Senior Associate - Legal

Find your next role with MedGenome Labs Ltd. We are the market leader in clinical genomic space in India and offers a comprehensive range of diagnostic services to doctors and researchers. We operate the largest CAP accredited Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) lab in Southeast Asia housing cutting-edge genome sequencing platforms. MedGenome is the founding member of GenomeAsia 100K, an initiative to sequence 100,000 Genomes in Asia.

We have an exciting opportunity for the position of Senior Associate - Legal in Bengaluru location. It is a full time and work from office opportunity.

Skills and Experience Required:

• 4+ years of post-qualification experience as in house counsel (preferably in the Pharmaceutical, Diagnostics, or other similar sectors) or in law firms with focus on general corporate matters.
• Knowledge of relevant laws and regulations governing the pharmaceutical industry and familiarity dealing with company, contract law and IP.
• Strong research and analytical, drafting and negotiation skills.
• Good communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated individual with the ability to work independently and collaboratively as a team player.
• Sound legal and business understanding and judgement.
• Effective project management, presentation and prioritization skills.

Key responsibilities of the Role:

• Responsible for end to end closure of agreements from negotiating, vetting, reviewing, drafting, finalization, execution and closing including Confidentiality agreements/NDAs, master services agreements, research agreements, etc.
• Responsible for contractual compliance under various agreements.
• Responsible for legal research and providing legal opinions in various matters pertaining to the business.
• Liaising with various internal and external (including outside legal counsel) stakeholders to ensure timely closure of assignments including transactions, agreements, and other legal matters.
• Strategizing and advising business teams and other stakeholders on various corporate legal issues.
• Other responsibilities to provide legal support as may be determined by the manager from time to time.

Educational Qualification:

BA LLB/BSL LLB &/or LLM from a reputed law school.

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