Director of Legal

Summary

Join a private life sciences company unifying AI and biotech to discover novel treatments as their first in-house legal hire. Develop and build the company's legal function, overseeing day-to-day legal activities including commercial relationships, strategic transactions, and compliance. Report directly to the Chief Operating Officer. The ideal candidate will have a J.D., CA Bar admission, and 3-4+ years of legal experience; in-house experience is a plus. The position requires strong business judgment, organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects. Targeted compensation is around $230,000 base salary with a 20% bonus and equity. The company is devoted to improving employee well-being and constantly strives to improve its benefits.

Requirements

• Have a J.D., admission to the CA Bar, and at least 3-4+ years of legal experience
• Be a tenacious doer who is comfortable working independently and be able to identify opportunities to escalate an issue or solicit advice from outside counsel
• Possess sound and practical business judgment, intellectual curiosity, and be comfortable and adept at balancing risk and opportunity
• Have excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects at once, and a desire to implement processes and efficiencies

Responsibilities

• Partnering with Company leadership, teams and other stakeholders to address legal matters, manage and scale the legal function
• Serving as project manager and internal legal point person for numerous Company legal and business priorities
• Reviewing and negotiating a variety of agreements, including biotech materials and services agreements, technology agreements, and other commercial contracts with a diverse range of customers and partners
• Designing and implementing policies, systems and scalable workflows
• Managing a contract lifecycle solution, maximizing its use and training employees on it
• Maintaining familiarity with applicable regulatory, compliance and business rules and regulations
• Managing outside counsel relationships and projects, as needed

Preferred Qualifications

In-house experience is a plus, but is not required

Benefits

Targeted compensation is around $230,000 base with a 20% bonus and equity