Associate / Senior General Counsel

Work with us
Our team are passionate in the pursuit of excellence and in pushing the boundaries of cancer therapy and Autoimmune disease to deliver life-changing treatments to patients.

Whilst working at Autolus you will enjoy a flexible, diverse and dynamic working environment which actively promotes creativity, leadership and teamwork – together we are ONE Autolus.

Job Description:

Job Title: Associate General Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel (Senior Director level)

Reports to: General Counsel

Department: Legal

Hours: 35 hours

Location: London, W12 (approx. 2 days per week in office)

About Autolus

Autolus is a biopharmaceutical company, advancing innovative therapies at both clinical and commercial stages of development, focused on next-generation, programmed T cell therapies for the treatment of cancer. Using a broad suite of proprietary and modular T cell programming technologies, the company is engineering precisely targeted, controlled, and highly active T cell therapies designed to better recognize cancer cells, break down their defence mechanisms, and eliminate these cells. Autolus has a pipeline of product candidates in development for the treatment of haematological malignancies, solid tumours, and autoimmune diseases.

Why Autolus?

Our team is passionate in the pursuit of excellence and in pushing the boundaries of cancer therapy and autoimmune diseases to deliver life-changing treatments to patients. Whilst working at Autolus you will enjoy a flexible, diverse, and dynamic working environment which actively promotes creativity, leadership and teamwork. In addition to this Autolus is proud to offer a competitive salary, performance related bonus as well as private medical insurance, life assurance, and pension.

Our Promise

Autolus is developing complex, breakthrough therapies for a globally diverse market and equally recognises that diversity amongst our people is critical to our mission. As we draw on our differences, what we’ve experienced, and how we work, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Role Summary

The Associate General Counsel/Senior Legal Counsel role will provide a broad range of legal and commercial contract support to Autolus as part of a close-knit, international legal and compliance team. This employee will manage legal professionals in the UK office and will work with senior executives and other stakeholders within the company on critical business initiatives, including supply chain, manufacturing, R&D and pipeline products, licensing/BD, IT and commercial product sales. This employee must have the ability to work independently and to thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Negotiating a wide range of legal contracts and agreements to support different business initiatives, including supply chain, manufacturing, R&D and pipeline products, licensing/BD, IT and commercial product sales.
• Supervising and developing junior legal staff in the UK, including company counsel, paralegals and apprentices
• Collaborative working with a wide range of Autolus stakeholders, including Procurement, Finance, Commercial, Medical Affairs, IT, Facilities and Logistics, Global Development and BD.
• Collaborative working with a wide range of third parties, including vendors, suppliers, collaborators, clinical and commercial hospital/sites, as well as Healthcare Professionals.
• Reviewing and maintaining Autolus standard template agreements and contracts, and promoting efficiencies throughout the contracting process.
• Supporting the General Counsel in providing legal advisory services to the business.
• Mentoring, delegating to, and providing guidance to, juniors in the team.

Demonstrated skills and competencies

E – Essential

P – Preferred

Experience

• At least 8 years’ post qualification experience (E)
• At least 4 years’ in-house experience (E)
• Experience of negotiating and handling a variety of commercial contracts (E)
• Experience within the life sciences field (E)
• Experience with the management of corporate entities or employee stock option programmes, in each case in the UK and/or US (P)

Qualifications

• Law degree (or GDL) plus LPC (E)
• Admitted to practice in the UK (E)

Skills/Specialist knowledge

• Ability to move at a fast pace and execute quickly.
• Ability to work with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, as listed above.
• Strong interpersonal, oral & written communication skills.
• Business oriented and solution-driven.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision.

Autolus Core Competencies

Focus on Results:Works to meet business goals set by management and leaders

Builds Trust and Relationships:Ensures trust with internal and external partners by delivering on commitments

Resilience:Has the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

Communicates and Collaborates:Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet objectives

Autolus’ success is driven by equality and inclusion; we believe all voices are of equal value and must be heard.

Whilst operating with focus and integrity, we are committed to improving diversity and inclusion within our business and our industry.