Associate Counsel

Associate Counsel 

Syneos Health® is a leading fully integrated biopharmaceutical solutions organization built to accelerate customer success. We translate unique clinical, medical affairs and commercial insights into outcomes to address modern market realities.  

Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring a wide range of talented experts together across a wide range of business-critical services that support our business. Every role within Corporate is vital to furthering our vision of Shortening the Distance from Lab to Life®.

Discover what our 29,000 employees, across 110 countries already know: WORK HERE MATTERS EVERYWHERE

Why Syneos Health•    We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.•    We are committed to our Total Self culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Our Total Self culture is what unites us globally, and we are dedicated to taking care of our people. •    We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because when we bring together diversity of thoughts, backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives – we’re able to create a place where everyone feels like they belong.

Job Summary:

Syneos Health is looking for a commercially minded, positive, proactive and team-orientated lawyer (qualified in a European jurisdiction) to join its Business Legal EMEA team. The position will primarily support contracts (both client and vendor/supplier side) in EMEA, but will also get involved in projects and working with the EMEA Legal team more generally as required. The position involves flexibility for remote working however, some attendance at Syneos Health local offices- will be required. Some limited travel may be required to the  UK (European headquarters) and potentially to the US.

Job Responsibilities:

• With limited oversight, successfully drafting, reviewing, negotiating and finalizing contracts for clinical and commercial services as well as contracts with vendors/suppliers.
• Act as primary lawyer for a given territory’s contracts. Additional and/or alternative geographical scope may fall within this remit.
• Support on projects and process improvement initiatives and work with other members of Business Legal as appropriate together with both in-house regional and/or external counsel across the relevant jurisdictions, as well as all relevant SMEs.
• Serve as point of contact for contract-related questions from various internal stakeholders (e.g. Operational, Business, Finance, Quality...)

Qualifications

What we’re looking for

• Fully qualified lawyer in a European jurisdiction (passed the bar) who has worked in a commercial environment (at top-rated law firm or in-house at a multinational company) with proven experience of handling client contracting matters in EMEA and strong knowledge and experience in a broad range of commercial contracts and legal-risk areas.
• Outstanding relationship-building skills and ability to collaborate with colleagues.
• Keen analytical skills and able to form independent judgments (taking a business-oriented approach whilst identifying and balancing legal risks)
• Able to provide succinct, accurate and pragmatic legal advice to internal stakeholders.
• Ability to identify areas requiring SME or other team members’ inputs.
• Experience managing and coaching people and/or a keen interest to help people grow and develop.
• Ability to take on and prioritize a wide variety of matters.
• A strong desire to learn and sense of humor are a plus. 

Get to know Syeos HealthOver the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health

Additional Information:Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities.  Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.