Description:

Position Summary:
As General Counsel, you will play an essential role in driving day-to-day legal operations for A Public Benefit Company and its sister organizations. A shared services role, you will advise across new companies within the incubator, which are synergistic to A Public Benefit Company with adjacent technologies. You will provide strategic advice and legal counsel on various issues including corporate, contract, and regulatory concerns. This role will own critical in-licensing deals to help launch A Public Benefit Company and its other entities into key negotiations. Additionally, the General Counsel will be responsible for drafting, negotiating, and approval of transactional agreements . As sole in-house, the GC will regularly manage the needs of A Public Benefit Company external legal partners across a multitude of projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide high-quality legal advice and serve as a trusted strategic partner to a variety of internal teams in a manner that advances client's business strategies while addressing legal risks and protecting the Company's integrity and reputation;
Draft, negotiate, and finalize a variety of legal agreements, involvement in the contracting process, and provide post-execution advice and counsel to internal clients on contractual obligations;
Act as a repository of all contracts (partnership agreements, channel-sale, distribution agreements); perform legal research, review, and prepare contracts
Manage and partner with outside counsel on a variety of projects as sole in-house GC, including all financing
Provide shared in-house GC counsel for Oath Intelligence, Oath Africa and other opportunities (shared services agreements with Oath)
Assist in legal due diligence initiatives relating to possible transactions;
Partner with colleagues in executing and enhancing Company objectives;
Support and work closely with senior management on all legal, regulatory and business matters; support all company legal, regulatory and business matters

Qualifications:

J.D. from an accredited law school; admitted into practice and in good standing in New York or California (strongly preferred)
3-5+ years of experience is required, ideally supporting the life sciences industry in a high-growth VC-backed environment, dynamic law firm setting with an IP focus, or as a member of a legal department in a pharmaceutical/biotech company;
Strong management of in-licensing agreements in life sciences space;
Breadth of experience that covers employment law;
Global experience to support set up of entities in different locations
Strong drafting and communication skills, and an ability to maintain a high level of attention to detail without losing sight of the big picture;
Commitment to client service, finding solutions, relationship building, continued learning, proactivity and confidentiality;
Strong understanding of the concepts, terminology and interdependencies that are important in the research-based biotech industry, including with respect to intellectual property rights;
Excellent interpersonal skills that are demonstrated by being articulate, direct and forthright, and serving as a collaborative and decisive team member and a strategic thinker with a broad perspective;
Ability to manage and prioritize multiple matters simultaneously and to respond to rapidly shifting priorities in ambiguous or challenging situations;
Demonstrated ability to own projects and consistently meet tight timing requirements and high-quality standards;
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including proven ability to interact and communicate effectively with individuals from multiple departments at all levels of the organization;
Ability to handle confidential and proprietary information using impeccable discretion and judgment;
Strong organizational skills, with the experience and ability in managing and filing all corporate files, IP portfolios, and internal files