Sole Counsel @ Digital Health Business

JR United Kingdom; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital health company near Cambridge seeks a Legal Counsel to build the legal function from the ground up. This role involves shaping legal strategies and supporting international growth while working closely with the executive team. Ideal for a qualified solicitor with 2-7 years' PQE who is ambitious and adaptable.

Qualifications

• 2-7 years PQE.
• Broad experience in pharma, biotech, life sciences, or healthtech.
• Ambitious and adaptable with a hands-on mindset.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate various agreements.
• Advise on legal compliance and IP strategy.
• Support on corporate and employment legal matters.

Skills

Commercial legal experience

GDPR compliance

IP strategy

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

England & Wales qualified solicitor

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31.05.2025

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Job Description:

An AIM-listed digital health company headquartered near Cambridge, and specialising in brain health innovation, is seeking a Legal Counsel to join as their first in-house lawyer. This is a rare greenfield opportunity to shape the legal function in a fast-scaling business that partners with leading pharmaceutical, biotech, and CRO organisations globally.

The Role

You will work closely with the Executive Team and take ownership of legal matters across the business – spanning commercial contracts, data protection, IP strategy, and risk management.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements (client, vendor, partnership)
• Provide legal support to cross-functional teams, including Sales, Operations, Science, and Finance
• Advise on GDPR compliance and international data transfers
• Contribute to the company’s IP strategy, particularly around digital tools
• Support wider legal needs including insurance, employment, and corporate activity (as relevant)

About You

• England & Wales qualified solicitor with 2–7 years’ PQE
• Broad commercial legal experience, ideally within pharma, biotech, life sciences, or healthtech
• Comfortable operating as sole counsel and advising senior leadership
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on mindset and excellent communication skills
• Ambitious, adaptable, and keen to help shape both the legal function and the wider business

Why Apply?

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role in a company with a strong sense of mission. You’ll play a crucial part in enabling international growth and building a legal function from the ground up.

With a supportive, collaborative culture and newly launched company values centred on peer support, ambition, and continuous improvement, this is a rare opportunity for someone seeking both challenge and long-term progression.