Join a listed Australian company at the forefront of cognitive science globally. Use your commercial skills in-house. Melbourne based remote from home
* Step up to your first Head of Legal Role
* Dynamic and expanding global business
* Suit Commercial or IT/IP backgrounds
About Cogstate
At Cogstate we believe brain health is profoundly important to quality of life and should be easier to measure. Our mission is to optimize cognitive assessments to support the development of new therapeutics and provide earlier brain health insights in clinical care. Servicing clients in a number of overseas markets including the US. For 25 years Cogstate has proudly supported the leading‐edge research needs of biopharmaceutical companies and academic institutions, and the clinical care needs of physicians and patients around the world. Founded on decades of cognitive science and backed by rigorous validation, Cogstate's assessments are used in more than 150 countries and over 2,000 clinical trials.
With teams around the world, Cogstate is a virtual first organization with remote work as the primary day‐to‐day experience for our team members, enabling them to have the flexibility as to how, when, and where they work best. We also value face‐to‐face collaboration and facilitate in‐person work through our primary office locations in Melbourne, London and New Haven, and offer thousands of flexible workspaces via a network spanning six continents.
At Cogstate we are committed to developing a workforce where all our employees are accepted and valued for who they are and a workplace reflective of the customers and companies we partner. We are committed to building a safe and supportive working environment for all team members, regardless of gender, gender identity, age, disability, ethnicity, marital or family status, religious beliefs, cultural or socio‐economic background or sexual orientation and believe that having a diverse and inclusive workforce makes us a stronger organization.
At Cogstate, we're not just imagining the future of brain health - we're building it.
Our Head of Legal Role
Reporting to our CFO, and supervising one other lawyer as part of our nimble and high calibre team, you will enjoy contributing legally and commercially to the business as you provide high quality, efficient and considered legal services. With a mix of work on offer including drafting and negotiating a range of contracts, working collaboratively with internal business partners and managing contracts across their entire lifecycle, you will use your honed drafting skills, attention to detail and commerciality to assist the business. Broader work on offer will include legal technology and process improvement projects, governance, regulatory, data and privacy.
About You
We are looking for a passionate team player who aligns with our values and culture, takes pride in their unique contributions, and can challenge the status quo with disruptive thinking. Suited to an early riser to fit in with meetings in the US, this role will be a fit for a capable commercial lawyer with good drafting skills, exposure to areas such as general commercial, IT, IP or perhaps even research/clinical trials. You will be well trained and working in a quality in‐house team or commercial law firm, have a stable CV, and enjoys working autonomously with support.
The Benefits
A fully remote role, Cogstate offers a rare chance to work with significant flexibility in an innovative, successful, global business. OTE of up to $260k inc super and bonus is on offer, together with autonomy and responsibility, and support for long term career development. Cogstate takes its people development seriously and aims to reward them long term.
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