Senior Commercial Lawyer

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Do you want to join us in helping to fight the worlds most threatening diseases and enabling access to care for more people around the world? At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere.

We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfort zone in order to grow personally and professionally. Sound interesting? Then come and join our team as a Senior Commercial Lawyer.

This is a fixed term maternity cover contract for 9 months starting in October 2022.

We are looking to hire a senior commercial lawyer with significant PQE to join the legal team based at Siemens UK head office in Camberley, Surrey (which has good train links to London) with flexibility for remote working (with a minimum of 4 days remote working a week).

You will have a good background in commercial law gained from either private practice or in-house. Previous experience of contracts in healthcare projects and/or outsourcing would be helpful but is not a pre-requisite.

This opportunity will provide an astute commercial lawyer with a broad role to challenge their business acumen, whilst working for a leading global brand in a supportive and collaborative environment.

You will support a diverse and significant business and your workload is likely to be varied, and will include drafting and negotiating outsourcing agreements, supply contracts, distribution agreements, head of terms and advising on procurement and competition topics. Additionally, experience in company secretarial work and knowledge and experience of corporate work such as share and asset sale agreements.

At full strength, the Healthcare legal team will comprise (including this role) five lawyers and three legal contract managers.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Demonstrating a willingness to develop an in-depth understanding of the business undertaken by Siemens Healthineers and the key drivers of all stakeholders in bid submissions and contracts.
• Analysing and commenting on invitations to tenders and reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Advising on high value and complex outsourcing contracts.
• Drafting, negotiating and advising on a range of commercial agreements, including framework agreements, supply of goods and services agreements and back-to-back supplier agreements.
• To advise on company secretarial and corporate law matters would be a bonus but not a pre-requisite for this role.
  

Required skills to have for the success of this role

• English qualified commercial lawyer with significant post qualification experience.
• Previous experience of contracts in the Healthcare Sector or outsourcing experience would be helpful but is by no mean a pre-requisite.
• Good knowledge and understanding of English law, including contract law and or corporate law, and the practical aspects of contract negotiation.
• Strong communication skills; a highly motivated team player; analytical, professional and proactive.
• Ability to deal confidently and build strong relationships with all levels of the organisation, as a business partner.
• Excellent academic record.
  

At Siemens Healthineers, we value those who dedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us unique as an employer in the med-tech industry. What unites and motivates our global team is the inspiration of our common purpose: To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy of pioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products and services. We recognise that taking ownership of our work allows both us and the company to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the space to move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally.

Our culture: We are part of an incredible community of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists pushing the boundaries of whats possible, to improve peoples lives around the world. We embrace a culture of inclusivity in which the power and potential of every individual can be unleashed. We spark ideas that lead to positive impact and continued success.

Siemens Healthineers has been Certified as a great place to work. We are inspired to transform the way things are done because we want what is best for our people, our customers, and ultimately to help everyone live longer and healthier lives. To find out more about our business and recent news, please explore our website.

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Generous pension contributions
• 26 days holiday
• Access to our flexible benefits from private medical insurance to dental cover
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities including 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Support from our 24/7 employee assistance programme
  

We recognise that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements with our applicants to encourage agile working.