Senior Counsel / Associate Director - UK, Nordics and Canada - Pharma

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company seeks a Senior Counsel / Associate Director to oversee legal and compliance for the UK, Nordics, and Canada. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in life sciences law and a proactive approach to legal matters in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in life sciences law.
• Experience in both private practice and in-house roles.
• Commercially minded and proactive team player.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all legal and compliance issues for the UK, Nordics, and Canada.
• Lead on commercial contracting and compliance training.
• Manage digital and data privacy concerns.

Skills

Commercial legal matters

Healthcare compliance programs

Team collaboration

Data privacy concerns

Education

Law degree

Job description

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Senior Counsel / Associate Director - UK, Nordics and Canada - Pharma, London

Client:

BARON CRAWFORD RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Views:

2

Posted:

23.05.2025

Expiry Date:

07.07.2025

Job Description:

Our client is an innovative and developing Swiss-headquartered commercial-stage pharmaceutical company. They are seeking a Legal and Compliance Counsel to lead for the UK, Nordics, and Canada based in London.

Reporting to the Head of Legal for EUCAN, and working closely with the small country management teams, the role will be responsible for all legal and compliance issues for the region. Specifically, the post holder will oversee and lead on all commercial contracting, collaborations, market access, ABPI matters including compliance training and monitoring, as well as digital and data privacy concerns.

Ideally, you will be an experienced life sciences lawyer with at least 5-10 years of experience from both private practice and a similar in-house role within a pharmaceutical or biotech organization (medical technology experience may also be considered). You should have experience in commercial legal matters and healthcare compliance programs. Additionally, you need to be a commercially minded, proactive team player who can operate effectively at all levels in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced organization.

The role will be based in London and will operate a hybrid working model.

For more information about this exciting opportunity, please speak to the exclusive recruiter for this role, Rob Baron of Baron Crawford.