Senior Legal Counsel

Do you want to join us in helping to fightthe world’s most threatening diseases and enabling access to care for morepeople around the world?

At Siemens Healthineers, we pioneer breakthroughs inhealthcare.For everyone. Everywhere.Sustainably.

We offer youa flexible and dynamic environment with opportunities to go beyond your comfortzone to grow personally and professionally.

Sound interesting? Then come andjoin our global team as Senior Legal Counsel to be responsible for providing timely and effective regional in-houselegal support and counseling to Sales, Finance and other key internalstakeholders for diagnostic imaging, service, laboratory diagnostics and pointof care product sales.

In doing so, the Counsel will, among other things,negotiate and draft complex, commercial agreements regarding the sale of highlycomplex medical devices and related products, solutions and services and adviseon related regulatory and risk management matters.

This is an in-houseLegal Counsel position based at our Oakville, Ontario head office.

Our global team : We are a team of more than 70,000 highly dedicatedemployees across more than 70 countries passionately pushing the boundaries ofwhat’s possible in healthcare to help improve people’s lives around the world.

As a leader in the industry, we aspire to create better outcomes andexperiences for patients no matter where they live or what health issues theyare facing.

Our portfolio, spanning from in-vitro and in-vivo diagnostics toimage-guided therapy and innovative cancer care, is crucial for clinicaldecision-making and treatment pathways.

This is a role well suited to an ambitious professional, looking for thenext step in their career.

As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for :

• Working in conjunction with colleagues to support the delivery of legal services related to Siemens Healthineers broad & expanding portfolio of medical devices and services, including offerings in diagnostic imaging, service, laboratory diagnostics, advanced therapies, molecular diagnostics & services, and point of care product sales.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide variety of commercial agreements to meet business and legal requirements, including sales, group purchasing agreements, business associate agreements, distribution, confidentiality agreements and requests for proposals.
• Collaborating with sales, marketing, finance, and other departments to analyze business, regulatory and legal contract terms.
• Assisting in the management of contract documentation flow, approvals, reporting and archiving consistent with internal processes.
• Actively providing counsel to the senior sales and field finance staff members on commercial law, healthcare regulations, fraud & abuse, privacy (including data privacy) and related topics.
• Preparing and conducting training of sales, field finance and other personnel on commercial law, regulatory matters, Siemens Healthineers’ templates and other relevant topics
• Developing creative and compliant solutions to resolve complicated business challenges and customer disputes.
• Educating and guiding business partners regarding key commercial, competition, data privacy and significant regulatory considerations.
• Negotiating with key customers, partners, suppliers, vendors and government agencies.
• Providing ongoing counseling regarding (and efficient implementation of) various corporate policies, initiatives and / or programs.
• Cooperating across corporate business units and departments and throughout a large group of affiliated companies to achieve optimal results while minimizing risk.
• Performing other duties as assigned

This position may suit you best if what is below sounds familiar and appealing to you, inaddition to wanting to develop your career with Healthineers.

• Proven ability to independently lead and execute all facets of challenging engagements with highest integrity and ethics from risk identification and preliminary / conceptual advice, through structuring, negotiating, drafting, closing, and any subsequent conflict resolution.
• You are highly polished and effective in negotiation, communication, listening and drafting skills, including those suitable for interaction with senior managers and executive leadership within a global and matrixed organization and with senior management of key customers.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in innovation in design and delivery of legal strategies and solutions to support ever-evolving business objectives.
• Youare dedicated to providing best-in-class legal advice that is integrated withbusiness strategies and objectives.

Required skills tohave for the success of this role :

• Minimum of 12 years of corporate and commercial law experience preferably in-house with a healthcare / technology company and / or experience in a well-respected law firm.
• LL.B. / JD required and called to the Bar in the Province of Ontario and a member in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
• Expertise in Canadian healthcare legal and regulatory environment.
• Fluency with the regulatory environments, including anti-kickback laws, fraud and abuse statutes, and privacy laws applicable to medical device manufacturers.
• Demonstrated skill in working collaboratively with multiple teams simultaneously, some of whom may be located globally.
• Proven ability to identify and initiate needed actions and follow-up.
• Experience with monitoring and improving processes through ongoing optimization efforts, technology enhancements, and business partner feedback.
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and, from time-to-time, internationally.
• Fluency in French is an asset.

Siemens Healthineers is proud tobe a Great Place to Work® certified company in Canada for 2020-2023, 2022 BestWorkplaces™ in Manufacturing, 2022 Best Workplaces™ for Health Care and 2022Best Workplaces™ for Hybrid Work.

At Siemens Healthineers, we value those whodedicate their energy and passion to a greater cause. Our people make us uniqueas an employer in the med-tech industry.

What unites and motivates our globalteam is the inspiration of our common purpose : To innovate for healthcare, building on our remarkable legacy ofpioneering ideas that translate into even better healthcare products andservices.

We recognize that taking ownership of our work allows both us and thecompany to grow. We offer you a flexible and dynamic environment and the spaceto move beyond your comfort zone to grow both personally and professionally.

If you wantto join us in transforming the way healthcare is delivered, visit our careersite at :

While we appreciateall applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under considerationwill be contacted.

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