Make your mark for patients
We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel (Legal Lead Access & External Engagement EU) who is
collaborative, pragmatic and strategic
to join our European Legal team, based in Europe within our hybrid working model. This role can be based in Brussels (Belgium), Slough (UK) or Madrid (Spain).
About The Role
You will provide strategic, practical legal advice for market access, European medicines and patient-focused priorities across the product lifecycle. Acting as a trusted business partner, you will help teams make compliant, ethical and commercially sound decisions supporting launches, commercialization, access and portfolio management in epilepsy, rare diseases and immunology. You will assess risk, recommend clear options and support consistent legal approaches across Europe while contributing to selected cross-border and integral initiatives.
Who You'll Work With
You will be working in a team that brings together legal colleagues supporting European markets, medicines and patient impact.
You will collaborate with senior business leaders and colleagues in Market Access, Medical Affairs, Business Development, regulatory, ethics, compliance, data privacy and global teams. You will also work with country legal leads and external counsel to align advice, manage risk and share knowledge across markets.
What You'll Do
- Provide independent, strategic legal advice across market access, commercialization and portfolio activities, clearly explaining risks, options and recommendations.
- Support medicine launches, pricing, reimbursement, access initiatives, lifecycle planning and end-of-life strategies across Europe.
- Advise on promotional materials, public communications, patient engagement, digital initiatives, medical education, scientific exchange and interactions with healthcare communities.
- Guide teams on competition law, advertising rules, anti-bribery requirements, data privacy and other relevant European legal and compliance matters.
📌 Legal Lead Access (Madrid)
🏢 Ucb
📍 Madrid