Commercial Contracts - Senior Legal Counsel - 12 month FTC

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

This outstanding opportunity at Lonza as a Senior Legal Counsel for Commercial Contracts offers an exceptionally rewarding role based in Slough, UK. You will play a pivotal part in supporting our global mammalian facilities and making a significant impact on our business and clients. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring the flawless execution of legal agreements and providing world-class legal support.

Please note this is a 12-month FTC for maternity cover!

Key responsibilities:

• Quickly establish positive relationships within the legal team (both UK and global) and with key contacts in various global departments, including Sales/BD and PM.

• Develop a detailed knowledge of Lonza and its business to support the global BU.

• Participate in calls, meetings, and negotiations, leading on all legal matters as appropriate.

• Draft, negotiate, and advise on various contracts and agreements, including development, manufacturing, collaboration, joint venture, consultancy, and confidentiality agreements.

• Manage workload and sometimes conflicting business priorities with relevant collaborators.

• Collaborate and work with collaborators at all levels across the business, both in the UK and globally.

• Support and guide less senior members of the team.

• Contribute to the review, updating, and improvement of standard form contracts and templates (global and UK).

• Assist with the review and approval of marketing and promotional materials.

Key requirements:

• Extensive post-qualified experience with a specialisation in commercial contracts.

• Knowledge of relevant statutory, regulatory, and common law applicable to the field of corporate law.

• Ability to work to tight deadlines while maintaining high standards of work and advice.

• In-house legal experience (pharmaceutical environment is desirable).

• Ability to collaborate with a variety of collaborators across the business and with customers worldwide.

• Ability to deliver legal advice to non-lawyers in a common-sense manner.

• Proven ability to successfully negotiate high-value agreements for Lonza.

• Maintain a sense of humour when faced with tight deadlines and demanding clients.

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.