Deciphex

In-House Legal Counsel

Deciphex

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Draft, review and negotiate a high volume of commercial contracts, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions including master services agreements, SaaS agreements, software license agreements, contractor services agreements, NDA’s and supplier agreements.
  • Develop, update and standardise contract precedents as necessary and play a key role in the management, organisation and improvement of the company’s customer and supplier contracts, including being a key stakeholder in the roll out of a new contract management system in Q1 and Q2.
  • Provide practical, accurate and commercially focused legal advice regarding various legal issues including corporate and commercial matters, company secretarial and governance, regulatory, privacy and IP matters.
  • Monitor and keep abreast of legal developments and legislative changes that may impact business and company goals and proactively advise on potential impacts.
  • Support the structuring, drafting and ongoing maintenance of intercompany agreements between various Deciphex entities.

Requirements

  • Excellent academic record including a third level degree in Law or equivalent.
  • Professionally qualified lawyer - Qualified to practice law in the UK and/or Ireland/EU. ideally with 2 - 4 years' PQE in the UK and/or Ireland (experience in the US is desirable but not essential, although all relevant applications will be considered).
  • Strong experience structuring, drafting and negotiating a high volume and broad range of commercial contracts ideally within a med-technology, SaaS or regulated environment.
  • Broad legal knowledge of AI, technology, software, compliance, data privacy, and IP matters with the ability to apply this knowledge in a practical business context.
  • Ability to work in a cross-functional and geographically dispersed environment, partnering with stakeholders at varying levels of seniority.
  • Ability to exercise sound independent judgment and ethical decision-making with a high degree of autonomy and minimal supervision.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to effectively prioritise, multi-task and manage competing deadlines.
  • Ability to work under pressure, to prioritise effectively and provide clear, concise and commercially driven legal advice.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail is essential.
  • Adaptable, flexible and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, scale-up environment with constant change and challenge.
  • Desirable Experience working within life sciences sectors such as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, pathology, laboratory services, oncology, academic medical centres and/or wider clinical services.
  • Familiarity with healthcare and life sciences services and delivery models in the UK/Republic of Ireland, including interaction with public and private sector stakeholders.
Benefits
  • Competitive salary with performance based annual increments that recognise commercial impact
  • Healthcare coverage that supports long term wellbeing
  • Competitive annual leave - designed to genuinely enable rest and sustainability
  • Purpose led work - your contribution directly supports faster, more accurate patient diagnosis
  • Ownership of complex, commercially significant and interesting legal work, at the intersection of law, healthcare and AI
  • Partnership with a high performing team - shaping the future of digital pathology in a fast growing scale up
  • Regular, high quality performance feedback - clear accountability and progression
  • A highly collaborative, inclusive and multicultural team where trust, respect and shared standards matter
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
commercial contractscontract managementlegal advicedata privacyintellectual propertycorporate governancenegotiationdraftingregulatory complianceSaaS agreements
Soft Skills
attention to detailindependent judgmentethical decision-makingcommunication skillsprioritizationmulti-taskingadaptabilitycollaborationproblem-solvingworking under pressure
Certifications
qualified lawyerthird level degree in Law