At OPIS, we’re not just a CRO — we’re a team of purpose-driven professionals who advance global health through clinical research. With 25+ years of expertise across Europe and beyond, we deliver high-quality, patient-focused solutions to pharma and biotech companies. Now, we’re looking for a Legal Specialist who’s ready to grow their career and make a difference.
Your MissionAs our new Legal Specialist you’ll play a key role in managing and negotiating contracts, advising internal stakeholders, and supporting legal and compliance efforts across multiple jurisdictions. You’ll join a dynamic, collaborative legal team, where your expertise will help shape and protect OPIS’s global operations.
What You’ll Be Doing- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts and legal agreements.
- Collaborate with internal departments to identify legal risks and provide practical solutions.
- Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory standards across all OPIS entities.
- Support intellectual property and trademark protection initiatives.
- Liaise with external counsel and support the Legal Coordinator in managing complex legal matters.
- Stay current on legal developments relevant to our business and help implement changes group-wide.
- Keep legal systems, trackers, and contract repositories updated and organized.
- A degree in Law and 1+ year of experience in corporate or commercial law (in-house or at a law firm).
- Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills in English (mandatory).
- A proactive and analytical mindset, with the ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
- Excellent communication skills and the confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels.
- A keen interest in working in a global, fast-paced life sciences environment.
- 🧠 Be Valued: Join a company where your voice matters and your contributions are recognized.
- 🌱 Grow With Us: We invest in your development and support your long-term career goals.
- 🌍 Go Global: Work in an international setting with clients and colleagues across Europe and beyond.
- 🧩 Diverse Work: Every day is different — tackle varied legal issues across multiple jurisdictions.
- 🏡 Work Flexibly: Benefit remote working that support your work-life balance.
If you’re passionate about legal work and want to be part of a company that combines science, people, and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.
Top Skills
What We Do
OPIS was founded in 1998 by medical doctors from the Pharma Industry and is a Global clinical CRO with 25 years of experience in a wide range of therapeutic areas. OPIS provides full-service, 360° clinical trial support from study concept creation and protocol development to full project execution, study data handling and up to study closure, analysis, and reporting. We manage Phase I-IV, interventional, non-interventional and medical devices studies on an international level. In addition, OPIS also manages pre- and post-marketing clinical investigations for medical and diagnostic devices, nutraceutical, and food supplement studies.
Our qualified, fully trained, and dedicated staff has managed 1470 studies to date.
OPIS’s strength lies in its people and its specialized teams who assist clients from A-Z with medical writing, scientific and statistical consultancy for trial design and skilled teams of operational staff that ensure high quality project execution, with global coverage.
Our mission is to increase the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through its high-science and disciplined operating approach that leverages local regulatory and deep therapeutic expertise across all major areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic disease, endocrinology, central nervous system... etc.
OPIS is committed to continuous growth and expansion, while currently we have affiliates in 17 countries around the world.
For more information, visit www.opisresearch.com
