Senior Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Flagship Ventures Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team at Flagship Ventures. As a key member of our legal department, you will play a crucial role in managing and overseeing a broad range of legal and business matters.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Provide timely, relevant, and practical advice to protect the company's interests while ensuring an appropriate balance of legal, ethical, and business considerations.
  • Provide oversight of the company's IP strategy: manage IP counsel to continue to build a strong patent portfolio and IP strategy; provide counseling to management on IP related legal matters.
  • Draft, review and negotiate various types of agreements including clinical, commercial, corporate, supplier, and other critical business agreements, in partnership with external counsel as needed.
  • Serve as a key legal advisor for corporate and business development teams in areas of partnering, due diligence, IP licensing, and commercial topics.
  • Build and maintain technical infrastructure to support efficient legal operations, including managing the company's contract review and approval systems to ensure timely and efficient workflows for all contracting activities.
  • Collaborate with internal and external teams to track progress and address any issues related to contract activities to ensure all contractual obligations are tracked, deadlines are met, and relevant stakeholders are informed of their obligations in a timely manner.
  • Work with corporate teams and outside counsel to support employment and immigration law matters.
Qualifications:
  • Juris Doctor (JD) degree and admission to practice law in Massachusetts.
  • At least 12 years of legal experience required, including at least 5 years of experience as in-house counsel in biotech or pharma.
  • Extensive experience with intellectual property, transactional matters, and regulatory requirements, as related to the research, development, and approval of biotech products.
  • Proven track record of strategic mindset, adaptability, and effectively partnering with business leadership to create value.
  • Some litigation experience preferred.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Dedication to collaborative work and open-mindedness to shifting strategy in a data-guided manner.
  • Ability to provide clear direction and drive decisions and manage risk.
  • Sense of urgency with the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • Flexibility and the ability to deal with uncertainty.
  • Commitment to achieving corporate objectives while maintaining the highest ethical standards.
What We Offer:
  • A dynamic early-stage work environment and highly interdisciplinary, talented, and collaborative team.
  • Participation in an unprecedented opportunity to advance a single tRNA medicine to restore disrupted protein production, regardless of target, for thousands of diseases with the same underlying genetic mutation.
  • Opportunity to work with a high-performing and impactful team.
  • Comprehensive, competitive healthcare and dental coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, vision coverage through VSP, family leave, flexible paid time off, 401k retirement plan, disability and life insurance, and fully covered parking/commuter benefits.
  • Professional growth opportunities through mentoring, training, immersion in cross-functional projects, and opportunities to learn and try new things.
Our Core Values:
  • PATIENTS DESERVE BETTER. We are transforming medicine, boldly building a new future for patients.
  • CURIOSITY SPARKS DISCOVERY. We ardently explore the unknown, catalyzing new scientific breakthroughs.
  • COURAGE PROPELS US FORWARD. We take thoughtful risks without fear of failure, growing with each experience.
  • OUR PURPOSE FUELS US. We each lead and work with focus and passion to design groundbreaking tRNA medicines.
  • WE ARE ONE TEAM. We are united on trust and collaboration, embracing all voices and experiences.

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