Join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer as a Senior Counsel, providing strategic legal support to a UK-based commercial organisation operating within one of the world's most heavily regulated industries.
Job Overview: This is a high-profile role for an experienced in-house lawyer, offering broad exposure to commercial, regulatory, data privacy and competition law matters, while partnering with senior stakeholders across the business. You'll play a key role in managing complex legal risk, supporting innovative business initiatives including AI, and driving legal process improvements within a fast-paced, global environment.
Contract Details:
- Location: London (minimum 2 days onsite per week preferred)
- Contract Length : 6 months with potential extension
- Rate: £920 per day (inside IR35)
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic legal advice supporting the commercialisation of medicines within the UK market.
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including services, sponsorship, collaboration, distribution and NHS-facing contracts.
- Advise on NHS collaborations, grants, sponsorship arrangements, reimbursement models, supply chain matters and investigator-sponsored research.
- Act as a trusted legal partner to stakeholders across commercial, marketing, medical, compliance, corporate affairs, market access and innovation teams.
- Support business initiatives involving AI, data protection and emerging technologies.
- Serve as Deputy Data Protection Officer, providing guidance on UK and EU data privacy matters.
- Identify and manage legal and compliance risks while driving practical, commercially focused solutions and process improvements.
Key Requirements
- Qualified solicitor with a current SRA Practising Certificate, or an overseas practising certificate supported by significant UK legal experience.
- 8+ years PQE with substantial in-house commercial legal experience.
- Essential experience supporting a UK pharmaceutical or biotechnology organisation, particularly within sales, marketing and NHS-facing activities.
- Strong knowledge of the ABPI Code, competition law, and UK/EU data privacy legislation.
- Proven experience advising on NHS collaborations, sponsorships, grants, reimbursement, supply chain and related commercial arrangements.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and build relationships across complex, cross-functional organisations.
- Comfortable handling a broad range of legal matters, from day-to-day advisory work through to complex and high-risk issues.
Start Date: ASAP
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