This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The Vacancy
The Head of Legal manages and provides leadership to the CGT Catapult legal team who advise on a wide range of contractual and legal matters. The Head of Legal will take the lead on negotiations of contract wording to ensure that the interests of CGT Catapult are protected and that the agreed commercial position is correctly positioned in contracts to ensure that CGT Catapult can meet the contractual obligations it enters into. The Head of Legal will work with the senior Business Development team to ensure that precedent documents and negotiated agreements meet the needs of CGT Catapult.
This is a wide ranging role covering many aspects of legal practice. The Head of Legal will be expected to provide advice in a wide variety of contractual situations for example property leases, collaboration agreements, clinical trial agreements, intellectual property licenses, sales terms and conditions. As such the candidate needs a broad knowledge of contract law along with an interest in expanding their working knowledge in many diverse areas of legal practice such as Subsidy Control, where appropriate.
The Head of Legal will be the "go to" legal expert within CGT Catapult and will manage our interactions with external legal counsel.
As part of the Business Development, Legal, and IP group, the Head of Legal will participate in regular meetings to provide information and recommendations on strategic business decisions.
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The Company
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult was established as an independent centre of excellence to advance the growth of the UK cell and gene therapy industry, by bridging the gap between scientific research and full-scale commercialisation.
With more than 350 employees focusing on cell and gene therapy technologies, it works with partners in academia and industry to ensure these life-changing therapies can be developed for use in health services throughout the world. It offers leading-edge capability, technology and innovation to enable companies to take products into clinical trials and provide clinical, process development, manufacturing, regulatory, health economics and market access expertise. Its aim is to make the UK the most compelling and logical choice for UK and international partners to develop and commercialise these advanced therapies.
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult works with Innovate UK. For more information please visit ct.catapult.org.uk or visit http://www.gov.uk/innovate-uk.
Our Benefits
Career Development Opportunities
Discretionary Performance Related Bonus
Generous Annual Leave
Generous Salary Sacrifice Pension Contribution
Interest Free Travel Loan
Cycle to Work Scheme
Life Assurance
Electric Car Scheme
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