Senior Legal Counsel

About the role

Siemens Healthineers Canada is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel, a trusted advisor and senior deputy to the General Counsel. The role partners with senior leaders to enable business growth, manage enterprise risk and support strategic objectives, leading complex, high-value commercial transactions and partnerships while managing legal, regulatory, compliance and reputational risk in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the legal strategy, structuring, negotiation and execution of complex commercial transactions involving medical devices, digital solutions, software, services, consumables, research collaborations and strategic partnerships.
• Direct complex public- and private-sector sales transactions, including RFx negotiated procurements with hospitals, government entities and group purchasing organizations.
• Draft, review and negotiate material and non-standard contractual terms, including liability, indemnities, warranties, service levels, cybersecurity, privacy, intellectual property, regulatory obligations and termination rights.
• Advise Sales, Finance, Service, Procurement and senior leadership on legal, regulatory, compliance and reputational risk and commercial trade-offs.
• Provide advice on Canadian healthcare, privacy, cybersecurity, competition, corporate, regulatory and compliance matters, and act as a senior legal advisor on matters involving hospitals, GPOs, government entities and private clinics.
• Manage significant disputes and direct external counsel where required, overseeing strategy, scope, performance and cost.
• Support corporate governance, strategic projects, procurement, M&A and other major corporate matters.
• Lead areas of legal expertise or legal operations improvement, such as compliance, privacy, cybersecurity, procurement, lobbying, regulatory matters, contract templates, training, legal processes and risk-management frameworks.
• Mentor colleagues, share expertise and build relationships with Canadian, North American and global business and legal colleagues.

Required profile

• Licensed to practise law in Canada and a member in good standing with a Canadian Law Society.
• 12+ years of corporate and commercial legal experience in a sophisticated in-house department, law firm or both.
• Ability to independently lead complex, high-value, high-risk transactions from strategy through execution and post-signing matters.
• Advanced negotiation skills and ability to communicate legal risk and recommendations clearly to business leaders.
• Ability to travel occasionally, domestically and internationally.
• Preferred: experience in OEM, medical technology, healthcare, life sciences or other highly regulated industries; expertise in public procurement, government contracting, compliance, medical device regulation, privacy, cybersecurity, IP or digital health; experience in a global, matrixed organization; experience managing disputes and external counsel; professional proficiency in French.

Required skills

• Advanced contract drafting and negotiation, including complex risk allocation, non-standard customer contracts and formal public procurement.
• Strategic thinking, stakeholder management and multi-priority management.

What we offer

• A flexible benefits plan, a Defined Contribution pension plan and RRSP matching.
• Paid time off including vacation, company holidays, sick leave and parental leave (subject to eligibility).