Lead Counsel - Commercial

Sao Paulo, BrazilMid-CareerPosted Jul 27, 2026

Job Description Summary

We are seeking for a Lawyer supporting the commercial and strategic objectives of the business, with 5-10 years of experience, preferably in multinational Healthcare, Medical Devices, Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries, with strong expertise in contract drafting, negotiation, risk assessment, and business partnering.

Job Description

GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator with over 100 years of healthcare industry experience and around 50,000 employees globally.

We enable clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services, supported by our Edison intelligence platform. We operate at the center of an ecosystem working toward precision health -digitizing healthcare, helping drive productivity and improving outcomes for patients, providers, health systems and researchers around the world.

Key Responsibilities 

  • Provide legal support to Private Customers, R&D, Marketing, Real Estate, and Indirect Channel Partner teams. 
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage commercial, technology, marketing, real estate, and partnership agreements. 
  • Advise on healthcare-related legal, regulatory, compliance, and contractual matters. 
  • Support innovation projects, technology collaborations, marketing initiatives, and operational activities. 
  • Assess and mitigate legal and commercial risks while supporting strategic objectives. 
  • Support new business models and process improvement initiatives. 
  • Proactively partner with cross-functional teams to deliver practical legal solutions. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Law degree and license to practice law (OAB). 
  • 5-10 years of legal experience, preferably in multinational companies. 
  • Experience in commercial law, contract drafting and negotiation. 
  • Strong understanding of legal risk assessment, contract management, and compliance. 
  • Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities. 
  • Fluent English and Portuguese. 

Desired Characteristics 

  • Experience in Healthcare or other regulated industries. 
  • Strong commercial mindset and pragmatic legal, solutions oriented legal approach.. 
  • Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and stakeholder management skills. 
  • Experience supporting cross-functional teams and strategic initiatives. 
  • Strong analytical, project management, and problem-solving capabilities. 
  • Proactive, dynamic profile with the initiative to anticipate issues and propose solutions.
  • Sound judgment, integrity and ethical decision-making.
  • Adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, constantly evolving business environment.
  • Strong collaborative, team-first mindset balanced with the ability to work independently.
  • Effective time management, prioritization and organizational skills to handle competing deadlines.
  • Curiosity and a continuous-learning mindset to keep pace with evolving regulations and business models.

GE Healthcare  is an Equal Opportunity  Employer  where inclusion matters.  Employment  decisions  are  made  without regard  to race,  color, religion,  national or ethnic  origin, sex, sexual  orientation,  gender  identity  or expression,  age, disability,  protected  veteran  status  or other  characteristics protected  by law.

We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.

Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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