Senior Legal Counsel

Job description

Join a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer as a Senior Counsel, providing strategic legal support to a UK-based commercial organisation operating within one of the world's most heavily regulated industries.

Job Overview: This is a high-profile role for an experienced in-house lawyer, offering broad exposure to commercial, regulatory, data privacy and competition law matters, while partnering with senior stakeholders across the business. You'll play a key role in managing complex legal risk, supporting innovative business initiatives including AI, and driving legal process improvements within a fast-paced, global environment.

Contract Details:

• Location: London (minimum 2 days onsite per week preferred)
• Contract Length: 6 months with potential extension
• Rate: £920 per day (inside IR35)

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice supporting the commercialisation of medicines within the UK market.
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including services, sponsorship, collaboration, distribution and NHS-facing contracts.
• Advise on NHS collaborations, grants, sponsorship arrangements, reimbursement models, supply chain matters and investigator-sponsored research.
• Act as a trusted legal partner to stakeholders across commercial, marketing, medical, compliance, corporate affairs, market access and innovation teams.
• Support business initiatives involving AI, data protection and emerging technologies.
• Serve as Deputy Data Protection Officer, providing guidance on UK and EU data privacy matters.
• Identify and manage legal and compliance risks while driving practical, commercially focused solutions and process improvements.

Key Requirements

• Qualified solicitor with a current SRA Practising Certificate, or an overseas practising certificate supported by significant UK legal experience.
• 8+ years PQE with substantial in-house commercial legal experience.
• Essential experience supporting a UK pharmaceutical or biotechnology organisation, particularly within sales, marketing and NHS-facing activities.
• Strong knowledge of the ABPI Code, competition law, and UK/EU data privacy legislation.
• Proven experience advising on NHS collaborations, sponsorships, grants, reimbursement, supply chain and related commercial arrangements.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and build relationships across complex, cross-functional organisations.
• Comfortable handling a broad range of legal matters, from day-to-day advisory work through to complex and high-risk issues.

Start Date: ASAP

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

12-09-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English