Interim Senior Commercial Legal Counsel; Maternity cover

Basildon, Essex (hybrid role: 3 days in office, 2 days at home per week)

Salary:
Competitive + Benefits + Bonus

If you are a detail-oriented and commercially astute legal professional, experienced in handling complex commercial contracts and providing strategic, business-focused legal advice, then we want to hear from you. Join us to help improve peoples’ lives and make healthcare better for everyone!

Pharmanovia is a dynamic, fast-growing international pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of over 20 brands across more than 160 markets. Our mission is to improve patient health globally through the revitalisation of niche, tried-and-trusted medicines.

Our core behaviours are:

• We act decisively but we never compromise on quality.
• We keep our promises and do as we say.
• We value our heritage and foster an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We reinvest in our future – in our products, our brands and our people.
• We give back to our communities.

Since its inception in 2013, Pharmanovia has grown consistently year on year, focusing on delivering high-quality branded prescription medicines to patients, prescribers, and healthcare providers across the world. Our growth has enabled the company to reinvest in its products, brands, people, and to give back to its communities. A people business with a strong, supportive culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, our team comprises over 300 employees and 29 nationalities, operating from offices in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Germany, U.A.E., India, Australia and Singapore.

We are an agile, committed, and innovative global specialty pharma business and a preferred partner for innovator pharma companies, instigating a paradigm shift in the life cycle management of iconic medicines. We seek to extensively engage with clinical communities to communicate product improvements and prioritise environmental, social, and governance considerations across the business and workforce. Pharmanovia’s therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular, Oncology, Endocrinology and Neurology.

We are seeking a senior-level commercial lawyer to join our fast-paced, entrepreneurial Commercial Legal Team on an interim basis, covering a period of 12 months maternity leave within the team.

This is a broad role providing commercially focused advice and support on a diverse range of legal issues to business colleagues in the various functions within Pharmanovia, including Commercial Operations, Supply Chain, In-licensing and Product Development, Regulatory Affairs, and across many geographies.

You will report directly into the AVP Legal & IP and, from time to time, will also work closely with the General Counsel. The role will involve providing first-line support to internal teams, with regular exposure to senior stakeholders within the business.

• Negotiating, drafting and supporting on a broad range of commercial contracts, including Product Commercialisation contracts (e.g. distribution agreements, logistics services agreements; product warehousing agreements)
• Supply Chain – e.g. product supply agreements; toll manufacturing agreements
• Product Development and Product in-licensing agreements
• General Service Agreements
• Regulatory Agreements
• Confidentiality / non-disclosure agreements
• Amendments to existing legal contracts
• Advising internal stakeholders on the content of other legal documents, such as powers of attorney
• Providing legal advice and guidance to the wider business on ad hoc legal issues and business projects
• Oversee the maintenance of a centralised legal contracts database
• Providing support to other team members, as required
• Performing other duties, as required or assigned

Candidates with around 5 to 8 years PQE and commercial legal experience, ideally gained within a pharmaceutical company, life sciences business, or similar commercial background, are likely to have the skills required to be successful in this role. We are also looking for:

• Qualified lawyer in the UK or major Commonwealth jurisdiction (e.g. Australia, New Zealand) or a major EU jurisdiction
• Strong academic background, educated to…