Lead Legal Counsel

AstraZeneca

Pancras Square, United Kingdom
Client leadership and strategic service delivery
Risk identification and management
External collaboration and stakeholder leadership
This role places you at the center of pivotal decisions that shape how we engage with healthcare partners, navigate complex regulations, and enable compliant, fast execution across the business

Job Summary

  • This role places you at the center of pivotal decisions that shape how we engage with healthcare partners, navigate complex regulations, and enable compliant, fast execution across the business.
  • Serve as first line counsel to RDU UK & Ireland business, supporting negotiation and legal strategy for high complexity matters and providing decisive, pragmatic guidance and sign off to enable timely, compliant execution.
  • Join a high-performing, globally connected team that powers the business behind science, turning complex challenges into practical results that benefit patients.

Matching Summary

This role places you at the center of pivotal decisions that shape how we engage with healthcare partners, navigate complex regulations, and enable compliant, fast execution across the business.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Client leadership and strategic service delivery
  • Risk identification and management
  • External collaboration and stakeholder leadership
  • Capability building and process improvement

Nice-to-have

  • Bold commercial goals with rigorous compliance
  • Unleash bold thinking
  • Curiosity and courage alongside precision
  • Kindness alongside ambition

Key Requirements

  • First line counsel to UK & Ireland business units
  • Experience managing risk posture
  • Experience with NHS and healthcare partners

Work Rights

Not specified

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