Sole Counsel @ Digital Health Business

Heriot Brown In-House Legal Recruitment; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital health company near Cambridge is seeking a Legal Counsel to establish their in-house legal function. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the legal landscape in a fast-growing business, focusing on commercial contracts, data protection, and IP strategy. The ideal candidate will be an England & Wales qualified solicitor with 2-7 years PQE, ready to contribute to a collaborative culture and play a vital role in the company's international growth.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Commercial legal experience

GDPR compliance

IP strategy

Risk management

Excellent communication skills

Education

England & Wales qualified solicitor

Job description

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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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Pharmaceutical Manufacturing and Biotechnology Research

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