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About the Role
Partner with leaders across R&D, IP and Clinical to support cutting-edge healthcare technology. Work on a unique mix of research collaboration, clinical, intellectual property and product-related legal matters. Gain breadth, visibility and stakeholder exposure with real opportunity to influence outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Partner with business stakeholders to provide pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice that enables business objectives while appropriately managing risk.
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including research, collaboration, IP, services and technology-related agreements.
- Support intellectual property, product, marketing and commercial initiatives across multiple business functions.
- Assist with disputes and litigation matters, including those involving marketing, intellectual property and product-related issues.
- Develop and maintain legal templates, playbooks and knowledge resources that improve consistency and efficiency.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including the adoption of legal technology and AI-enabled solutions that enhance legal service delivery.
Requirements
- Qualified to practise law in Australia.
- Approximately 8 years' post-qualification experience.
- Demonstrated experience drafting, negotiating and advising on complex research, collaboration or other commercial agreements.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
- Strong commercial judgement and the ability to deliver practical, solutions-focused legal advice.
- Ability to thrive in a complex, highly regulated and fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Commercial judgement
- Intellectual curiosity
- Collaborative approach
- Stakeholder management
- Influencing skills
- Solutions-focused legal advice
- Legal technology
- AI-enabled solutions
Location
- Macquarie University, Sydney
Work Type
- Full-time
- Fixed-Term Contract
Experience Level
- Approximately 8 years' post-qualification experience
Benefits
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
About the Company
- Cochlear’s mission is to help people hear and be heard.
- As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, Cochlear is dedicated to helping people with moderate to profound hearing loss experience a world full of sound.
- We aim to transform the way people understand and treat hearing loss and innovate to connect people with future technologies.
- Our employees tell us that the number one reason they enjoy working for Cochlear is the opportunity to make a difference to people’s lives.
- Learn and grow with us as we tackle the most complex challenges in helping more people to experience a lifetime of hearing.
Equal Opportunity
- At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential.
- Through our internal programs and employee benefits, we aim to create an environment where our people will feel value and supported.
- Whether your focus is on continuous learning, professional development or simply finding an environment which enables you to thrive whilst balancing family or personal life commitments, then we have several programs in place to support you.