Ref. 2026_140

Call for applications for a Head of Management position within the Legal Advisory Unit. Application deadline: 30 October 2026 at 3:00 p.m

About the Unit

The Legal Advisory Unit of IR Sant Pau is responsible for overseeing and supporting the Institute across all areas of activity to ensure compliance with applicable legal regulations. The unit provides both preventive and advisory legal support across all branches of public and private law, including civil, commercial, administrative, labour, criminal law, transparency regulations, and related fields.

The unit also implements and monitors compliance policies and procedures throughout the organization.

Regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the unit ensures the proper processing of both internal and external data and oversees the functions of the Data Protection Officer. In addition, the unit manages the procurement of works, services, and supplies required by the foundation in accordance with the procedures and regulations established by Spanish Public Sector Contracts Law.

Essential Requirements

Minimum qualification required: Higher Education degree (Bachelor's Degree, University Diploma, or equivalent degree in Law) directly related to the position.
At least 4 years of proven experience in knowledge transfer and innovation activities, including legal advice, support and monitoring of agreements and contracts in this field, licensing agreements, and the creation of companies (spin-offs and start-ups).
Specialized training in intellectual and industrial property, particularly in the review, drafting, and negotiation of agreements and contracts related to knowledge transfer and protection, research and innovation activities, and intellectual property licensing agreements.
Specialized training in data protection.
Oral and written proficiency in the two official languages of Catalonia or, alternatively, the selected candidate must demonstrate, or commit to acquiring within a maximum period of one year, an adequate command of both official languages.

The following will be valued

Previous experience in research institutions, as well as in negotiations with public and private research organizations and in managing partnerships between research institutions.
Knowledge and proven experience in managing agreements related to Spanish Sponsorship and Patronage legislation and Advertising Law.
At least two years of proven experience in Commercial Law, Insolvency Law, and Data Protection.
Master's Degree in Legal Practice (ICAB or equivalent).
Membership in a Bar Association.
Intermediate level of English.
Intermediate level of office software tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

Duties

Public and Private Law:

Supervise and validate sponsorship agreements, service contracts, and clinical trial agreements.
Coordinate and provide legal advice on new technologies, including patents, inventions, databases, and sponsorship agreements with pharmaceutical companies, among other matters.
Oversee the drafting, review, and monitoring of agreements, contracts, and collaboration arrangements related to the management of R&D&I projects with public and private institutions.
Draft, review, and monitor industrial and intellectual property licensing agreements in collaboration with Innovation Officers.
Provide legal advice on initiatives related to the exploitation and transfer of research results and the creation of spin-off companies.
Coordinate and promote business collaboration agreements, donations, sponsorship contracts, confidentiality agreements, R&D&I service agreements, and scientific collaboration agreements.
Coordinate and supervise the preparation of legal objections and appeals concerning decisions on non-eligible costs in research projects funded by public bodies.
Provide legal advice regarding the execution of student internship and placement agreements.
Ensure compliance with applicable legislation and safeguard the legal certainty of the organization's activities.

Data Protection:

Coordinate and advise the organization and its employees on their obligations regarding data protection in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable legislation.
Monitor compliance with data protection regulations throughout the organization, including the management of internal policies and the conduct of periodic audits.
Manage requests from data subjects regarding the exercise of their rights (access, rectification, erasure, etc.) and ensure they are resolved within the legally established deadlines.
Design and deliver training and awareness programmes for staff on data protection policies and their related obligations.
Coordinate and oversee Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) to identify risks and propose appropriate mitigation measures.

General Responsabilities:

Perform any other duties assigned by the Head of the Unit in any area of legal practice.
Develop guidelines, procedures, and improvement proposals to ensure efficient and consistent legal management across the organization.

We Offer

Permanent contract.
Annual workload of 1,627.5 hours (37.5 hours per week).
Salary according to the applicable collective agreement (€35.863,88 gross per year).
Integration into the Legal Advisory Unit.

Application Procedure and Deadline

Interested candidates should preferably submit their documentation in PDF format by email to the Management of the Research Institute Foundation of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau at seleccio@recercasantpau.cat, indicating reference 2026/140.

Required documentation:

Cover letter.
Updated Curriculum Vitae.
CONSENT FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Candidates may be required by the Research Institute Foundation of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau to provide supporting documentation for the qualifications and achievements listed in their Curriculum Vitae.

The deadline for submitting applications is 6 November 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

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Authorisation of personal data processing

AUTHORISATION FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Dear candidate,

The Sant Pau Research Foundation (Fundació Institut de Recerca de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), with tax ID G-60136934 and registered office at C/Sant Quintí, 77-79, 08024 Barcelona, as data controller, informs you that it will process your data for the following purposes:

Receipt of applications.
Analysis of applications with the aim of recruiting the candidate to the team of the Sant Pau Research Foundation, for a current vacancy and for future selection processes matching your profile.
Conducting personnel selection processes, as well as formalising the hiring of the candidate, where applicable.
Complying with the required legal obligations.

The legal basis for the processing of the data is the legitimate interest in managing this job offer, in accordance with Article 6.1 b) of the General Data Protection Regulation, given that your data are necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party or for the application, at the data subject’s request, of pre-contractual measures.

Likewise, we inform you that your data (i) will only be processed by those departments or areas of the Institute that, according to their competences and functions, have an interest in personnel selection; (ii) may be disclosed to public authorities and bodies for the fulfilment of a legal obligation, as well as to service providers and third parties necessary for the management and execution of the relationships arising from the application; and (iii) will be retained for the periods foreseen for the prescription of legal liabilities.

Finally, we inform you that you have the right to access your personal data, to rectify them, to request their deletion, to object to their processing and to withdraw your consent to such processing. In certain circumstances you may request the limitation of the processing of your personal data, in which case we will only keep them for the exercise or defence of claims. In addition, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. If you have any question about the processing of your data you can contact the entity’s Data Protection Officer by sending an email to dpo@santpau.cat.

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