Senior Legal Counsel

Job Reference: 18938 

Why You Will Be Excited About This Role

At Healius, we are passionate about making a difference to the health of Australians. Right now, it’s an exciting time to join us as we transform into a stronger, more agile organisation focused on creating excellent customer and patient experiences, smarter ways of working and continuing to evolve as a great place to work

As part of this transformation, our Legal team plays a critical role in enabling trusted, compliant and commercially sound outcomes across the business. This role offers the opportunity to partner with senior stakeholders and influence strategic decisions in a dynamic healthcare environment. You’ll join a collaborative, purpose-driven team where your expertise will help shape the future of healthcare delivery.

About Us

Healius employs 8,500+ passionate people, with an expansive network of over 100 medical laboratories and 2000 patient collection centres operating across metropolitan, regional and remote Australia. We provide 1 in every 3 pathology services in Australia, extending from exclusively servicing some of Australia’s largest and most complex private and public hospitals, to small Indigenous Australian communities. This means that you will be working with purpose whilst being a part of a business big enough to offer interstate mobility, job security and opportunities to fulfill your career ambitions.

What You Will Be Doing

Reporting to the Head of Legal – Property & Commercial, you will act as a strategic legal partner to the business, delivering independent and timely legal advice that supports patient care, regulatory compliance and our healthcare mission.

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide accurate drafting and counsel across a variety of commercial contracting matters, including IT agreements, confidentiality, procurement, service level agreements, B2B agreements and tenders.
• Engage proactively with stakeholders to identify, manage and mitigate legal and regulatory risks specific to the healthcare sector.
• Negotiate directly and via external counsel with third parties including regulators, public authorities and external legal firms.
• Champion continuous improvement by streamlining legal processes and promoting best practice.
• Support the team flexibly by assisting with diverse legal matters outside the commercial contracting space as organisational needs arise.

What Type of Person Will Be Successful

We are looking for a highly skilled and approachable legal professional who thrives in a dynamic, complex environment and is committed to delivering practical, lawful solutions.

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• A valid Australian legal practising certificate.
• Minimum 8 years post-qualification experience in a law firm and/or in-house corporate environment.
• Excellent knowledge of commercial and contract law.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse complex situations.
• A proactive, positive and energetic approach with strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• Ability to prioritise and deliver on deadlines.
• Approachable, accurate and affable – someone who adds value.

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Benefits, Perks and Wellbeing

As part of working for Healius, you will have access to a range of benefits & perks including:

• Benefits platform - Reduce the impact of the cost of living with everyday savings with 500+ of Australia's most-loved brands, (from the weekly grocery shop to premium perks like holidays).
• Fitness Passport – Access top fitness centres & pools across Australia at a subsidised rate.
• Corporate health insurance discounts, banking benefits and novated leasing salary packaging.
• Career growth and development opportunities with access to a comprehensive library of online courses and learning paths via our e-learning platform.
• Confidential health and well-being support through our Employee Assistance Program, available to all employees and their family members.

Our Commitment to Diversity And Inclusion

Healius is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We seek to recruit from diverse applicants and create teams with skills, perspectives and experiences that complement each other at work. We welcome suitably qualified applicants regardless of age, ethnicity, socio-cultural background, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Healius is a part of the Commonwealth Government's Veteran Employment Committment (VEC) and has been recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter. Veterans and candidates with Australian Defence Force (ADF) experience are encouraged to apply.

How To Apply

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to complete the pre-screening questions and submit your application.

If you would like further details please email careers@healius.com.au.
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