Commercial Counsel

Overview

This role supports a synthetic biology and genomics organization on a variety of contracting, licensing, product-related, and other commercial matters. Legal support will be provided to the Commercial and Biopharma divisions, with additional assistance as needed for non-U.S. employment and corporate matters.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of standard commercial, biopharma, and other legal documents, including:
  • Tenders
  • Inbound and outbound supply and services agreements
  • OEM and distribution agreements
  • Collaboration agreements
  • Government price and subcontractor agreements
  • Material transfer agreements
• Support inbound procurement agreements from time to time.
• Draft and improve applicable AI tool playbooks using the organization’s legal operations tools (enterprise GC AI, Gemini, Notebook LM, and Ironclad).
• Manage processes and workflows for intake, review, and approval of commercial and biopharma agreement requests.
• Advise business and cross-functional stakeholders on best practices and legal updates affecting contracting.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Either:
  • Fully qualified solicitor with at least 1-year PQE, or
  • 4–7 years relevant contractual or commercial experience (an LLB or equivalent is ideally preferred but not mandatory)
• Experience drafting, negotiating, and managing a high volume of commercial and pharma agreements, including tenders.
• Experience reviewing, negotiating, and closing tenders across the globe.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Ability to manage outside counsel and assess when consultation with outside counsel is appropriate.
• Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills to maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tight deadlines in a fast-paced business environment.
• Excellent judgment in assessing risks and benefits.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on, collaborative working style.
• Experience building for scale.
• Experience with domestic and international contracts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent in Mandarin (written and spoken).
• Familiarity with synthetic biology and sequencing products and processes, drug development landscape, antibody therapies, and personalized medicine.
• Basic understanding of employment and/or corporate law.

Compensation & Benefits

Not specified in the provided description.

Location

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