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Job title: Senior Legal Counsel – London, UK - Hybrid Pay 900- 950 Per Day
Contract Length: 9 months (Maternity cover) could be extended to a year

Working where data and digital meet medicines to serve patients, the legal team is deeply embedded with the business, co-creating solutions that deepen our bold partnerships with the NHS to benefit patients.

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

1. Actively participating in relevant therapy area leadership team discussions and decision making.
2. Negotiating commercial agreements and other commercial arrangements in respect of products with customers across the UK.
3. Negotiating and settling joint working agreements and collaborative working agreements between the company and the NHS.
4. Collaborating with colleagues in the Medical and Ethics, Risk and Compliance (ERC) teams, to guide the UK business teams to complete their activities in a manner which complies with the ABPI Code and internal governance requirements.
5. Leading on disputes, litigation and/or investigations, including managing the work of outside counsel and other legal experts.
6. Working closely with the wider legal team to develop, train and implement policies, procedures, and guidelines for the UK organisation.
7. Providing legal support to other company-wide initiatives.

1. Prior experience of working in-house within the pharmaceutical industry or significant experience of advising on commercial pharmaceutical legal issues.
2. A passion for the pharmaceutical industry and its ability to help improve people’s lives.
3. Deep understanding of ABPI Code requirements.
4. Capacity to quickly analyse complex legal issues and confidence to push forward within ambiguous and rapidly changing frameworks.
5. A commitment to high performance, integrity and to maintaining an outward-facing mentality.
6. A passion to seek and receive feedback from colleagues and peers and a willingness to drive courage in those you work with.
7. Ability to operate effectively under time and business pressures and to manage competing stakeholders.
8. Sound experience in handling a high volume of activity involving managing multiple, often technically complex, projects simultaneously.
9. Demonstrable willingness to understand and work within the rapidly changing dynamics of the pharmaceutical industry.

1. Qualified to practice in the UK and a minimum of 5+ years PQE.