Head of Legal

Our missionAll new medicines need to undergo clinical trials to show they’re safe and effective. But today’s clinical trial infrastructure is stuck in the past, and the cost of developing new medicines has skyrocketed as a result. Patients have to wait longer and pay more for new treatments.Our mission is to fix this; we use software to help innovative companies run faster, more reliable, and patient-friendly clinical trials. We’re still a young company, but we’ve already had a big impact. Since founding the company in March 2021 we’ve helped run over 80 clinical trials involving tens of thousands of patients, with a customer NPS of 100.We recently raised a $18m Series A round from some great investors including Creandum, Peter Thiel and Firstminute to power the next stage of our growth.About the roleWe’re looking for a startup savvy lawyer to join Lindus Health as our first legal hire. The role will be responsible for putting in place the foundations of a world-class legal team. We are looking for someone who is excited about working in a rapidly growing company and building something from zero.You'll report into the Founders and work closely with Commercial, Operations and Quality teams.About youWe’d like to hear from you if…You have high agency and a bias for actionYou're 2-6 years’ post-qualificationYou have experience in a fast growing start-up or scale-upYou bring exposure to range of legal issues including contractingYou're intuitively 80/20 mindset to ensure we can keep moving at a fast paceYou belong here! If your experience and interests match with some of the above, we want you to apply.What you’ll focus onYou'll be our first legal hire and responsible for putting in place the foundations of a world-class legal team. The role will vary and require getting stuck in to a range of issues, but will likely involve: Commercial lawYou will be responsible for our contract templates and resolving issues that arise during the contracting process with our new customers, working closely with the Commercial teamData and privacy lawA lot of our questions relate to data and privacy law, you will be responsible for ensuring that our process and contracts cover this and answering any questions. Working closely with the Director of Quality and our external DPO.Employment lawInevitably questions arise concerning employment law. You will be responsible for dealing with these, working with external legal advice.This will of course vary by geography so no specific experience required.FundraisingAs a VC-backed company we involve lawyers during the fundraising process, and you will manage this.Company and legal strategyInput on broader company and commercial strategy and how this interacts with our legal function, including business model, market entry and financial planning.Opportunity to build and shape our legal team as we grow!What we offerHave an impact across all areas of our business and fix one of the world’s most broken industries£100-130k salary, plus generous stock options (we will also pay your professional fees)Unlimited holidays; everyone is encouraged to take off at least 28 days each yearFlexible office arrangement; you are encouraged to work 3-4 days per week in our office in London (near London Bridge) when you start, but you are free work flexibly once you've had a chance to get to know everyoneRegular team events; recently we've been to Legoland, a Bake Off competition, and a Millwall FC home game (decided by popular vote)Up to £1,000 per year towards courses and developmentA new laptop as your main workstation and up to £500 towards setting up your home officeEmployee benefits program including free Netflix and SpotifyUK visa sponsorship if you’re not already eligible to work in the UKOur hiring processInitial interview with our Talent Director (15-30 minutes)Meeting with one of the Founders (30 minutes)Meeting with another Founder (30 minutes)Written exercise (15 mins)Chat with a company advisor in the legal space (15 minutes)Values interview with 2 team members (45 minutes) ReferencingWe try to arrange for at-least one interview to be in-person so you can see our office and meet more of the team.
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