ABOUT THE ROLE
The Commercial Lawyer provides specialist legal advice and commercial legal support to the company, ensuring that commercial arrangements, transactions, and business activities are appropriately structured, legally compliant, and aligned with organisational objectives. Reporting to the Legal General Counsel, the role is responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements, advising on contractual rights and obligations, identifying and mitigating legal risks, and supporting strategic business initiatives across the organisation.
The Commercial Lawyer works closely with corporate functions, hospital management, and relevant operational stakeholders to provide commercially practical legal guidance on procurement, partnerships, service arrangements, healthcare-related transactions, and other contractual matters. The role contributes to protecting the company’s legal and commercial interests, strengthening contractual governance, supporting informed business decisions, and facilitating the timely execution of business activities in accordance with applicable UAE legislation, healthcare regulatory requirements, and organisational policies.
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KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS
- High-Volume Operational Commercial Contracting
- Commercial Legal Advisory
- Healthcare, Technology, and Operational Arrangements
- Commercial Disputes, Litigation, and Legal Risk Management
- Contract Governance, Templates, and Administration
- Stakeholder Management, External Counsel, and Legal Service Delivery
REQUIRED EDUCATION
ESSENTIAL EDUCATION
- Bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB) or an equivalent recognised legal qualification.
DESIRED EDUCATION
- Master’s degree in Law (LLM), particularly in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, or a related discipline.
- Additional professional development in contract negotiation, corporate governance, healthcare law, regulatory compliance, or legal risk management.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL MINIMUM EXPERIENCE
- 6-10 years of post-qualification legal experience.
- Proven experience drafting, preparing, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a broad range and high volume of operational commercial contracts, rather than experience limited to large bespoke transactions.
- Experience gained in a reputable law firm and/or in-house legal function, with a strong preference for meaningful in-house exposure.
- Demonstrated ability to independently manage a substantial contracts portfolio, prioritise competing requests, and deliver practical advice within business timeframes.
- Experience negotiating contractual arrangements with suppliers, customers, consultants, service providers, and strategic partners.
- Commercial litigation and dispute management experience, including pre-litigation strategy, claims assessment, settlement discussions, and management of external counsel.
- Proven ability to identify, assess, and mitigate legal, contractual, financial, operational, and reputational risks.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
- Experience within healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare technology, or another highly regulated sector.
- UAE and/or broader GCC legal experience.
- Experience supporting technology, SaaS, software licensing, data processing, and digital transformation projects.
- Experience advising on procurement, outsourcing, facilities management, and other operational contracts.
- Experience managing external legal counsel, commercial litigation, and dispute resolution matters.
- Admission to practise law or an equivalent recognised legal professional qualification in an applicable jurisdiction, where required for the position.
REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
- External counsel, litigation budget, and legal service management
- Technology, software licensing, and data-related contracting
- Healthcare commercial agreements and sector-specific legal considerations
- Commercial dispute, litigation, and arbitration management
- Commercial Law – contracts
- Relevant statutory requirements and legislations (International Financial Reporting Standards / company law / competition law / commercial law)
- Ability to collaborate with stakeholders in different operational units and functions
- Ability to collaborate effectively with diverse technical, clinical, and business stakeholders
All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given to the designated groups in accordance with the United Arab Emirates Emiratization Program. If you wish to grow with us, apply now and become a part of the company.
