Life Sciences Counsel

A rapidly growing animal health and diagnostics business is seeking a senior commercial lawyer to provide broad‑based legal support across Australia and New Zealand. This highly visible 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 in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment. The position also advises on regulatory issues within a highly regulated sector and contributes to improving contracting processes as the business scales. The opportunity suits a self‑starter with strong generalist experience, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a practical, business‑focused approach. 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. Those with experience within the life sciences, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or a similarly regulated industry are encouraged to apply. 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, and the ability to work independently with minimal onboarding in a hybrid work environment. Why Rejoin Axiom? Flexibility: Choose assignments that fit your lifestyle and career goals. Professional Growth: Continue to develop your expertise through diverse projects. Community: Reconnect with a network of forward-thinking legal professionals. Impact: Contribute to impactful work with leading global organizations. Compensation, Benefits & Location: This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiomites predominately work remotely, with the exception that some clients require on-site presence. 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 and 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’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation. Learn more about working at Axiom . Equal Opportunity Employer: 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,