Senior Counsel

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From AstraZeneca’s original posting

Are you ready to combine deep commercial legal expertise with innovative AI and data privacy mentorship to help deliver life-changing medicines in the UK? As Senior Counsel supporting AZ UK, you will be the trusted legal partner to leaders across Oncology and Biopharmaceuticals. You will craft how we collaborate with the NHS and other healthcare organisations. You will also guide how we deploy digital, data, and AI responsibly to accelerate patient impact. You will advise on the full spectrum of commercialisation activities, coordinate legal mentorship related to artificial intelligence projects, and act as Deputy Data Protection Officer. This is a role for a pragmatic, innovative lawyer who enjoys operating at pace, solving sophisticated problems and improving the way legal work is done. How would you guide critical collaborations and set clear guardrails that enable innovation while protecting patients, partners and our enterprise? Accountabilities: • Serve as lead lawyer for assigned Business Unit and Franchises; provide strategic, outcome-focused legal advice; participate actively on leadership teams and lead legal input for collaborations with the NHS and other external…