Legal Counsel

Remote

US shifts

Summary

• As part of a global legal team, the Legal Counsel, based in India and reporting to the Head of Commercial Legal, will be responsible for providing broad commercial legal support to a leading provider of drug, device, company, clinical trial and market intelligence in the pharmaceutical and medtech markets

Responsibilities

• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of agreements with customers, vendors, partners, agents, distributors, resellers and other third parties, including data licenses, SaaS agreements, consulting and professional services agreements, master services agreements, marketing and advertising agreements, procurement contracts and other complex commercial agreements.
• Support the business globally in achieving its aims by delivering timely and accurate feedback to internal stakeholders.
• Review RFPs for customers (including government entities), identify legal issues and help prepare proposals (including licensing agreements).
• Update various agreement templates to align with changing business policies, legal risks and regulatory and compliance requirements
• Research and respond to general legal inquiries from in-house clients that relate to matters including local regulatory issues, partnerships, and software licensing, litigation, privacy, intellectual property, real estate and corporate and compliance matters.
• Participate in compliance initiatives through training and communications.
• Support management of our IP portfolio
• Participate in local and cross-regional team projects
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement, identifying areas for development

Requirements

• 10 years experience, preferably some time in-house including via secondment
• Excellent academic credentials
• Hands-on experience in commercial law, drafting and negotiating national and cross-border agreements
• Diversified in-house legal experience is an advantage. International experience require
• Self-starter able to work independently, exercise good judgment and manage competing priorities
• Excellent research and analysis skills. Able to analyse and present complex information clearly and concisely to various stakeholders
• Data licensing, Technology and SaaS experience preferred.
• Able to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Comfort to perform a broad range of tasks
• Confidence in decision-making and managing ambiguity
• Legal and business-friendly judgment, skilled in building consensus across cross-functional stakeholders. Customer centricity a must.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills
• Excellent written and spoken English