Associate General Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking an Associate General Counsel to join its growing Legal & Compliance team as the fifth attorney. This role will help develop and implement legal and compliance policies, practices, and systems, with meaningful cross-functional partnership across Finance, Sales, Market Access, Reimbursement, R&D, Marketing, Supply Chain, and HR.

The position reports to the General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Secretary and can be located onsite, hybrid, or fully remote, with occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify and address legal and compliance risks across Product, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Market Access/Reimbursement, Research & Development, People Ops, and Finance—anticipating issues rather than waiting to be asked
• Independently identify gaps in existing policies and processes and drive build-out of compliance infrastructure
• Develop processes and infrastructure to ensure compliance with applicable external requirements, including soliciting feedback from internal stakeholders, preparing and drafting policies/SOPs, and overseeing implementation and training
• Advise on company contracts, including drafting, negotiating, reviewing, interpreting, and managing strategic, high-value contracts
• Take ownership of legal questions in unfamiliar subject areas—research, collect business input, and drive to resolution with appropriate escalation
• Partner with legal team members to develop and build legal and compliance infrastructure and program for lab services/life science organization

Requirements

• Genuine interest and ability to learn new areas of law and business; proven track record of taking on projects in unfamiliar areas and driving them to completion
• Ability to be highly resourceful, adaptable, creative, and nimble in a high-growth, fast-paced environment
• Track record of taking on unfamiliar legal problems with minimal oversight and driving them to a positive result for the business
• Comfortable operating with significant autonomy and ambiguity in a lean legal team, making judgment calls without a playbook
• JD and licensed to practice law in one or more US jurisdictions
• 5+ years of experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department, ideally with exposure to life science or health care organizations
• Experience advising commercial leaders and colleagues on business strategies, product promotion, sales programs and transactions, and other commercial initiatives
• Experience developing processes to comply with legal/regulatory requirements, drafting and implementing policies and procedures, and delivering employee training
• Exposure to some combination of the following subject areas: commercial compliance, securities/corporate governance, contract drafting and negotiation, intellectual property, and labor and employment matters
• Strong team-player with willingness to roll up sleeves and pitch in wherever needed
• Strong leadership skills, including clear communication of effective legal solutions to leadership and colleagues in a collaborative yet consultative way that meets business objectives while appropriately mitigating risks

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with some or all of the following:
  • Start-up, emerging high-growth company experience
  • Molecular diagnostics/genetic company or CLIA lab

Compensation & Benefits

For this position, the organization offers a total compensation package up to $496,554 per year, including a base pay range of $241,165 - $267,962 per year.

The compensation package includes:

• Base pay range (actual amount offered is based on experience and salary/equity options split that the candidate chooses)
• Generous equity options
• Corporate bonus program
• Industry leading company benefits, including medical benefit options (employee premiums paid 100% of select plans; dependents covered up to 80%)
• Family Bonding Leave for eligible employees: 16 weeks, paid at 100%
• Supplemental fertility benefits coverage
• Retirement savings program including a 4% Company match
• Increase paid time off with increased tenure
• Latest hardware (laptop, lab equipment, facilities)
• Free daily on-site lunches provided from top eateries
• Perks on campus (state of the art gym, restaurant)
• Free on-site EV charging (compatible with all EVs, including Tesla)

Location

Onsite, hybrid, or fully remote, with occasional travel.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The organization is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.