Senior Legal Counsel

Senior Legal Counsel

Permanent Full Time Role

Citywest, Dublin

Purpose:
This role will support our growing PLC business in Ireland and abroad, with key interactions across all areas of our business and particular focus on our Pharma and Medtech Divisions. Our legal team is growing and looking to bring on someone who thrives in an in-house environment who can work closely with our business leaders on their legal priorities.
The role will be reporting into the General Counsel & Company Secretary, working closely with the Leadership Team and Senior Leadership teams across Uniphar Group.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee complex legal projects from initiation  to completion while engaging cross-functional stakeholders to secure input, alignment, and timely execution.
• Provide strategic legal advice and lead negotiations on a broad range of high-value commercial contracts, supporting business growth and ensuring legal compliance.
• Drive the creation, rollout, and continuous improvement of legal contracts and frameworks partnering with cross-functional leaders as required
• Identify inefficiencies in day-to-day operations and implement scalable, streamlined solutions to enhance effectiveness
• Play a key leadership role in corporate transactions (M&A and strategic investments) by managing legal due diligence, transaction documentation, cross-border legal coordination, and integration planning in partnership with external advisors and internal teams
• Advise executive and senior business leaders on a wide spectrum of legal, compliance, and corporate matters, including regulatory issues, dispute resolution, and reputational risk, enabling well-informed, risk-adjusted decision-making.
• Assist in  the roll-out of a Group-wide contract management system to streamline the contracting process across the Group. (this needs to be from a broader technology perspective – there may be others that they need t be part of – not just the contract management system)
• Manage and prioritize workload in relation to timelines and stakeholder requirements.
• Engaging and liaising with external counsel (managing and minimizing costs to the extent possible).
• Foster a culture of legal excellence and continuous improvement, mentoring junior team members and contributing to knowledge-sharing and capability development across the function.
• Undertake additional responsibilities and special projects as required, supporting the legal function’s contribution to overall corporate governance and operational resilience

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor with 7+ years PQE in private practice or in-house
• Experience negotiating commercial contracts
• Commercial and solutions focused
• Good project management skills
• Good interpersonal and managerial skills
• Ability to thrive in a high-paced work environment
• Professional maturity to take ownership of various assignments with limited supervision
• Flexibility and willingness to work on a broad variety of matters
• Good attitude, strong work ethic, and the ability to work well in a team environment

Uniphar Background

Uniphar Group is a rapidly expanding diversified healthcare services business with a global footprint and a proud heritage in Ireland.  Since Uniphar became a publicly listed company in 2019, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continue to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of more than 3,000 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and medtech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines and treatments around the world.

Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Uniphar Supply Chain & Retail, Uniphar Medtech and Uniphar Pharma

Please note that Uniphar is an equal-opportunity employer; we do not discriminate and welcome all responses. 

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