Senior Legal Counsel, Asia Pacific
Job Summary
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 riskinformed 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 qualityrelated 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 inlicensing 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 highquality 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 inhouse 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 solutionoriented mindset and the ability to manage competing priorities
Why Join CSL Seqirus
- Be part of a purposedriven organisation supporting public health pandemic preparedness and patient safety
- Work closely with senior leaders on highimpact 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 ofCSL. As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world CSL Seqirusis 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.
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