Sole Counsel @ Digital Health Business

JR United Kingdom; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital health company near Cambridge is seeking a Legal Counsel to establish their legal function. This high-impact role involves working closely with the Executive Team on legal matters, including contracts and compliance. Ideal candidates are qualified solicitors with relevant experience, looking for a challenge in a fast-scaling business.

Benefits

Collaborative culture

Opportunities for long-term progression

Qualifications

• 2–7 years’ PQE in commercial law.
• Experience in pharma, biotech, life sciences, or healthtech.
• Ability to operate as sole counsel.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements.
• Provide legal support to cross-functional teams.
• Advise on GDPR compliance and data transfers.

Skills

Commercial legal experience

GDPR compliance

Strategic thinking

Excellent communication skills

Education

England & Wales qualified solicitor

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25.05.2025

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09.07.2025

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Job Description:

An AIM-listed digital health company headquartered near Cambridge, 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 partnering 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 – including 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.