Commercial Legal Specialist
The Commercial Legal Specialist role has become available in our Melbourne headquarters.
This key position is part of our expanding global legal team, providing sound pragmatic commercial legal advice, mitigating risk, and ensuring the business meets its compliance obligations.
We are a market-leading pharmaceutical company, governed by a non-profit foundation, at the forefront of therapeutic progress in various fields. We operate in over 150 countries and employ more than 21,000 staff worldwide.
Our core values include care, growth through collaboration, innovation, and commitment to success.
This opportunity has become available for you to join our well-established function locally and globally. You will report to the Legal Director and liaise with key stakeholders including the CEO, global legal teams, research and sales teams, and directors of General Medicine and Oncology.
* Drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements, including clinical trial agreements, IT agreements, supply agreements, and service agreements.
* Providing privacy advice, coordinating with the global legal team for local compliance, and attending monthly meetings with global legal and compliance teams.
* Implementing and managing the company's compliance framework, ensuring adherence to industry codes, and delivering training to staff on laws, ethics, third-party due diligence, and whistleblowing.
To be successful, you should have ideally 5+ years' PQE in commercial law, including drafting a wide range of commercial agreements, some exposure to IP law, strong negotiation skills, and ability to lead negotiations.