Assistant Legal Counsel

Business Introduction GSK remains committed to achieving bold commercial ambitions for the future. By 2031, we aim to deliver £40 billion in annual sales, leveraging our existing strong performance momentum to significantly increase our positive impact on the health of billions of patients globally. Our Ahead Together strategy is centred on early intervention to prevent and alter the course of disease, thereby protecting people and supporting healthcare systems.
Our diverse portfolio consists of vaccines, specialty medicines, and general medicines.
Through continuous innovation and a dedicated focus on scientific and technical excellence, we strive to develop and launch new, groundbreaking treatments that address critical health challenges. Position Summary You will support GSK’s legal contracting and operations in India. You will draft, review and negotiate commercial and service agreements. You will work with business teams, procurement, and external counsel to manage legal risk and deliver clear, practical advice. We value curious, collaborative people who want to grow. This role offers clear career development, meaningful impact, and the chance to help unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following: - Draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts, service agreements, amendments and related documents. - Support contract lifecycle management using our CLM tools and follow required governance and process. - Liaise with internal stakeholders and external counsel to provide timely, practical legal advice. - Track and support management of legal spend, including alternative fee arrangements and billing guidelines. - Assist with litigation or dispute matters by coordinating with internal teams and external counsel. - Help improve templates, playbooks and training materials to make contracting faster and clearer. Why You? This role is hybrid with regular office presence required in India and occasional flexible hours to support global stakeholders. We are transparent about what we need and want to help you grow into more senior roles. If you enjoy clear problem solving, working with teams across borders, and improving how legal work gets done, you will thrive here. Basic Qualification We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals - Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent and admission to practice where applicable. - 4 to 6 years of relevant experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal role. - Demonstrable experience drafting and negotiating commercial and service contracts. - Practical familiarity with Contract Lifecycle Management tools or strong willingness to learn. - Strong written and verbal communication skills in English. - Willingness to work occasional flexible hours to support global stakeholders. Preferred Qualification If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus - Experience with technology, IT or digital services contracts, including software as a service. - Familiarity with alternative fee arrangements, budgeting and legal spend controls. - Prior experience on cross-border or multi-jurisdictional contracts. - Experience in healthcare, life sciences or other regulated industries. - Exposure to litigation support, investigations or dispute resolution matters. - Knowledge of privacy and data protection laws relevant to commercial agreements. What we offer in this role You will gain hands-on contracting experience across global stakeholders. You will build technical skills with CLM systems and commercial negotiation. You will receive coaching and clear development pathways. Your work will have tangible impact on how we deliver legal support across the business. How to apply If this role speaks to you, please submit your CV and a short note about why you are interested. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please get in touch if you need support. We look forward to hearing from you.

Skills

Business Acumen, Critical Thinking, Data Privacy, Legal Document Review, Legal Strategies, Negotiation, Risk Mitigation Strategies, Stakeholder Management

 

 

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

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