In-House Legal Counsel, Deciphex

• A third level degree in Law or equivalent. (mandatory)
• Professionally qualified lawyer - Qualified to practice law in the UK and/or Ireland (Mandatory)
• 2 - 4 years' PQE in the UK and/or Ireland (Essential)
• Experience in the US is desirable but not essential, although all relevant applications will be considered)
• Strong, hands on experience drafting, negotiating and closing a high volume of commercial contracts
• Highly ideal if you've worked in a med technology, SaaS, technology or similarly regulated environment
• Practical working knowledge of AI, software, compliance, data privacy and IP, applied in a commercial, business focused way
• Comfortable working cross functionally and across time zones, influencing stakeholders at all levels through clear, confident communication
• Familiarity with using generative AI tools within a legal function to maximise efficiencies and productivity
• Trusted to operate with autonomy and sound judgement, making ethical, well reasoned decisions with minimal supervision
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail, able to prioritise, multi task and manage competing deadlines under pressure
• Thrives in a fast moving scale up environment, comfortable with ambiguity, showing initiative and solving problems without handholding
• Knows when to escalate and does so with clear options and recommendations, not just issues
• Builds rapport quickly, earns trust with internal teams, and negotiates firmly and constructively with external stakeholders

Desirable

• This position will require remote collaboration with associates on GMT, CET time, plus US Time Zones (PST through EST)
• On occasion, the candidate may be requested to work outside standard hours, and to attend specific locations
• We are seeking a commercially focused Legal Counsel to join our in house legal team at Deciphex,
• Reporting to the Lead Commercial Counsel, you will cover multiple jurisdictions (UK/Ireland/USA. Canada)
• You will be our day to day legal partner to our commercial and procurement teams, supporting our products and services including Patholytix and Diagnexia
• Your focus is unlocking deals and enabling revenue with speed and accuracy, while keeping clear legal guardrails in place
• You'll get real satisfaction from helping commercial teams move from interest to signed agreements, without compromising quality or judgement
• You will operate across time zones and jurisdictions, including the UK, US, Canada, and Japan, partnering with subject matter experts when decisions require clinical or operational alignment
• Draft, review and negotiate a high volume of commercial contracts (collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across jurisdictions) including master services agreements, SaaS agreements, software license agreements, contractor services agreements, NDA’s and supplier agreements
• Develop, update and standardize contract precedents as necessary
• Support the structuring, drafting and ongoing maintenance of intercompany agreements between various Deciphex entities
• 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
• You will engage with external stakeholders (e.g. customer legal teams, procurement teams, lab managers, and clinical leads, to explain and negotiate contract positions in a clear, commercially grounded way
• Monitor and keep abreast of legal developments and legislative changes that may impact business and company goals and proactively advise on potential impacts