Associate Counsel, UK

☞ Adaptimmune

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Abingdon South East

Category: Legal / Contracts

Industry: Biotechnology Research

Position: Associate

Job type: Full-time

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Primary Responsibility

The Associate Counsel will be an integral part of Adaptimmune’s cell therapy business and its mission to provide cell therapies to cancer patients. The role will support multiple functions within the business including cell manufacturing, procurement and sourcing, and clinical trials and services.

Provision Of Legal Services Will Include
  • negotiation of agreements including service agreements, supply agreements, materials transfer agreements, consultancy agreements, confidentiality agreements, manufacturing agreements (including quality agreements) and clinical trial agreements;
  • providing legal advice across functional areas; and
  • interfacing with other members of the legal team, members of management and business as necessary.
Role will be primarily based within the UK or US but may also require travel to other facilities and elsewhere.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provision of legal assistance and advice to business (85%)
  • Drafting and negotiating a broad range of agreements, including agreements focused on process development, sourcing & procurement, supply agreements, consultancy agreements, standard terms and conditions review, clinical trial agreements and amendments, and clinical services agreements (e.g., CRO and CDMO)
  • Drafting template agreements under direction from Deputy GC and/or GC
  • Responsibility for management of own matters with supervision/assistance from Deputy GC and/or GC where necessary
  • Liaising with external counsel as appropriate, upon direction from Deputy GC and/or GC
  • Drafting, review and training in relation to legal policies (10%)
  • Assistance in drafting of policies as required within Adaptimmune and the broader legal team
  • Identification of areas where additional policies or compliance are required or could benefit the business
Required

Qualifications & Experience
  • English law or US law qualified solicitor or equivalent
  • Substantial experience PQE
  • Experience with service and supply agreements, terms and conditions, and materials transfer agreements
Desirable
  • Business-minded legal focus (i.e., business savvy) is strongly preferred
  • Experience within biotech or pharmaceutical industry preferred
  • Experience in working within a global business desirable
  • Experience supporting clinical trials is desirable
Skills & Compentencies

Required
  • Competent and outgoing personality
  • Pragmatic and proactive approach to problem-solving
  • Prepared to take responsibility and move things forward independently, but raise up to other team members when guidance is needed
  • Able to interact with a wide variety of individuals both in the US and UK
  • Excellent ability to draft and construct legal documents
  • Excellent communication ability
Desirable
  • Other languages a plus, but not required
decision making authority
  • Some independent decision-making responsibility
  • Supervision or assistance from Deputy GC and other members of the team where applicable
Size and scope of team -Will work within a team of 1-2 UK based lawyers, 2-3 US based attorneys, 2 contracts managers, 1-2 paralegal/administrators. 5-8 total legal staff (US and UK). Will report to Deputy GC in the US

Budget responsibility -None expected initially, but budget-consciousness is a plus

Travel -May require occasional travel to other office (either Oxfordshire or Philadelphia) (no more than twice per year). Given on-going COVID-19 restrictions, may need to be flexible in work location and work-from-home with a hybrid structure.

At Adaptimmune we embrace diversity and equality of opportunity. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or other legally protected category. It is our intent that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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