[Hiring] Senior Legal Counsel @Medibank Private Limited

Role Description

As the principal lawyer supporting Primary Care, you'll provide strategic, commercially focused legal advice across a diverse and evolving healthcare portfolio. You'll be a trusted adviser to leaders across Amplar Health, Better Medical and related businesses, helping drive key initiatives while managing legal risk in a pragmatic and solutions-focused way.

• Leading legal strategy and risk management for Amplar Health's Primary Care portfolio.
• Advising on healthcare regulation, clinical governance, practitioner regulation, Medicare compliance and other health law matters.
• Providing expert advice on consumer law, including marketing, advertising and customer communications.
• Supporting complex commercial arrangements, particularly those involving healthcare practitioners and service delivery.
• Advising on privacy, corporate and general commercial law matters.
• Partnering closely with leaders across Primary Care, Better Medical and digital health initiatives, including online healthcare services and patient platforms.
• Managing and developing a Legal Counsel direct report.
• Driving continuous improvement and innovation in legal service delivery.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Laws (or equivalent) and current Australian practising certificate.
• 10+ years' post-qualification experience gained in-house and/or within a leading commercial law firm.
• Strong experience advising on complex regulatory and commercial matters, ideally within healthcare, health services or another highly regulated industry.
• Excellent stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• A pragmatic, practical and solutions-oriented approach.
• Experience leading, coaching or mentoring legal professionals.
• The confidence to operate independently while partnering effectively across a complex business.

Benefits

• Flexible ways of working with no mandated office days.
• A strong focus on health, wellbeing and work-life balance.
• Meaningful work that contributes to better healthcare outcomes for Australians.
• A collaborative and supportive environment with opportunities for ongoing growth and development.