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💼 Paralegal

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Deciphex

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51 - 200 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Deciphex is a leading company revolutionizing the field of pathology by digitally networking pathologists globally and leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance the efficiency and quality of pathology reporting. Pathology is crucial to both healthcare delivery and drug development, and Deciphex addresses the growing demand-supply gap in this field by using digital pathology for workload balancing and AI for accelerating processes. The company specializes in providing digital pathology platforms, like Diagnexia and Patholytix, that support both clinical and research pathology. Deciphex enables on-demand remote consultations with subspecialty pathologists, accelerating diagnostic turnaround times and enhancing patient care. Their platforms are trusted by leading CROs and pharmaceutical companies, making Deciphex a pivotal entity in digital pathology and AI-driven solutions.

📋 Description

• Draft, review and support negotiations for commercial contracts, including NDAs, customer and service agreements, pilot and evaluation agreements, supplier and vendor contracts, data processing agreements, research and collaboration agreements, licensing agreements and consultancy agreements • Help administer the case management system and contract repository • Maintain templates, approval workflows, signatures, renewals, expiries, obligations and accurate records • Monitor regulatory developments and research legislation, regulations, case law and legal precedents • Support compliance with applicable laws and regulations • Support the Company Secretary with company records, record requests, statutory registers, filings and corporate housekeeping • Support the Data Protection Officer with GDPR and UK GDPR requirements, Records of Processing Activities, Data Protection Impact Assessments, data subject requests, data processing agreements and privacy queries • Work with Commercial, Finance, Quality & Regulatory and Information Security teams on contracts, policies, customer due diligence and security or compliance questionnaires • Support trademark and copyright registrations, monitoring and enforcement of intellectual property rights • Prepare first drafts using approved templates and playbooks • Triage incoming contract requests and act as first point of contact for routine legal queries • Provide legal guidance and support to colleagues across the business • Organise and maintain legal research, templates, guidance and resources • Use approved AI tools for contract review, summarisation, research and drafting in accordance with the AI Governance Policy, with human review and verification • Support calendars, meetings, legal files and other day-to-day administrative requirements

🎯 Requirements

• A degree in Law, Legal Studies or a related field • Previous industry experience as an In-house Paralegal or in a similar legal support role, ideally in-house within technology or healthcare • Experience across commercial contracts, data protection/privacy and corporate secretarial matters • Compliance and intellectual property experience would be an advantage • Solid understanding of contract law, corporate governance and legal research methodologies • Comfortable in a fast-paced business with constantly changing priorities • Able to juggle deadlines, prioritise effectively and adapt quickly • Ability to explain complex legal matters clearly to colleagues across the business • Detail-focused, thorough and committed to accuracy • Ability to take ownership, use sound judgement and follow through • Ability to work independently, ask questions and know when to escalate • Confident using legal research tools, document systems and Microsoft Office or Google Workspace • Willingness to use AI contract management systems and enterprise AI tools, including ChatGPT and Claude • Ability to handle sensitive legal and commercial information with discretion and confidentiality • Experience in pathology, laboratories, oncology, academic medical centres or clinical services is welcome • Familiarity with healthcare or pathology services in the UK or Republic of Ireland is welcome • Knowledge of clinical guidelines and regulations is welcome • Working knowledge of GDPR, UK GDPR and data protection practices is welcome • Must work full time in the UK • Employer cannot provide or continue UK or Irish visa sponsorship

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary with performance-based annual increments recognising commercial impact • Healthcare coverage supporting long-term wellbeing • Annual leave that gives you time to properly switch off and recharge • Purpose-driven work supporting faster, more accurate patient diagnoses • Ownership of interesting, complex and commercially significant legal work across healthcare, technology and AI • Opportunity to work with a high-performing international team in a growing digital pathology business • Regular, meaningful performance feedback, clear accountability and opportunities to develop • Collaborative, inclusive and multicultural team built on trust, respect and shared standards • Professional development support, including study flexibility, mentoring from qualified solicitors and exposure to work relevant to qualifying experience requirements • Remote work from home • Autonomy and access to decision makers