Senior Legal Counsel, R&D Procurement Contracts

Senior Legal Counsel – R&D Procurement Contracts

One of our Client, Johnson and Johnson is looking for an experienced legal professional to support the EMEA R&D Procurement organization as a Senior Legal Counsel focused on procurement and commercial contracting matters.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead supplier negotiations and provide legal counsel for high-value R&D procurement transactions.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and redline complex supplier and commercial agreements.
• Support escalated contractual and compliance matters in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Advise Procurement and S2C teams across EMEA on strategic sourcing and contractual risk management.
• Ensure agreements align with business objectives, compliance standards, and company policies.
• Collaborate with global contracting and process improvement teams to enhance templates, playbooks, and contracting workflows.
• Support harmonization and simplification initiatives for procurement contracting processes.

Required Qualifications:

• LLB or equivalent law degree with active license/certification to practice law.
• 8–10+ years of relevant experience with Tier 1/Tier 2 law firms and/or multinational organizations.
• Strong experience in drafting and negotiating high-value supplier agreements and EMEA/cross-border contracts.
• Deep understanding of GxP regulations including GLP, GCP, and GMP.
• Expertise in commercial clauses including indemnities, liability caps, service levels, IP, and data protection.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Strong English drafting and communication skills.

Location:

• Mumbai, India

Shift:

• EMEA overlapping working hours