Bay Area biotech company (privately held) seeks a Sr. Corporate Counsel with significant intellectual property transactional experience.

Transactions
The ideal candidate should have significant experience reviewing, negotiating, and drafting a variety of complex transactions in the biotech/life science sector (including, but not limited to joint ventures, strategic partnering and collaboration arrangements).

The Sr. Corporate Counsel will provide guidance to junior attorneys on more standard agreements such as NDAs, confidentiality agreements, material transfer agreements, certain license agreements, research agreements, manufacturing agreements and supply agreements.

Business Development
The ideal candidate will also have experience with business development transactions in the life sciences technology sector, such as technology licenses, complex collaboration arrangements and related funding transactions (e.g., equity investments, loans etc.).

The attorney will work closely with the General Counsel and Chief IP Counsel to support the company’s R&D and business development activities and transactions, including legal due diligence, contract analyses, business term sheets.

Requirements:

•Strong academic background, including JD from a top 20 U.S. law school

•5 to 8 years experience in a top 20 law firm with a with a preferred emphasis on representation of biotech and life sciences clients in technology transactions

•Some in house experience is a plus

•Experience with biotechnology/life sciences intellectual property transactions

•Licensed to practice law in California or be registered as in-house counsel

•The candidate should have at least a working knowledge of intellectual property, and in particular, patents and trade secrets

•Strong general contracting skills (drafting and negotiation) are required

•Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate concisely

•Strong legal analysis skills with ability to integrate legal advice and business knowledge, and ability to provide balanced advice regarding risks and benefits

•Extremely strong interpersonal skills including maturity, creativity and a high energy level

•Team-oriented and able to interact effectively and influence peers and all levels of management

•Ability to work well in a cross-functional team environment, as well as in a small team environment and become a productive and positive member of the Legal department.

To apply, please email your resume to: resumes@legalventures.com