Senior Commercial Counsel

Ready to revolutionize healthcare, making it faster and more accessible than ever before?

How we started:

Back in 2013, our founder Dwayne D'Souza saw an opportunity to give people faster and more convenient access to medications using technology. We've grown rapidly since our inception, without any external funding whatsoever - achieving profitability through innovation and a highly disciplined approach to growth.

Where we are now:

We've earned the trust of millions of people worldwide through our top-selling products and well-known brands: MedExpress, Dermatica, ZipHealth, RocketRX, and Levity. A lot of our success is down to having our own pharmacies, manufacturers and products - spearheaded by leading in-house medical teams, researchers and pharmacists. Between 2023 and 2024 our global revenue tripled; £60m to £180m (300% year-on-year growth). We're looking to do the same in 2025; move into new territories, and further accelerate our growth journey. There's never been a more exciting time to join HeliosX.

Where we're going:

Over the next five years, you'll support our goal to become a world-leading healthcare partner, deepening our customer relationships, expanding into new countries, and diversifying our product portfolio to treat more conditions. You'll be part of helping more people access prescription treatments and, most importantly, making personalised care better, quicker and easier for everyone.

Come be a part of making our dream of easier and faster healthcare a reality!

About the role:

We are looking for a commercially minded Senior Legal Counsel to support our Head of Legal and partner with teams across the business. The role will focus on providing clear, pragmatic advice on commercial contracts, consumer protection, and advertising compliance, while staying ahead of regulatory developments across the UK, EU, and US. You will play a key part in reviewing and negotiating a wide range of agreements, advising on marketing campaigns and content, and ensuring our strategies balance compliance with commercial objectives. This is a highly visible role with plenty of scope to shape processes, build strong stakeholder relationships, and deliver impactful, business-focused legal solutions. This person will also lead a small team in the near future.

This is a full time, permanent role with hybrid working. You will be expected on site in our offices in Central London twice per week, with the rest of the time spent working from home.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide pragmatic legal advice across commercial contracts (B2B & D2C), procurement, consumer protection, advertising compliance, and e-commerce.
• Stay ahead of regulatory changes in healthtech, consumer law, and advertising (UK, EU, US).
• Ensure marketing campaigns, content, and customer communications meet CAP Code, ASA, MHRA, and consumer law standards.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of contracts, including tech, procurement, partnership, and advertising agreements.
• Own B2B contract negotiation and advise on marketing strategy to balance compliance with commercial goals.
• Spot legal risks early, propose mitigation, and translate complex frameworks into clear guidance.
• Support on healthcare/pharma regulatory issues (with guidance where needed).
• Contribute to policy development and governance, and assist on employment law and risk management.
• Manage external counsel efficiently and partner with business stakeholders at all levels.
• Build strong relationships across teams and act as a trusted advisor to drive business objectives.

Who you are:

Experience:

• Legally qualified with the right to practice in England and Wales (or equivalent), with a minimum of 6 years' PQE, including at least 3 years of in-house experience.
• Experience within the healthtech, ecommerce or any regulated sectors is highly desirable.
• Prior management experience is strongly desirable
• Strong grounding in D2C contracts and UK consumer protection laws is essential
• Proven ability to provide clear, practical, and business aligned legal advice.
• Must demonstrate strong understanding and experience in commercial contracts both D2C and B2B.
• Experience working in a scale up or smaller company environment is highly desirable.
• A working knowledge of GDPR is desirable but not essential.

Skills:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and adapt across different audiences.
• Excellent understanding of consumer protection laws and its application to digital product development.
• Be highly adaptable to changing priorities and comfortable providing a high level legal "steer" on a wide variety of matters.
• Strong analytical thinking and judgement and under ambiguity.
• Excellent project and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure.

Why work with us?

At HeliosX, we want to improve healthcare for everyone, and to do this we need a team of brilliant people who share that ambition. We are currently a diverse team of engineers, scientists, clinical researchers, physicians, pharmacists, marketeers, and customer care specialists committed to our mission - but we need more talented folks to join us, if we want to achieve our global ambitions!

Aside from working with our all-star team, here are the other benefits of coming on board:

• Generous equity allocations with significant upside potential
• 25 Days Holiday (+ all the usual Bank Holidays)
• Private health insurance, along with extra dental and eye care cover
• Enhanced parental leave
• Cycle-to-work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Free Dermatica and MedExpress products every month, as well as family discounts
• Home office allowance
• Access to a Headspace subscription, discounted gym memberships, and a learning and development budget