Site Name: UK - London - Brentford, Belgium-Wavre Posted Date: Mar 27 2024 The R&D, Global Product Strategy, Business Development and Corporate Legal group provides legal support and counselling to the GSK R&D organisation as well as the Business Development, Corporate Development, Global Product Strategy and Global Medical Affairs teams. This group includes three business counselling teams, one of which broadly supports both the Respiratory & Immunology and Infectious Disease R&D programmes together with the work of the Speciality Care Global Product Strategy and Medical Affairs teams as well as the platforms that support the discovery and development of our medicines and vaccines (including Medicines Development & Supply, Research Technologies, Precision Medicine, Global Clinical Operations and Biostats). Team members have deep understanding of the R&D business and science and are legal subject-matter specialists on the regulatory landscape affecting these activities. Lawyers in the team may be asked to provide support across all of our client groups and act as a primary point of contact for specific areas of the R&D organisation, specific legal subject-matters and for assets in the portfolio to ensure the delivery of appropriate legal support. This role is an individual contributor and will have following specific core responsibilities: Business areas Lead lawyer for the following business areas (including membership of the relevant leadership teams): Specialty Care Global Product Strategy and Global Medical Precision Medicine (biomarkers, diagnostic testing, etc.) Specific projects Support of certain Respiratory/Immunology investigational assets and Specialty Care marketed medicines (TBC), including membership on Medicine Development Teams and Medicine Commercial Teams, as well as supporting newly in-licensed or acquired Specialty Care medicines Subject-matter lead Expertise on diagnostic testing including companion diagnostics This role reports to the VP, Legal – Research, Development and MDS and will be based initially in Brentford, West London relocating to New Oxford Street, Central London in Q3 2024. The role may also be performed by the right candidate in Wavre, Belgium. In accordance with GSK Performance with Choice principles, presence in the office 2-3 days each week is required. The role will involve occasional travel, primarily to GSK locations in the US, UK and Belgium. A key part of the role is working collaboratively with members of the Business Development & Corporate part of the group to support further business development activity that is anticipated. Undertaking these responsibilities is likely to include all of the following: Deliver high quality legal services to enable GSK R&D, Global Medical and Global Product Strategy to deliver their objectives working with a high degree of autonomy and displaying maturity and individual accountability to make decisions and provide strategic legal advice, escalating to line manager only as needed. Be the principal point of contact to certain groups within R&D, Global Medical and Global Product Strategy as the need arises. Partner with senior R&D and Global Product Strategy management to ensure appropriate implementation of strategies across the portfolio. Able and willing to autonomously present at the highest levels of the organisation such as governance boards and leadership teams. Take responsibility with other Assistant General Counsel (AGCs) for driving quality in the department; accountable for ensuring that best practice in legal work is current, appropriate and risk-based. Take responsibility with other AGCs for devising, implementing and sharing best practice across the R&D and Global Product Strategy legal team as the legal environment changes. Advise on, draft and support negotiations of bespoke agreements for clinical studies, collaborations, and data-related R&D agreements as well as for the procurement of strategic services. Lead matrix teams of other attorneys including local legal lawyers in-country to ensure consistent advice regarding the Specialty Care medicines. Provide legal advice and influence clients in order to avert significant legal risks, by providing creative, strategic advice on highly complex projects of high impact with minimal oversight. Consider for all projects the competitive situation, GSK’s business and commercial needs, advising on appropriate strategy to manage risk while maximising business benefit. Provide client advice that is strategic, thoughtful and clear on matters of high complexity and impact, has clear and concise communication skills and the ability to translate extremely complex matters into simple terms digestible by a wide variety of audiences. Makes connections between different client groups as needed without direction due to familiarity with key roles and people within the business as well as broad GSK business structure and needs. Anticipate and proactively support the prevention and management of legal risks facing the company in the aligned business areas, including through collaboration with Compliance and Global Regulatory Affairs where needed to develop new policies and internal controls. Act as subject-matter expert on one or more legal topics providing specialist input to other legal functions such as due diligence in business development transactions and input into model agreements. Engage with other legal functions to provide a single aligned view on specific matters including early analysis of potential disputes. Engage and oversee the activities of external legal counsel where appropriate. Provide training to clients and Legal colleagues. Support knowledge sharing and business process improvement activities and provide assistance to less experienced attorneys and paralegals and contribute to their development. Engage with other GSK functions and partners (e.g. Compliance, Audit and Assurance, Tax, Finance, Business Development etc. both centrally and locally) to ensure appropriate communication and consideration of relevant issues. Review and interpret pending or new legislation or regulatory rules impacting the business to ensure compliance or strategy changes as well as collaborating with R&D Policy on responses to new legislative proposals and guidances. Basic Qualifications: We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals: University degree qualification or equivalent tertiary education qualification. Qualified legal practitioner admitted to practise in England and Wales or alternatively Belgium depending on role location. Extensive relevant private practice and/or in-house experience advising clients active in the discovery, development and/or commercialization of medicines, vaccines and/or medical devices including experience of advising on several of the following legal topics: clinical and commercial contracting, data privacy, regulation of clinical trials and other human subject research, regulation of medicinal product approval and promotion and regulation of medical devices. Strong legal skills, particularly in identifying and counselling on legal risks and issues, combined with high integrity and sound commercial acumen. Ability to operate effectively in an international team environment and collaborate within a matrix structure, liaising with legal colleagues in Belgium, UK, USA and elsewhere, and to engage proactively across a broad range of client groups. Ability to engage proactively, influence and interact effectively with Legal colleagues, commercial clients and senior management, demonstrating the GSK Culture and business partnering and guardian capabilities. A self-starter with the ability to work independently and in a team and manage numerous matters and competing priorities effectively. Fluent in English with excellent communication, facilitation and negotiation skills. Willingness to undertake domestic and international travel as required Preferred Qualifications: If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus: Experience of the regulation of medicines and vaccines in both the US and EU. Experience of the regulation of diagnostic tools including companion diagnostics. Experience with multiple legal risk areas, including anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC), privacy, promotion of medicines and vaccines, competition law, etc. Why Us? 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