Legal Counsel

Do you want to use your Legal skills to help find treatments for rare disease patients?

About Healx

Healx is an AI-powered biotech company reimagining drug discovery for rare diseases. Over 400 million people worldwide are affected by rare conditions, yet 90% still lack approved treatments. Our mission is to change this - combining data, technology, and deep scientific expertise to develop treatments faster and more efficiently.

Our Values

• Care for Rare – Rare disease patients are at the heart of what we do
• Grow as individuals – We are learners always seeking to enhance our expertise
• Win as a team – We strive to remain inclusive and diverse and we celebrate successes and lessons together
• Innovate and deliver – Our mission requires rapid innovation and calculated risks that won’t compromise our high standards

The Role

Healx is looking for an experienced Legal Counsel to join the team to manage day-to-day operational Legal activities as we move to our next phase. This role is a hands‑on, generalist role where you will work closely with teams across the business – including research, clinical, partnerships, technology, finance and operations – to provide practical legal support. Healx has an international outlook, working with partners in countries across the globe to support our drug discovery pipeline. Our team is focused in the UK, Eastern US and Europe. We are looking for someone who is tech‑forward and curious, with a pragmatic approach to using technology and AI‑enabled tools to enhance efficiency, insight, and collaboration, while maintaining strong independent judgement and critical thinking.

Key responsibilities

• Contract Management and Team Partnerships
• Provide day‑to‑day legal support and partnership to teams across the business, helping identify legal risks and work with teams to manage them appropriately whilst balancing business interests.
• Draft, review, negotiate and execute a range of legal agreements (e.g. NDAs, collaboration agreements, MTAs, MSAs, SSAs, work orders, vendor and consultancy contracts).
• Organise and manage filing of all legal contracts, ensuring findability of documents based on the parties to the document, as well as by type of document and date of execution.
• Support strategic partnerships, including global academic and industry collaborations.
• Develop processes, guidance, policies and templates that support Healx in achieving its objectives.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues to embed good legal practices across Healx.
• Company Secretarial
• Manage company secretarial activities, including compliance filings and reporting of key legal documents, leveraging external counsel as required.
• Manage legal aspects of fundraising activities, including coordinating communication with external stakeholders and their legal counsel.
• Manage relationships with Healx’s outside legal counsel.
• Governance and compliance
• Manage compliance activities (e.g. data protection, IP, and research‑related requirements, HR, technology).
• Tech‑forward Legal
• Adopt and incorporate GenAI workflows into legal processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

What success looks like in the next 6 months

• Taken full ownership of the standard contract suite (NDAs, MTAs, MSAs, work orders) end‑to‑end, and the business comes to you first for these.
• Reshaped the contract filing and review process so senior leaders can find a contract by party, type or date within minutes.
• Embedded multiple GenAI‑assisted workflows into the team's contract review process, with measurable impact on turnaround time.
• Run standard agreements end‑to‑end without escalation, and have a clear view of which agreement types still need senior input.
• Built relationships so that the research, clinical and partnerships teams come to you directly for legal input and trust your judgement on routine matters.
• Issued statutory filings on time, and board and shareholder records are up to date.

What we're looking for

• Qualified lawyer (UK or equivalent jurisdiction).
• Approximately 5+ years’ post‑qualification experience (or equivalent).
• Experience drafting and reviewing biotech and other commercial agreements.
• Ability to work across a range of legal topics, utilising external counsel where appropriate.
• Hands‑on and collaborative approach to Legal.
• Interest in biotech/techbio and its impact on improving patient outcomes.

It’s a bonus if you have

• Familiarity with data protection (e.g. UK GDPR) and/or IP considerations.
• Global legal knowledge.
• Experience working as in‑house counsel.
• Experience working with outside counsel.
• A background in health‑tech or life sciences.
• Interest in and familiarity with AI tools.
• Experience working with Google Workspace, Slack, Confluence, DocuSign, Carta and other relevant tech tools.

Working at Healx

We operate a hybrid working model, with time spent in our Cambridge office alongside flexible remote working. You’ll be part of a collaborative, mission‑driven team and will be supported to grow your skills and experience over time. We offer flexibility, support, and a culture that values both impact and wellbeing. If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re happy to support you.

What’s on offer

• Financial – Competitive salary, share options, 7% employer pension contributions, life insurance of 4x base salary
• Health and Wellbeing – Private medical insurance, 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the option to purchase additional days to support a healthy work‑life balance, wellbeing support via Spill and our Employee Assistance Programme
• Hybrid Working – Flexible and remote working options, home office set‑up allowance, periodic in‑person team days for company‑wide collaboration and celebration
• Family Friendly – Enhanced family leave policies, miscarriage and fertility leave, flexible working practices
• Personal Development and Growth – Personal learning and development budgets, regular personal development conversations and career support
• Community Engagement and Support – One paid day off per year to volunteer for a cause aligned with our mission of supporting patients living with rare diseases; the opportunity to hear from and engage with patient groups and communities who offer us valuable insights into the experiences of those affected by rare diseases

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