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IQVIA

Senior Counsel

IQVIA

. Lead legal support for mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments .

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeNorth Sydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
CloudCyber Security

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead legal support for mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments
  • Manage end-to-end transaction lifecycle, including structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and execution
  • Conduct and oversee legal due diligence, with a focus on:
  • Commercial contracts
  • Technology assets and IP
  • Data privacy and cybersecurity
  • Regulatory risks in healthcare and life sciences
  • Draft and negotiate transaction documents (SPAs, asset purchase agreements, JV agreements, etc.)
  • Partner with internal stakeholders (corporate development, finance, business leaders) to drive deal execution
  • Manage external counsel and support post-deal integration, including contract and technology transition
  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial and technology agreements, including:
  • SaaS, cloud and software licensing
  • Data analytics and digital health solutions
  • Vendor, customer, and strategic partnership agreements
  • Provide advice on technology, digital health, and data-related risks, including IP, data privacy, and regulatory compliance
  • Ensure all contracts comply with legal, regulatory, and internal policy frameworks
  • Act as a trusted advisor on legal risk in regulated environments, particularly within healthcare and life sciences
  • Support compliance with local and regional regulatory requirements, including data privacy and industry-specific obligations
  • Advise business leaders on operational and commercial risk
  • Provide guidance on employment law matters in partnership with HR
  • Support dispute resolution and litigation strategy, including coordination of outside counsel
  • Advise on IP, privacy, and other general corporate legal matters

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • L.L.B, L.L.M or JD, or equivalent (admitted to practice in Australia)
  • 10+ years’ post qualified experience
  • Strong experience in M&A / corporate transactions
  • Commercial contracting and technology transactions
  • SaaS, technology contracts, and data-driven business models
  • Data privacy, IP, and regulatory frameworks
  • Experience in digital health, pharmaceuticals, or life sciences strongly preferred
  • Experience working across multi-jurisdictional matters (APAC exposure desirable)
  • Exceptional drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
  • Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance risk and business outcomes
  • Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
  • Confident communicator with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
  • Agile mindset with the ability to learn new areas of law quickly

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Flexible working arrangements
  • Supportive team environment

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Hard Skills & Tools
M&Acorporate transactionscommercial contractingtechnology transactionsSaaS contractsdata privacyintellectual propertyregulatory frameworksdraftingnegotiation
Soft Skills
stakeholder managementcommercial acumenattention to detailability to manage competing prioritiesconfident communicatorinfluence senior stakeholdersagile mindsetability to learn quickly
Certifications
L.L.BL.L.MJD