Legal Counsel at GSK

Bengaluru, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Legal Counsel, Contract Drafting, Negotiation, Compliance, Risk Management, Research, Collaboration, Advisory Support, Pharmaceutical Transactions, Global Health, Stakeholder Engagement, Matrix Culture Navigation, Regulatory Knowledge, Policy Interpretation, Cross-Functional Teamwork, Communication

Industry

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Description

Site Name: Bengaluru Luxor North Tower Posted Date: Nov 14 2025 GSK is a science-led global healthcare company that aims to deliver growth and improving returns to shareholders through the development of innovative pharmaceutical and vaccine products. At GSK, our mission is to improve the quality of human life by uniting science, talent and technology to get ahead of disease together. Our core values are being ambitious for patients and accountable for impact we have on their health by ensuring we are doing the right thing with integrity and care because of the faith our patients have in us. Operating responsibly and ensuring our values are embedded in our culture and decision-making helps us better meet the expectations of society. Our values and culture put people at the centre of what we do to support the success of our business. That includes the Legal function – our vision is to run Legal like a business for the business. We focus on delivering excellent advice to achieve GSK’s Innovation, Performance and Trust priorities with courage and accountability. We invest in people so that everyone can be themselves, feel good and keep growing. Legal Contracting Network (LCN) is a new, cutting-edge Legal group located in Asia, Europe and the US, bringing together the responsibilities and management of contracting. It will deliver effective and efficient legal support for contracting that is simplified and consistent. By joining our dedicated team of lawyers, paralegals and contracting specialists, you will become part of a world-class contracting support function at our new Global Capabilities Centre in Bengaluru, India. Along the way you will have many opportunities to learn, develop and be a key member of the team that will strengthen our support capabilities and deliver on the success of our business. As a member of the LCN Asia Team, you will be accountable for providing quality contracting and related advisory support on a global basis for various GSK stakeholders. Responsibilities include: Providing quality contracting and related advisory support autonomously to the business. This includes providing analysis, drafting and counsel on high-risk transactions, including any related legal, policy, regulatory and compliance issues, integrating legal knowledge with sound business understanding. This role requires an independent and a broad-based provision of legal support and expertise in global R&D pharmaceutical and global health transactions including but not limited to variety of complex, and bespoke contracts drafting, review, negotiation, (CRO collaborations, Global Medical agreements, R&D collaborations, supported collaborative studies, patient engagement, interventional & non-interventional studies, etc.) and related advisory amongst others as may be required. Incumbent is expected to foresee any legal risk associated with the pharma commercial contracts being supported and mitigate the same by taking appropriate measures including but not limited to referring to internal guidance and adopting to pragmatic approach. Conduct research on various legal issues. Collaborate with and provide counsel to numerous relevant R&D procurement and global health stakeholders. Collaborate with cross-functional teams including global R&D/GPS/CPO Legal Review and interpret new or pending legislation and regulations impacting contracting to ensure compliance and share knowledge with the rest of the team. Familiarity with relevant GSK policies and SOP’s and timely completing the mandatory trainings required for the role. Being aware of departmental guidance on best practices, processes, templates, clauses and playbooks. This role requires a broad-based provision of legal support and expertise in worldwide pharma commercial transactions. Collaborate with and provide counsel to numerous relevant stakeholders including interactions with senior leaders in the R&D procurement organization. Understand legal and financial risks and implications of R&D pharmaceutical and global health contracts. Communicates directly with business clients and participate in general business meetings, teams and pharma commercial projects as required to provide timely, effective legal advice. Other duties as assigned. If you have these skills, we would like to speak to you. Qualified lawyer with minimum 10+ years’ experience in a law firm and/or in-house, including relevant experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements globally. Ability to navigate matrix culture and collaborate across diverse teams. Willingness to work flexible hours as this position supports global business in different geographies. #LI-GSK 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. Inclusion at GSK: As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at IN.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com to discuss your needs. Important notice to Employment businesses/ Agencies GSK does not accept referrals from employment businesses and/or employment agencies in respect of the vacancies posted on this site. All employment businesses/agencies are required to contact GSK's commercial and general procurement/human resources department to obtain prior written authorization before referring any candidates to GSK. The obtaining of prior written authorization is a condition precedent to any agreement (verbal or written) between the employment business/ agency and GSK. In the absence of such written authorization being obtained any actions undertaken by the employment business/agency shall be deemed to have been performed without the consent or contractual agreement of GSK. 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Responsibilities

Provide quality contracting and advisory support on a global basis for various GSK stakeholders. Collaborate with cross-functional teams and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulations impacting contracting.