Legal Counsel (remote, part time or full-time / 80-100%)

The responsibilities for the Legal Counsel include, but are not limited to, the following:
General

• Develop and maintain the relationship with external legal counsels for specialized legal advice and support services.
• Develop and implement policies, procedures and tools to ensure legal best practices are followed throughout the organization.
• Provide training and guidance to employees on legal topics such as contract management, data protection, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.

Contract Management

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts with clients and vendors, including Master Service Agreements (MSA’s), Confidentiality Agreements (NDA’s), Research Collaboration Agreements, Clinical Trial Agreements.
• Ensure contracts align with company policies, mitigate risks, and meet regulatory requirements across different jurisdictions.

Risk Management & Insurance

• Maintain and review the company’s insurance policies, including general and professional liability, directors and officer’s liability, cyber liability, clinical trial and employee related insurances.
• Advise on legal risks related to operational activities and implement risk mitigation strategies.

Corporate Governance and Employment Law

• Provide legal advice on corporate governance matters, support management with compliance in areas of corporate structure, ethics, and best practices.
• Advise Human Resources on employment matters, ensuring compliance with labor laws across multiple regions, and handle employment-related disputes.

Mergers and Acquisitions

• Provide legal support on strategic mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships, handling legal due diligence and deal structuring in collaboration with external advisors.

Data Privacy and Security

• Ensure compliance with global data protection regulations, including the GDPR, HIPAA, and other relevant laws regarding personal data of trial participants and employees.
• Collaborate with IT to ensure that robust data protection measures are in place.
• Act as Data Protection Officer (DPO) or collaborate with external DPO.

Intellectual Property

• Protect and manage the company’s intellectual property, including trademarks.
• Ensure appropriate safeguards for proprietary and confidential information in clinical trials and research collaborations.

• A Master’s degree in Law specialized in corporate and commercial law
• A minimum of 4 to 5 years of relevant experience at a reputable law firm in Belgium
• Relevant experience in the life science or pharmaceutical industry
• Excellent contract negotiation and drafting skills
• Excellent Dutch and English language skills, both written and spoken
• Experience in Labor law, M&A, IP and GDPR

• You have a keen eye for detail and good communication skills
• You can work independently (and remotely) and yet be a great team player
• You are well organized and with attention to detail while keeping a “getting the job done” mentality
• You are client-focused
• You are focused on delivering high-quality results on time
• You are sensitive to cross-cultural differences.

You will join a young, very dynamic, and fast-growing private research organization. Our passionate, truly multicultural, and diverse team of more than 250 colleagues and nearly 40 nationalities include epidemiologists, clinical operations, CRAs, CTAs, data scientists, statisticians, data analysts, medical writers, safety and pharmacovigilance specialists, project managers and business support professionals spreading over 20 countries. 
  
 We all work remotely, setting our own time schedule, based on a “getting the job done” mentality.  This has a positive impact in our work-life balance. Our headquarters are in Leuven (Belgium), but we also have local and regional offices located in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), Bogota (Colombia), Johannesburg (South Africa), Bangkok (Thailand), Paris (France), Innsbruck (Austria) and Durham (United States). You may need to travel occasionally. 
 
At P95, we are a collaborative and international team that works on diverse projects, topics, and clients and faces interesting challenges. There is a high level of empowerment, flexibility, autonomy as well as opportunities for research and development, to make things happen. We have an open culture of respect and inclusion. Consequently, we value self-reliance, initiative, and responsibility of everyone in our team to meet our internal and external customers’ expectations. Finally, our colleagues experience a strong sense of meaning and purpose driven by the scientific nature and impact of our work.

Visit our website www.p-95.com to learn more about who we are and what we do. If you are the one for this job, send your application by filling out the following short form. The call will remain open until the position is filled.
P95 is an Equal Opportunities Employer. The company is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, gender, pregnancy, religion or belief, union belief, wealth, birth, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, medical history, skin color, marital status, genetic information, parental status, social origin, or condition. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.