Legal Counsel

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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.

Legal Counsel (12-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

• 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

The Opportunity

Cochlear has an opportunity for a 12-month full-time fixed-term Legal Counsel role based at our global headquarters in Macquarie University, Sydney.

Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel - R&D, IP & Global Strategic Marketing, you will join a high-performing global legal team supporting one of Australia's most recognised medical technology companies.

This role offers an exceptional opportunity for a commercially minded lawyer to work closely with senior stakeholders in Research & Development, Intellectual Property, Clinical and other business functions. You'll play a key role in helping bring innovative hearing solutions to market by providing practical legal advice across a diverse portfolio of commercial, regulatory, intellectual property and dispute-related matters.

This is an ideal opportunity for a lawyer seeking to build deep business partnering capability while gaining exposure to the strategic, commercial and innovation-focused issues that shape the future of healthcare technology.

Responsibilities Include

• 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.

What Makes This Opportunity Unique?

Few in-house legal roles offer exposure to such a broad range of work.

You'll work at the intersection of healthcare innovation, product development, intellectual property, and commercial strategy, partnering directly with leaders who are developing and commercialising technology that has a meaningful impact on people's lives.

The role provides significant visibility and the opportunity to influence important business decisions while working alongside experienced legal professionals in a collaborative, supportive and globally connected environment.

In addition to remuneration, Cochlear offers flexible working arrangements, professional development opportunities and the chance to contribute to technology that changes lives around the world.

About You

As we continue to innovate and grow, we're looking for a lawyer who combines strong technical capability with sound commercial judgement, intellectual curiosity and a collaborative approach.

You may currently be working in private practice or in-house and are seeking an opportunity to broaden your experience, develop trusted adviser relationships with business leaders and build the skills required to influence at the highest levels.

Essential

• 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.

Highly Regarded

• Experience within medical technology, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, healthcare or another highly regulated industry.
• Experience supporting product, R&D, innovation or commercialisation activities.
• Experience advising on therapeutic goods advertising and marketing requirements.
• Exposure to intellectual property, disputes, product liability or regulatory matters.
• Experience driving process improvement, knowledge management or legal operations initiatives.
• Interest in legal technology, AI and innovative approaches to legal service delivery.

If you feel that you have the skills and experience to be successful in this role and take on new challenges to build your career with Cochlear, please start your application by clicking the apply button below.

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How we recognise your contribution

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.

For more information about Life at Cochlear, visit www.cochlearcareers.com