Legal Counsel - Roche UK Affiliate

Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.

The Position

Join Roche UK as a Legal Counsel and Make an Impact in Healthcare

Are you a lawyer with a few years of post-qualification experience (PQE) looking to support a dynamic and innovative business environment? Join our legal team at Roche, where you'll work on a range of corporate, commercial, and legal matters. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring that our operations are legally compliant and efficient, contributing to our mission of improving patients' lives worldwide.

Your Role:

As Legal Counsel, you will partner with various UK and global business areas from early research and development to product commercialisation. You will ensure compliance with group-wide legal policies, supporting strategic corporate projects, and managing internal knowledge. You will also advise on digital and data privacy matters and contribute to key global and local procurement initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Corporate:

+ Collaborate with the Roche group to ensure adherence to global legal policies and procedures.
+ Interpreting EU / UK / Irish law and regulations.
+ Advising on legal issues in multiple fields, including healthcare compliance, commercial, value & access
+ Advise on people & culture matters.
+ Support strategic corporate initiatives, including acquisitions and compliance-related projects.
+ Implement contract automation and provide training to enhance operational efficiencies.
+ Manage internal knowledge to ensure compliance with global and local policies.

• Commercial:

+ Partner with the UK business, focusing on commercial matters, providing competition, digital, data privacy, AI, and innovative legal solutions.
+ Advise on global and local procurement agreements and student/apprenticeship contracts
+ Oversee customer contract reviews and support tender processes.
+ Provide legal advice to Medical Affairs and other business functions.

• R&D:

+ Support clinical, regulatory, medical device, and quality matters.
+ Coordinate legal processes with global R&D lawyers to ensure consistency and compliance.

• Data Privacy:

+ Assist the local DPO deliver on compliance priorities, projects and initiatives
+ Support the legal team's provision of advice to the business in relation to data privacy and matters.
+ Work on a variety of privacy work streams e.g. data subject access requests, data incidents, Data Protection Impact Assessments

• Horizon Scanning:

+ Monitor legislative changes, assess risks and opportunities, and integrate key legal considerations into business strategy and risk management.

Who You Are:

• Education: Law degree or equivalent preferred


• Experience: You bring a few years of PQE in corporate and commercial law, ideally with exposure to pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, or R&D sectors.


• Skills: You possess strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills. You are well-versed in corporate and commercial law, with the ability to lead complex legal matters effectively.


• Languages: Fluency in English is crucial. Additional language skills are an advantage.


Apply Now:

Ready to make a difference in the healthcare industry? We invite you to apply!

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.

Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.
Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants' requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work.


• Education: Law degree or equivalent preferred


• Experience: You bring a few years of PQE in corporate and commercial law, ideally with exposure to pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology, or R&D sectors.


• Skills: You possess strong negotiation, analytical, and communication skills. You are well-versed in corporate and commercial law, with the ability to lead complex legal matters effectively.


• Languages: Fluency in English is crucial. Additional language skills are an advantage.
  
  Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters., At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.


Our UK Pharmaceutical head office is situated in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, with beautiful countryside surrounding the area. Supported by major motorways & airports as well as being a 30 minute train ride to London, access is easy. Our award-winning office, known as Hexagon Place, was opened in 2005 and provides a modern, flexible working environment with facilities that are second-to-none. Around 2,000 people work at our Welwyn office in Global Early Development (pRED), Global Product Development (PD), Commercial (Rx) and our Corporate functions.

Roche offer a competitive salary plus the excellent benefits you would expect from a blue-chip organisation. There is a fully equipped gym on-site, a library and information centre, and an active sports and social club. We also have a subsidised staff restaurant providing foods to cater for every taste throughout the day. At the heart of the building is an informal meeting area known as The Street which features a coffee shop, snack machine and cashpoint. A second building on-site, called The Hub, contains modern meeting room and conference facilities. Roche promotes personal well-being and work-life balance. Therefore, flexible working options will be considered for all roles at Roche UK. Roche is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment. The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills aaa
Roche of personnel so classified.
Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of Roche Products Ltd. At Roche Products we believe diversity drives innovation and we are committed to building a diverse and flexible working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, disability or age. We recognise the importance of flexible working and will review all applicants' requests with care. At Roche difference is valued and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to aabG
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