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Isomorphic Labs

AI-powered drug discovery and development

Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate Transactions

Legal Counsel & Legal SupportConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCambridge, MA, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • J.D. or equivalent legal qualification with significant corporate transactional experience within biotech, pharma, or life sciences technology sectors.
  • At least 5 years of experience at a highly rated law firm advising on transactions.
  • Demonstrated success structuring and executing complex transactions, including research collaborations, co-development agreements, and data licensing.
  • Expertise in legal risk mitigation, particularly around data governance and complex corporate structures.
  • Experience scaling legal operations, including building deal playbooks and standardizing term sheets and due diligence processes.
  • Experience defining and executing long-term growth plans.
  • Significant understanding of the drug development lifecycle, from early-stage research through clinical development and commercialization.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and globally distributed environment.
  • High level of personal integrity and dedication to fostering a collaborative culture.
  • Familiarity with leveraging AI tools and legal technology to streamline day-to-day workflows, including contract review, drafting, and research.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with deal team stakeholders and cross-functional teams to structure, draft, negotiate, and close complex corporate, business development, corporate development, and strategic transactions.
  • Manage transactions across their lifecycle, including specialized research collaborations, co-development partnerships, and data licensing agreements from concept through execution and kick-off.
  • Lead all aspects of the transaction lifecycle from initial outreach through final contract closing.
  • Develop standardized deal playbooks, template term sheets, and efficient due diligence workflows to scale the legal function and support corporate development and other strategic initiatives.
  • Lead legal due diligence, mitigating corporate, data licensing, information security, and technology transfer risks while ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance.
  • Use technology to streamline deal execution, reduce reliance on external legal counsel, optimize legal expenditures, and support deal teams with business-minded legal counsel.
  • Liaise with business development, scientific, and leadership stakeholders to align legal risk management with strategic objectives and company goals.
  • Work with Business Development, Alliance Management, Legal, and scientific and research teams to capture requirements for contract drafting.

Desired Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (PhD or MS) or industry experience in life sciences.
  • Experience working on buy-side mergers and acquisitions transactions or corporate venture capital.
  • Experience working in-house supporting business or corporate development teams.

About the Company

Isomorphic Labs

AI-powered drug discovery and development

Isomorphic Labs uses artificial intelligence to speed up drug discovery and development. It applies machine learning and computational methods—building predictive and generative models—to accelerate how drugs are designed and how medical research is conducted. The company differentiates itself by combining the AI breakthroughs from Google DeepMind with Alphabet backing, enabling fast experimentation and scaling across biology while maintaining startup-style agility. Its goal is to bring safer, more effective therapies to market more quickly by advancing AI-driven medicine using deep learning, reinforcement learning, and other advanced techniques.

Company size
201-500
Company stage
Series C
Total funding
$7.7B
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2021

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