Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel – 12 month maternity cover
Location: London
Job Type: Contract
Agencies: We will only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.
Are you passionate about making life science life changing and delivering impact for patients? We want to hear from you
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About the rol
e:The role sits within our legal team and is responsible for being the legal business partner for the Science teams within LifeArc. The role will provide specialist legal support on a wide range of strategic collaborations, scientific/research projects, in-and-out licensing of intellectual property rights and scientific assets and connected procurement arrangement
s.The Senior Legal Counsel will support on the legal aspects of the structuring and execution of complex scientific projects and collaborations. You will advise on a range of commercial, intellectual property, data protection and life science and medical research related legal matters, as well as supporting the data governance function and projects within LifeAr
c.You will be a professional advisor and counsel to senior leadership and operational staff, especially the Head and senior members of the Partnerships Team, including business development lead, the Science teams and procuremen
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ou:You will be responsible for the followi
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n. Education require
d: A solicitor or barrister qualified to practice law in England and Wal
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s. Skills & abilitie
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). About
us:At LifeArc, our ambition is to make life science life changing. We do this by advancing scientific discoveries beyond the lab, faster, so that they can shape the next generation of diagnostics, treatments, and cur
es.Working at the cutting edge of translational science and as the early-stage translation specialists, we progress scientific discoveries on their journey to becoming a medicine, diagnostic or intervention that improve patients’ lives. Our work begins by seeking out innovative science, then helping to develop this to a point where there is a clinical and commercial pathway for others to invest the time and money to take it further forwa
rd.What we can offer y
ou:Focused on finding life changing solutions for underserved patients, our people thrive in an inclusive, and supportive environment that prioritises their health and wellbeing. Our multidisciplinary approach guarantees our people growth opportunities, while our culture of innovation and collaboration drives the impact we make delivering on our purpose of ‘putting patients at the centre of everything we d
o’.We are dedicated to creating a diverse, flexible, equitable and happy work environment so our colleagues can thrive as their truest selves. We act with courage, curiosity, care & commitment to deliver quality & excellence for our patients and each other Join us, and you’ll be given the scope to develop your professional skills and experience in a safe, supportive and challenging environm
entSalary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holida
ys.Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds, for example, are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At LifeArc we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so whatever your background or lived experience, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just right for this or other rol
es.We all have potential. At LifeArc, you’ll discover what you can really do with
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