Senior Commercial Counsel ( Remote, UK)

AnaVation LLC; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare technology company is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to negotiate and draft commercial contracts while ensuring compliance with UK and EU laws. The ideal candidate has 5-10 years of legal experience, particularly in software and SaaS agreements, and thrives in a dynamic startup environment. They will collaborate with various teams to provide pragmatic legal advice and manage legal risks effectively.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Equity options

Comprehensive health benefits

Qualifications

• 5-10 years’ post-qualification experience preferred.
• Experience in negotiation and drafting contracts in the healthcare sector.
• Ability to provide commercially minded legal solutions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts.
• Provide business-focused advice on UK and EU contract law.
• Collaborate with teams to advise on legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Negotiating software/SaaS commercial contracts

Drafting legal agreements

Pragmatic legal guidance

Attention to detail

Fluency in English

Education

Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales

Job description

Overview

Sword Health is on a mission to free two billion people from pain. With 67% of members achieving a pain-free life and a 70% reduction in surgery intent, Sword uses AI Care to change lives for 25,000+ enterprise clients across three continents. The company holds a majority of industry patents, wins 70% of competitive evaluations, and has raised more than $400 million from top venture firms. Recognized as Forbes Best Startup Employer in 2025, Sword focuses on being a destination for the best and brightest talent. Sword has a recent valuation of $4 billion and is in a phase of hyper growth and expansion. Core values include ay do it for the patients every day and to always deliver more than expected on behalf of members and clients. This is an opportunity to make a significant difference at scale alongside 1000+ colleagues across three continents, building a pain-free world powered by AI and accessible to all.

Overview:

As Senior Commercial Counsel, you will play a key role in advising our business and negotiating a broad range of commercial contracts across our UK and European operations. You will provide pragmatic legal guidance to stakeholders, helping the business achieve its commercial goals while effectively managing risk and ensuring compliance with UK, EU and EU member state laws and relevant international considerations.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial agreements, including client services contracts (MSAs, SOWs, SLAs), vendor agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.
• Provide clear, business-focused advice on UK and EU contract law and commercial best practices.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of contract templates, playbooks, and legal processes.
• Collaborate with operational, commercial, clinical and leadership teams to provide high quality, commercially-focused and pragmatic legal advice on a wide range of topics.
• Advise generally on legal and regulatory requirements relevant to our business and services in the UK and EU, including GDPR, AI, advertising and marketing standards, and technology-related regulations.

Qualifications

• Qualified solicitor or barrister in England & Wales with 5–10 years’ post-qualification experience in a law firm or in-house legal role preferred. Applicants qualified only in EU jurisdictions may be considered with compelling UK commercial experience.
• Strong experience negotiating and drafting software/SaaS commercial contracts, license agreements, services agreements, technology agreements, vendor contracts, and other types of commercial agreements, especially with respect to the healthcare and health tech space.
• Solid experience providing in-house legal advice in a fast-paced start up or scale up environment.
• Ability to provide pragmatic, commercially minded solutions to legal issues.
• Excellent drafting skills, attention to detail, and analytical capabilities.
• A proactive, collaborative team player who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced and rapidly-evolving start up environment.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional European languages are a plus.
• Proficiency in data security, data privacy and AI regulations are a plus.
• Experience in the healthcare or health tech space is a plus.

£85,602 - £134,518 a year

*This range includes base, variable and equity. These compensation bands are just the starting point. Once someone joins and proves they’re outlier talent, we adjust quickly to ensure their compensation aligns with their impact. Our job titles may span more than one career level. Actual pay is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, location, market demand, and other factors. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base salary and any potential variable, bonus or sales incentives, and the Company’s estimation of the value of private company stock options, if applicable. The pay range is subject to change, future value of company stock options is not guaranteed, and compensation may be modified in the future. In addition to our total compensation, Sword offers a number of benefits as listed below.

Sword Health complies with applicable Federal and State civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, color, citizenship, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, race, religion, caste, sexual orientation, and veteran status.