Job Description
Erasca is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines for the benefit of patients with cancer. Our programs take novel approaches to shutting down one of cancer’s most commonly mutated signaling cascades, the RAS/MAPK pathway, which affects approximately 5.5 million lives each year worldwide. The name “Erasca” has an important embedded meaning: it is a contraction of our audacious hope to “erase cancer” that drives our mission and everything that we do on behalf of patients with cancer.
Contracts Paralegal
Position Summary:
As a critical member of Legal team, the Contracts Paralegal will support the administration of Erasca’s contract request and approval process. The successful candidate will be positive, detail-oriented, and able to work proactively and independently. This is an excellent opportunity to work in an innovative, fast-paced, and collaborative environment to make a difference for patients with cancer.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, negotiate, and file a high volume of contracts.
- Communicate with internal business partners regarding the risks presented by contract terms and possible strategies to mitigate such risk.
- Assist in determining the necessary approach to contracts and ensuring protection of the company’s proprietary technology.
- Use a wide range of legal or specialized knowledge to provide legal support services in an efficient and timely manner.
- Exercise good judgment within generally defined practices and policies in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
- Use initiative and discretion in accomplishing routine assignments with minimal supervision.
- Research legal issues and engage in fact gathering and checking to provide support on all assigned legal matters.
- Perform all duties in keeping with the Company’s core values, policies and all applicable regulations.
Required Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required. Paralegal certificate preferred.
- At least 7-10 years paralegal experience, including at least 2 years in a corporate setting.
- Experience working in the Legal department of a life science company highly preferred.
- Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage and drive projects and tasks with excellent attention to detail.
- High level of integrity and honesty.
- Ability to handle confidential matters with discretion.
- Effective planning, problem solving, analytical, and administrative skills.
- Ability to interact in a collaborative manner and at a professional level with clients at all levels throughout the organization.
- Ability to think creatively and work in a team environment.
- In-depth computer proficiency skills in MS Office suite.
- Strong learning orientation, curiosity, and commitment to science and patients.
The anticipated salary range for this position is $52.80 to $64.90 per hour. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etcetera. In addition to base salary, the hired applicant will be eligible to receive an annual bonus and an equity grant at hire and annually in the form of the option to purchase stock in the future for a specified price.
Along with our casual, collaborative, and fun work and the chance to make your mark in our mission to erase cancer, Erasca offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: Paid Time Off, Holiday, and Sick Leave, Medical, Dental and Vision Plans, Short- and Long-Term Disability, Basic and Voluntary Life/AD&D Coverage, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA, HSA, and Commute), Critical Illness and Accident Coverage, Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, 401(k) Plan with Erasca contribution, and the opportunity to participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Erasca, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of sex , race, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.
Date Posted
01/11/2023
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