Senior Legal Counsel

Russell Tobin; London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel for a hybrid position in London to navigate legal complexities in the pharmaceutical field. This role involves negotiating with NHS, managing agreements, and ensuring compliance with industry codes. The candidate must bring significant in-house legal experience, preferably within the pharmaceuticals, and a passion for improving patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in-house within pharmaceutical industry or advising on commercial pharmaceutical legal issues is essential.
• Strong understanding of ABPI Code requirements.
• Ability to handle complex legal projects under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate commercial agreements and joint working agreements with the NHS.
• Lead disputes and manage relationships with outside counsel.
• Develop and implement legal policies for the organization.

Skills

Negotiation

Legal Analysis

Compliance

Education

Qualified to practice in the UK

5+ years PQE

Job description

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What are we looking for in our Senior Legal Counsel?

Job title: Senior Legal Counsel – London, UK -Hybrid Pay 900- 950 Per Day
Contract Length: 9 months (Maternity cover) could be extended to a year

Working where data and digital meet medicines to serve patients, legal team is deeply embedded with the business, co-creating solutions that deepen our bold partnerships with the NHS to benefit patients.

Your responsibilities:

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
• Actively participating in relevant therapy area leadership team discussions and decision making.
• Negotiating commercial agreements and other commercial arrangements in respect of products with customers across the UK
• Negotiating and settling joint working agreements and collaborative working agreements between company and the NHS
• Collaborating with colleagues in the Medical and Ethics, Risk and Compliance (ERC) teams, to guide the UK business teams to complete their activities in a manner which complies with the ABPI Code and internal governance requirements
• Leading on disputes, litigation and/or investigations, including managing the work of outside counsel and other legal experts.
• Working closely with the wider legal team to develop, train and implement policies, procedures, and guidelines for the UK organisation.
• Providing legal support to other Company-wide initiatives

What you’ll bring to the role:
• Prior experience of working in-house within pharmaceutical industry or significant experience of advising on commercial pharmaceutical legal issues.
• A passion for the pharmaceutical industry and its ability to help improve people’s lives
• Deep understanding of ABPI Code requirements.
• Capacity to quickly analyse complex legal issues and confidence to push forward within ambiguous and rapidly changing frameworks.
• A commitment to high performance, integrity and to maintaining an outward-facing mentality.
• A passion to seek and receive feedback from colleagues and peers and a willingness to drive courage in those you work with.
• Ability to operate effectively under time and business pressures and to manage competing stakeholders.
• Sound experience in handling a high volume of activity involving managing multiple, often technically complex, projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrable willingness to understand and work within the rapidly changing dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry.

Desirable requirements:

• Qualified to practice in the UK and a minimum of 5+ years PQE.