Senior/Legal Counsel – Health/Pharma – 6mth Contract

THE COMPANY

• A blue-chip global health company.
• Significant presence in Australia and New Zealand with over $1B of sales
• Renowned for its inclusive and collaborative culture
• Excellent legal team

THE ROLE:

Contracts and Transactions

• Advising on, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts, including:
• Sales and customer (retail and B2B)
• Procurement (packaging, indirect, outsourced manufacturing, services)
• Logistics (transport, warehousing, contractor delivery)
• Marketing (approvals, sponsorship)
• Distribution (distribution partners and e-commerce partners)
• General commercial and requests for tender

Training, policies, procedures, and templates

• Training the business about legal and compliance matters and developing template agreements, policies, procedures and guidelines tailored to the business where required.

• Start Date: by Monday, 13th Jan 2025
• Legal Team: General Counsel and a Legal Team of 4
• Hybrid Working: 3 days in the office / 2 days working from home
• Days per week: Either 4 or 5 days per week, depending on experience
• Reporting to: Head of Legal, Australia & New Zealand
• Remuneration: $100K to $220K inc super. Commensurate with experience.

ABOUT YOU

You have:

• A current Australian Legal Practicing certificate.
• At least 5 years post-qualification experience, of which 1+ years is in-house expertise
• Experience in pharma/health/biotech is highly desirable
• Strong commercial negotiation and drafting skills are essential.

Interpersonal Skills – Able to communicate and build relationships with a variety of people; can interact positively and work effectively with others; focuses on resolving conflict; keeps emotions under control; has a good awareness of others and can adapt their style to manage different people; remains open and considerate to others’ ideas; shows respect and empathy.

Motivation – Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; takes calculated risks to accomplish goals; proactively seeks new opportunities for self, others and the organisation.

Ethical – Treats people with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and ethics; upholds organisational values; does the right thing, even when it is difficult.

Analytical – Can break down complex or diverse information into simple, easy-to-understand concepts.

Judgment – Displays willingness to make decisions; effectively evaluates information to make a decision.

Communication – Speaks clearly and persuasively; listens actively and seeks clarification; asks appropriate questions; is able to effectively present and discuss views and ideas; adjusts style and language to meet the audience’s needs; shares relevant information; gives constructive feedback to others and is open to receiving feedback.

ON OFFER:

• Grow your career within a successful, established, and progressive company.
• Varied and interesting work – supporting every function within the business.
• Increase your professional and technical capability by working and learning from colleagues at the top of their game.
• Gain valuable multinational experience
• Remuneration: $190K to $220K p/a inc super

NEXT STEPS:

This role is looking to fill quickly, so if you would like to explore this opportunity further, please apply, and we will contact you shortly.

Alternatively, if you would like to have a confidential conversation first, please feel free to contact Andrew Murdoch at andrew.murdoch@dovetaillaw.com.au – to arrange a time for an initial chat.