Job Description:

Better and fairer care.  Always.

St Vincent's has been a leader in Australia's health and aged care landscape for more than 165 years. Since our founders, the Sisters of Charity, opened our first hospital in 1857, our services and nearly 30,000 people have been behind some of Australia's most important medical breakthroughs. We are a microcosm of Australia’s health and aged care system and are uniquely positioned to lead and respond to our rapidly changing environment.

We are looking for a special kind of person - a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts excellence, compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do. 

Reporting directly to the Group General Counsel, the Legal Counsel – Commercial, Digital & Technology will be pivotal in supporting St Vincent's future by providing specialist legal advice focused on commercial, digital, and technology matters. This exciting role requires you to lead contract negotiations for major IT/technology agreements (like SaaS, cloud services, and cybersecurity), as well as general commercial and services contracts for health and aged care. You will be a key legal partner for large-scale digital transformation programs and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) implementations.

You will provide expert legal counsel on issues of privacy, data governance, cybersecurity, AI, and digital health regulation. Your goal is to deliver practical, solutions-focused legal advice to executive leadership and a variety of divisional teams, successfully balancing compliance with business delivery needs. You will also assist with risk management, corporate governance, and legislative compliance, and cultivate internal legal excellence by developing precedents, processes, and managing external counsel.

This is an exciting permanent full-time opportunity based in our Group Head Office in Sydney on a hybrid working arrangement.

Things that work for us:

• Demonstrated experience in a leading law firm and/or as an in-house counsel in a large complex organisation

• Significant experience in negotiation of major commercial, technology and digital contracts, including extensive legal drafting experience

• Strong knowledge of privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property, and IT procurement

• A tertiary qualification in law and admitted to practice as a solicitor in at least one state jurisdiction in Australia, with an unrestricted practicing certificate

• Desirable experience in advising on digital health, AI, cloud-based solutions, and experience in a corporate or health environment

Things that work for you:

• Opportunities to explore other divisional legal needs that create variety and diversity in your day-to-day work

• Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service

• Competitive salary packaging options

• Discounted private health insurance

• Employee Assistance Program for staff and their families

• Access to the Fitness Passport (FP)

At St Vincent’s we value inclusivity and diversity and acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, fair and impartial and invites people from all backgrounds to join us.

Pre-Employment Checks

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations.

Equal Opportunity

We celebrate diversity & inclusion and are committed to equal employment opportunity for everyone.

How To Apply

Please submit your application via the Apply button, include your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and suitability.

Respectfully, no recruitment agencies.

Closing Date:

4 November 2025 11:59pm

Reconciliation Action Plan:

At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at [email protected]

View Reconciliation Action Plan

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