Corporate Counsel, High-Impact Biotech Legal Opportunity
Help shape the legal foundation behind breakthrough cancer therapies.
An innovative and mission-driven biotechnology company focused on transforming cancer treatment is seeking a Corporate Counsel to join its growing legal team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a sophisticated in-house legal professional who thrives in fast-paced, science-driven environments and wants to play a direct role in advancing therapies that could meaningfully improve patient outcomes.
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this role will serve as a highly visible legal partner across the organization, supporting critical business initiatives spanning clinical development, research, technology, vendor partnerships, and corporate operations. This is far more than a contracts role—this is an opportunity to become a trusted strategic advisor helping enable innovation while thoughtfully managing risk.
The ideal candidate brings strong pharmaceutical or biotechnology legal experience, particularly in clinical contracting, and enjoys collaborating with smart, mission-oriented teams tackling meaningful scientific challenges.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a key legal business partner supporting high-priority initiatives across clinical development, R&D, IT, operations, and corporate functions
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of complex agreements, including:
- Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
- Ancillary clinical agreements (SCCs, LOIs, DRAs, LRAs)
- Informed Consent Forms (ICFs)
- Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work
- CRO and vendor agreements
- Technology and IT contracts
- Consulting agreements
- Confidential Disclosure / NDA agreements
- Partner closely with internal stakeholders, external counsel, CROs, vendors, and business leaders to move initiatives forward efficiently
- Advise on legal and regulatory considerations impacting pharmaceutical R&D, clinical operations, contracting, and data privacy
- Support broader legal department initiatives, special projects, and evolving business needs in a dynamic growth environment
- Help build scalable legal processes that support innovation while protecting the organization
What Makes This Opportunity Exciting
- Direct exposure to executive leadership, including close partnership with the General Counsel
- Opportunity to make tangible impact in a company focused on life-changing oncology innovation
- Broad legal scope beyond standard commercial contracting
- High visibility, cross-functional role with meaningful business influence
- Collaborative, intellectually curious culture with strong emphasis on accountability, growth, and teamwork
- Opportunity to join at an exciting stage of company evolution
Ideal Background
- Juris Doctor (JD) required
- 5+ years of in-house legal experience within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or clinical-stage healthcare organizations
- Deep experience drafting and negotiating clinical and commercial agreements in regulated life sciences environments
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Securities contract experience is needed
- Clinical trial contracting is needed
- Pharmaceutical / biotech regulatory frameworks
- Data privacy considerations impacting clinical research
- Vendor and service contracting
- Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and practical execution
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-moving environment
- Detail-oriented, highly responsive, and collaborative in approach
- Mandarin / Chinese language proficiency is desired
Compensation
$150,000 – $270,000, depending on experience and qualifications, plus the opportunity to join a mission-driven organization doing meaningful work at the forefront of oncology innovation.
Corporate Counsel, High-Impact Biotech Legal Opportunity
Help shape the legal foundation behind breakthrough cancer therapies.
An innovative and mission-driven biotechnology company focused on transforming cancer treatment is seeking a Corporate Counsel to join its growing legal team. This is an exceptional opportunity for a sophisticated in-house legal professional who thrives in fast-paced, science-driven environments and wants to play a direct role in advancing therapies that could meaningfully improve patient outcomes.
Reporting directly to the General Counsel, this role will serve as a highly visible legal partner across the organization, supporting critical business initiatives spanning clinical development, research, technology, vendor partnerships, and corporate operations. This is far more than a contracts role—this is an opportunity to become a trusted strategic advisor helping enable innovation while thoughtfully managing risk.
The ideal candidate brings strong pharmaceutical or biotechnology legal experience, particularly in clinical contracting, and enjoys collaborating with smart, mission-oriented teams tackling meaningful scientific challenges.
What You'll Do
- Serve as a key legal business partner supporting high-priority initiatives across clinical development, R&D, IT, operations, and corporate functions
- Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on a broad range of complex agreements, including:
- Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs)
- Ancillary clinical agreements (SCCs, LOIs, DRAs, LRAs)
- Informed Consent Forms (ICFs)
- Master Service Agreements (MSAs) and Statements of Work
- CRO and vendor agreements
- Technology and IT contracts
- Consulting agreements
- Confidential Disclosure / NDA agreements
- Partner closely with internal stakeholders, external counsel, CROs, vendors, and business leaders to move initiatives forward efficiently
- Advise on legal and regulatory considerations impacting pharmaceutical R&D, clinical operations, contracting, and data privacy
- Support broader legal department initiatives, special projects, and evolving business needs in a dynamic growth environment
- Help build scalable legal processes that support innovation while protecting the organization
What Makes This Opportunity Exciting
- Direct exposure to executive leadership, including close partnership with the General Counsel
- Opportunity to make tangible impact in a company focused on life-changing oncology innovation
- Broad legal scope beyond standard commercial contracting
- High visibility, cross-functional role with meaningful business influence
- Collaborative, intellectually curious culture with strong emphasis on accountability, growth, and teamwork
- Opportunity to join at an exciting stage of company evolution
Ideal Background
- Juris Doctor (JD) required
- 5+ years of in-house legal experience within biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or clinical-stage healthcare organizations
- Deep experience drafting and negotiating clinical and commercial agreements in regulated life sciences environments
- Strong working knowledge of:
- Securities contract experience is needed
- Clinical trial contracting is needed
- Pharmaceutical / biotech regulatory frameworks
- Data privacy considerations impacting clinical research
- Vendor and service contracting
- Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk and practical execution
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and negotiation skills
- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-moving environment
- Detail-oriented, highly responsive, and collaborative in approach
- Mandarin / Chinese language proficiency is desired
Compensation
$150,000 – $270,000, depending on experience and qualifications, plus the opportunity to join a mission-driven organization doing meaningful work at the forefront of oncology innovation.
