In-House Legal Counsel

Remote UK role – located & working full time in UK.

Regrettably we can't offer UK work Visa or sponsorship for this UK based role.

This position will require remote collaboration with associates on GMT, CET time, plus US Time Zones (PST through EST). On occasion, the candidate may be requested to work outside standard hours, and to attend specific locations.

We're a leading digital pathology company. We build AI enabled technology that helps pathology teams work faster, collaborate better, and deliver answers quicker for patients. You will join a small, trusted in house legal team at a scale up pace, working side by side with commercial, operations, and clinical colleagues across multiple countries. This role is for someone who enjoys being close to the commercial engine of the business.

About this Role (Responsibilities)

• We are seeking a commercially focused Legal Counsel to join our in house legal team at Deciphex, reporting to the Lead Commercial Counsel, covering multiple jurisdictions (UK/Ireland/USA/Canada).
• You will be our day to day legal partner to our commercial and procurement teams, supporting our products and services including Patholytix and Diagnexia.
• Your focus is unlocking deals and enabling revenue with speed and accuracy, while keeping clear legal guardrails in place.
• You will operate across time zones and jurisdictions, partnering with subject matter experts when decisions require clinical or operational alignment.
• Draft, review and negotiate a high volume of commercial contracts including master services agreements, SaaS agreements, software license agreements, contractor services agreements, NDAs and supplier agreements.
• Develop, update and standardize contract precedents as necessary.
• Support the structuring, drafting and ongoing maintenance of intercompany agreements between various Deciphex entities.
• Provide practical, accurate and commercially focused legal advice regarding various legal issues including corporate and commercial matters, company secretarial and governance, regulatory, privacy and IP matters.
• Engage with external stakeholders to explain and negotiate contract positions in a clear, commercially grounded way.
• Monitor and keep abreast of legal developments and legislative changes that may impact business and company goals and proactively advise on potential impacts.

Education and Qualifications

• A third level degree in Law or equivalent (mandatory).
• Professionally qualified lawyer - Qualified to practice law in the UK and/or Ireland (Mandatory).
• 2 - 4 years' PQE in the UK and/or Ireland (Essential).
• In-House legal experience with a focus on supporting commercial sales teams (ideally in Tech space).
• Experience in the US is desirable - although all relevant applications will be considered.

About You (Skills and Experience required)

• Strong, hands on experience drafting, negotiating and closing a high volume of commercial contracts for commercial sales teams.
• Highly ideal if you've worked in a med technology, SaaS, technology or similarly regulated environment.
• Practical working knowledge of AI, software, compliance, data privacy and IP, applied in a commercial, business focused way.
• Comfortable working cross functionally and across time zones, influencing stakeholders at all levels through clear, confident communication.
• Familiarity with using generative AI tools within a legal function to maximise efficiencies and productivity.

Critical Success Competencies & Attributes (Assessed at Interviews)

• Trusted to operate with autonomy and sound judgement, making ethical, well reasoned decisions with minimal supervision.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail, able to prioritise, multi task and manage competing deadlines under pressure.
• Thrives in a fast moving scale up environment, comfortable with ambiguity, showing initiative and solving problems without handholding.
• Knows when to escalate and does so with clear options and recommendations, not just issues.
• Builds rapport quickly, earns trust with internal teams, and negotiates firmly and constructively with external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Experience working within life sciences sectors such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, pathology, laboratory services, oncology, academic medical centres and/or wider clinical services.
• Experience with digital health solutions and health-related software platforms.
• Familiarity with healthcare and life sciences services and delivery models in the UK/Republic of Ireland.
• Familiarity with applicable clinical, regulatory and industry guidelines governing life sciences, healthcare, medical devices, diagnostics and related data use.

About Us

Through the work that we do, the team at Deciphex helps pharma to accelerate the process of essential drug development and helps patients to get timely and accurate diagnosis. Founded in Dublin in 2017, Deciphex has scaled rapidly to a team of over 230 people and counting who are providing software solutions to address the pathology gap in research pathology and clinical areas. We have offices in Dublin, Exeter, Oxford, Toronto and Chicago and are expanding our team throughout the world. Our team culture is built on trust. We give our team the space they need to deliver results and the environment to ensure they can enjoy doing it.

Deciphex is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to the principle of equality. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, religious beliefs, political views, gender identity, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, family or marital status (including pregnancy), disability, membership of the travelling community or any other classification protected by applicable law.