Commercial Contracts Counsel [Life Sciences]

Description

Location: Remote – UK or Europe

Hours: Approximately 40 hours per week

Duration: Approximately 6 months

Our client, leading global pharmaceutical company is looking for an experienced Commercial Contracts Attorney to support its global Legal and Procurement teams. This role will focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including supplier agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, NDAs, amendments, and renewals. The ideal candidate has extensive commercial contracting experience, preferably in-house, and is comfortable independently managing negotiations, advising business stakeholders, and identifying legal and commercial risks in a fast-paced, international environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, NDAs, supplier agreements, amendments, and renewals.
• Support general services, IT/vendor agreements, and potentially life sciences and CRO-related contracts.
• Partner with Procurement, Legal, and business stakeholders to facilitate negotiations and drive contracts through execution.
• Provide practical legal guidance and negotiate contract terms in alignment with business objectives.
• Independently manage a high volume of contracting matters with minimal supervision.
• Collaborate with global teams across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of commercial contracts experience, preferably within an in-house legal department.
• Qualified and licensed attorney in a relevant jurisdiction.
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Fluent in English, with experience supporting international business teams.
• Pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or life sciences industry experience is preferred but not required.