APAC Senior Legal Counsel – Innovative Medicines

johnson & johnson international (singapore) pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Singapore is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel, Innovative Medicines APAC to provide practical, risk-balanced legal support to the regional team and partners across commercial, medical, market access, and business development. You will help drive launches, governance, and regional initiatives.

A law degree and 7–10+ years of post-qualification experience in life sciences or regulated industries are required, with strong negotiation and drafting skills and

Qualifications

• Law degree (LLB, JD, or equivalent) from an accredited institution; admission to practice law required.
• Strong negotiation, drafting and contract interpretation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear, commercially grounded and pragmatic legal advice to senior business leaders and cross-functional teams.
• Experience supporting multinational life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated businesses.

Responsibilities

• Provide dedicated legal support to the Innovative Medicines APAC regional team, delivering practical, risk-balanced advice aligned with business objectives, legal requirements, and J&J compliance standards.
• Partner closely with regional stakeholders including commercial, medical, market access, business development, HCC, privacy, communications, supply chain, and procurement teams.
• Support regional initiatives including launches, lifecycle initiatives, medical and commercial initiatives, business development and alliance management activities, and regional governance processes.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts and related documentation coordinating with local counsel and subject-matter experts as needed.
• Enable APAC legal process optimisation by supporting templates, playbooks, trackers, approval matrices, knowledge resources, and other scalable ways of working.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal and compliance risks across regional initiatives, escalating strategic, high-risk matters through appropriate senior legal leaders.

Skills

Negotiation

Drafting

Contract interpretation

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

Education

Law degree (LLB/JD)

Job description

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine in Singapore is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel, Innovative Medicines APAC to provide practical, risk-balanced legal support to the regional team and partners across commercial, medical, market access, and business development. You will help drive launches, governance, and regional initiatives.

A law degree and 7–10+ years of post-qualification experience in life sciences or regulated industries are required, with strong negotiation and drafting skills and