CSL Seqirus is a global leader in influenza prevention and pandemic preparedness. We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel, APAC to provide expert, strategic legal support across our operations, commercial activities, and critical regional initiatives.
This is a highly influential role partnering closely with senior leaders across Operations, Quality, Commercial, IT, Procurement, and Supply Chain, while supporting Products of National Significance, in-license pharmaceuticals and complex commercial and government arrangements.
As Senior Legal Counsel, APAC, you will serve as a trusted legal advisor across the region, providing pragmatic, risk‑informed guidance to enable strong business outcomes. Your responsibilities will include:
- Providing strategic legal advice to Operations, Quality, IT, Procurement, and manufacturing sites across the APAC region, including support for Seqirus’ Tullamarine manufacturing facility
- Acting as legal lead for quality‑related matters, including regulatory advice recalls, and participation in recall governance committees
- Supporting commercial operations in Australia and New Zealand, including product launches, marketing activities, and ongoing brand support
- Leading legal strategy, negotiation, and execution for complex commercial agreements, including distribution agreements, sourcing arrangements, pandemic reservation agreements, and designated in‑licensing matters
- Managing litigation matters and legal risk across the APAC region in partnership with the Associate General Counsel
- Providing expert contract drafting, negotiation, and risk assessment across a wide range of commercial, supply, services, and quality agreements
- Supporting integrity, ethics, and compliance activities across APAC
- Partnering closely with Global Legal, Enterprise Risk, Ethics and Compliance teams to ensure consistent, high‑quality legal advice
About You
You are a confident, commercially minded lawyer who thrives in complex, matrixed environments and can operate independently while influencing senior stakeholders.
You will bring:
- An LLB or Juris Doctor (J.D) and admission to practise law in Australia
- 5-8 years’ experience, either in‑house or within a law firm
- Strong experience drafting, negotiating, and managing complex commercial agreements
- Experience advising on pharmaceutical, regulated, or highly complex operational environments (strongly preferred)
- Solid understanding of quality, supply, procurement, and regulatory considerations in a regulated industry
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain legal risk and options
- A proactive, solution‑oriented mindset and the ability to manage competing priorities
Why Join CSL Seqirus?
- Be part of a purpose‑driven organisation supporting public health, pandemic preparedness, and patient safety
- Work closely with senior leaders on high‑impact, regionally significant matters
- Join a collaborative, inclusive legal team within a global life sciences organisation
Apply now and play a critical role in supporting CSL Seqirus’ mission to protect global health across the APAC region.
Applications Close on April 17, 2026
About CSL Seqirus
CSL Seqirus is part of CSL. As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world, CSL Seqirus is a major contributor to the prevention of influenza globally and a transcontinental partner in pandemic preparedness. With state-of-the-art production facilities in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, CSL Seqirus utilizes egg, cell and adjuvant technologies to offer a broad portfolio of differentiated influenza vaccines in more than 20 countries around the world.
To learn more about CSL, CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus and CSL Vifor visit https://www.csl.com/ and CSL Plasma at https://www.cslplasma.com/.
Our Benefits
For more information on CSL benefits visit How CSL Supports Your Well-being | CSL.
You Belong at CSL
At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.
To learn more about inclusion and belonging visit https://www.csl.com/careers/inclusion-and-belonging
Equal Opportunity Employer
CSL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please visit https://www.csl.com/accessibility-statement.
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