Senior Legal Counsel Neuroscience & Gene Therapies, International
$92,960–$172,640 year
On-siteLondon, England, United Kingdom
Job Summary
Lead legal partner for the International Neuroscience & Gene Therapies Therapeutic Area, providing strategic guidance to commercial, medical, and development teams. Identify, assess, and mitigate legal, regulatory, and compliance risks across key business activities while leading drafting, negotiation, and management of complex research, development, and commercial agreements. Support business development, alliance management, and product launch strategies by enabling compliant promotional, medical, and investor communications. Collaborate with global, regional, and country legal colleagues to ensure coordinated support, build organizational capability through training and knowledge sharing, and drive innovation through novel business approaches. This role requires a law degree with bar admission, significant post-qualification experience in healthcare or top-tier law firms, and fluency in English.
Required Qualifications
- Law degree
- Bar admission
- Strong legal expertise in a commercial environment
- Significant post-qualification legal experience
- Experience gained within the healthcare or pharmaceutical sector
- Experience gained with a top-tier law firm advising healthcare and technology clients
- Strong understanding of pharmaceutical legal frameworks
- Understanding of compliance requirements
- Understanding of risk management principles
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Proven ability to provide pragmatic and proactive advice in complex global organizations
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent relationship-building skills
- Track record of effectively managing competing priorities
- Track record of delivering high-quality outcomes under tight deadlines
- Fluency in English
- Ability to navigate ambiguity
- Ability to drive solutions independently
Desired Qualifications
- In-house legal experience within a global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or healthcare organization
- Experience supporting international business operations
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