Legal Counsel

Clinigen; Selangor; Hybrid; MYR 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A global specialty pharmaceutical services provider in Malaysia is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide high-quality legal advice in the JAPAC region. The ideal candidate has a law degree, fluency in English, and 4-6 years of post qualification experience. Responsibilities include drafting contracts, advising on legal risk, and supporting regional projects. This role offers a hybrid work model with competitive compensation and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Annual salary review and performance bonus

13th month bonus

Opportunities for ongoing professional development

Employee Assistance Program

Paid Parental Leave

Qualifications

• 4-6 years post qualification experience in law.
• Experience in a reputable law firm and inhouse.
• Ability to translate complex issues into clear agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support in line with company strategy.
• Draft and negotiate a range of commercial contracts.
• Advise on legal risk and compliance.
• Support regional projects in JAPAC.

Skills

Contract law knowledge

Commercial contract negotiation

Fluency in English

Fluency in Mandarin

Education

Law degree with admission

Job description

Link, part of the Clinigen Group, is a rapidly growing global specialty pharmaceutical services business with a unique combination of services across the pharmaceutical lifecycle. We currently have over 1,000 employees headquartered in the UK with global offices in the US, UK and EU, Asia Pacific and South Africa. We're growing rapidly and well positioned for an exciting future of continued expansion.

To support our growth, we are currently seeking a detailed orientated and collaborative Legal Counsel to join our expanding Asia Pacific team. This will be a regional role providing high quality and timely legal advice to the business in the JAPAC region.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• To provide high quality, timely and commercially focused legal support to the business in line with company strategy and departmental objectives
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts with suppliers and customers across the Clinical Trial Supplies/Clinical Supplies Management, managed access programs, unlicensed and commercial medicines, Clinigen Lifecycle Services business areas in JAPAC
• Advise on legal risk and mitigation strategies, ensuring business initiatives are delivered with appropriate protection
• Provide legal training to internal stakeholders to build capability and foster a culture of compliance
• Support JAPAC regional projects
• Enhance the JAPAC Legal portal to improve access to templates and guidance materials
• Create and roll out self-help tools, checklists and FAQs to empower business teams
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve efficiency in contracting processes and knowledge management
• To act with the highest integrity at all times and in line with the Clinigen Code of Conduct, Clinigen’s values and culture and the Legal team’s best in class service approach
• To ensure compliance with all applicable law and best practice in the jurisdictions where Clinigen operates in the JAPAC region

Key Requirements:

• Role will be based in our Malaysia office (Hybrid)
• Law degree with admission as a solicitor in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and/or England and Wales
• 4-6 years’ post qualification experience, ideally gained in both a reputable law firm and an inhouse environment

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of contract law and being able to bridge the gap between legal requirements, business needs and customer expectations
• Demonstrated experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
• Knowledge/experience of the pharmaceutical industry would be an advantage but not required.
• Some experience with compliance issues (anti-bribery and corruption, privacy) is preferred but not essential

Core Competencies

• Excellent contract drafting skills, with the ability to translate complex commercial and legal issues into clear, practical and commercially sound agreements
• Proven influencing and negotiation skills, with the confidence to resolve challenging issues constructively
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to develop relationships with all parts of the business including the executive leadership team
• Well-organised and pro‑active, and detail‑oriented with strong logical and process‑driven thinking
• Effective workload management and ability to prioritise and balance multiple deadlines across different projects

Language Skills

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) is essential
• Working proficiency in Mandarin would be advantageous

In return, we can offer you:

• Annual salary review and performance bonus
• 13th month bonus
• Opportunities for ongoing professional development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Leave

Interested? We'd love to hear from you, please apply today for consideration.