Commercial Legal Counsel

1 month ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Danaher Full time

For over 25 years, Abcam has been providing tools the scientific community needs to enable faster breakthroughs in critical areas like cancer, neurological disorders, infectious diseases, and metabolic disorders.

We believe that to continue making progress, we need to work together, each bringing our own unique perspectives to make an impact on the world. This community needs people like you: dedicated, agile and above all audacious so we can truly drive science forward.

The Commercial Legal Counsel is responsible for supporting our global business on general commercial matters, but particularly focusing on commercial tenders, in-licensing, digital and data protection matters.

This position reports to the Senior Legal Counsel and is part of the Legal department located in Cambridge, UK and will be hybrid. At Abcam, our vision is to be the most influential life sciences company for researchers worldwide.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

  • Support our global business in relation to data privacy matters, including reviewing data privacy impact assessments, negotiating, and drafting data protection agreements, and assisting with our data subject access request processes.

  • Support our global sales team, particularly in relation to e-procurement and tenders but also negotiating and drafting MSAs, custom development agreements, supply agreements, MTAs etc.

  • Support our in-licensing team by negotiating and drafting both in- and out-licenses.

  • Develop and provide training for the global business with respect to legal issues, policies, and procedures with a focus on digital and data privacy issues.

  • Provide support on compliance matters.

The essential requirements of the job include:

  • A qualified solicitor with a strong academic background and has supported life sciences clients in private practice and/or worked in-house in a life sciences organization. 

  • Experience of working in global cross functional teams with both senior and junior stakeholders in a matrix organization. 

  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple assignments. 

At Abcam, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, hybrid working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement in which you can work part of the time at the Company location identified above and part of the time remotely from your home. Additional information about this hybrid work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Abcam can provide.

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At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrowâs science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering whatâs next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

At Danaher, we value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.


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