Junior Legal Counsel

SOPHiA GENETICS · Boston, MA

Company

SOPHiA GENETICS

Location

Boston, MA

Type

Full Time

Job Description

In our journey to impact patients lives, we are looking for a Junior Legal Counsel to join our growing Legal Team in our Back Bay, Boston office. It's a rare opportunity to shape the future of a company that is ambitious, successful, international, and on a world-changing mission.
Our AI SaaS Platform enables smarter, more data-driven ways to make decisions in healthcare, radically improving the outcomes for Cancer & Rare Disease patients globally.
As Junior Legal Counsel, you will support the business on a variety of of legal matters. Your role will involve:
  • Providing legal support in commercial, biopharma, business development and financial transactions and project
  • Contributing to the maintenance of the Company's intellectual property (IP) portfolio and contributing to the protection, defense and enforcement of the Company's IP assets including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets
  • Contributing to the development of legal processes and standards for legal documentation within the company
  • Contract lifecycle management - drafting, review, execution, archiving and renewing of contracts. Ensure the contract management database is complete and up-to-date
  • Contract Management:
  • Drafting and reviewing different types of contracts
  • Negotiation of contracts with third parties
  • Alignment of contracts with external and internal guidelines, polices and procedures
  • Provide legal support related to public tenders

Requirements
To be successful, we see you bringing:
  • Law Degree
  • 1-3 Years PQE, Qualified Lawyer in the US
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills, good presentation skills and skilled in making the complex simple
  • Socially-minded team player and who can build strong positive relationships internally and externally as an ambassador of the legal function
  • The ability to quickly comprehend complex sets of international and domestic laws and regulations
  • Experience in commercial transactions and corporate matters is a plus, as well as International experience and GDPR knowledge
  • IP experience or an interest in IP would be ideal

Benefits
You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we drive exponential growth.
Business recognition and accolades include:
  • World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
  • World's smartest companies (Top 50)
  • 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
  • Top 10 European Tech Startup - 2020
  • Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch - 2021
  • Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch - 2021

This is an office-based role with a hybrid (2-3 Days in office) work agreement.
  • Outstanding Medical (with Telemedicine), Dental, and Vision Plans with 90% employer contributions, including $0 deductible plans options!!!
  • Life and AD&D company provided
  • Company 4% match 401K contributions
  • Company paid short and long term disability insurance
  • FSA options available
  • Supplemental employee insurance options available for Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital and Legal
  • Voluntary Pet Insurance and Auto and Home options
  • Employer Assistance Program free for all employees
  • Flexible hours, HYBRID work schedules

The Process
Apply now with your resume and any supporting information.
Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholder from across the business.
Starting Date: ASAP
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Apply Now

Date Posted

10/28/2023

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