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About the Role

A rapidly growing animal health and diagnostics business seeks a senior commercial lawyer to provide broad-based legal support across Australia and New Zealand. This role partners closely with commercial stakeholders to deliver pragmatic advice on day-to-day legal and compliance matters, while reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements. The position also advises on regulatory issues within a highly regulated sector and contributes to improving contracting processes as the business scales.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of commercial agreements, including customer, service, supply and distribution, SaaS, and technology-related contracts.
Support negotiations for both routine commercial deals and complex, highly negotiated strategic customer arrangements.
Partner closely with commercial teams to deliver pragmatic legal guidance, manage risk, and enable business outcomes.
Provide legal support for the integration of an acquired technology business, including an increasing volume of SaaS-related contracting.
Drive contracting efficiency by developing templates, building playbooks, enhancing knowledge management, and strengthening contracting capability across the commercial team.
Advise on life sciences regulatory requirements, support day-to-day legal and compliance matters, and collaborate with stakeholders across the business in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.

Requirements

Approximately 10+ years’ PQE with strong in-house commercial legal experience.
Experience within the life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or a similarly regulated industry is encouraged.
Strong generalist legal skillset with experience across a broad range of commercial and corporate matters.
Self-starter with a practical, hands-on approach.
Strong stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work independently with minimal onboarding in a hybrid work environment.

Skills

Commercial agreements
Customer contracts
Service contracts
Supply contracts
Distribution contracts
SaaS contracts
Technology contracts
Negotiation
Risk management
Regulatory advice
Life sciences regulatory requirements
Legal and compliance matters
Contracting efficiency
Template development
Playbook building
Knowledge management
Stakeholder management

Location

Australia
New Zealand

Work Type

Remote
Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior
10+ years PQE

Salary/Compensations

Highly competitive compensation and benefits package

Benefits

Health benefits
Pension
Professional development resources
Learning and development programs

About the Company

Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent.
Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.
Diversity is core to our values.
Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified.
We offer both consultants and employees the opportunity to work with our enviable client roster.

Equal Opportunity

Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year.
Axiom is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
Axiom will provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities who require an accommodation to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.