucial for efficiently processing vast amounts of information and making sound, timely decisions in a complex environment.
Information Processing, Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, Synthesis, Critical Thinking
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Eric Davis
Chief Legal Officer
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
U.C. Berkeley
University of San Francisco, Juris Doctorate
Political Science, American Studies
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical
Legal
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School, Greek Life Member, Student Athlete
Video Highlights
1. Ability to quickly process and synthesize large amounts of information
2. Capacity for rapid decision-making in complex situations
3. Skill in assimilating facts from diverse sources
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
The most important skill is the ability to take in, assimilate, organize, and understand information very quickly. You are getting lots of reading and people telling you lots of facts.
You are trying to understand situations really quickly. You need to understand and synthesize that information in a way that helps you make a good decision. That's probably the biggest thing.