Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.
Please note that starting April 2025, Eikon Hayward positions will be moving to our new headquarters in Millbrae, CA
Position
We seek a seasoned Senior Counsel with a strong contract law background and hands-on experience with other in-house legal areas to support our growing organization. The Senior Counsel will be an integral member of Eikon’s growing legal team and will have responsibility for multiple areas commensurate with skills and background. In this role, you will report into the Associate General Counsel (VP of Legal), and you will oversee a talented contracts team and, depending on your experience and interests, you may also be responsible for one or more of the following legal areas: privacy matters, employment matters, strategic third-party transactions, corporate governance, or healthcare compliance. You will also be responsible for working with leaders across Eikon to support important functions including in Clinical, Research, Engineering, Business Development, Finance, and HR.
About You
You are someone who prioritizes collaboration, excels working in a fast-paced environment, and is results-oriented. Your intellectual curiosity drives your ability to take on new and challenging types of work. You are a big-picture-thinker who influences and inspires their team members to achieve goals and deliver best outcomes. While fostering a culture of collaboration and communication, you will provide insightful and practical guidance to stakeholders on a wide range of legal matters to drive the business forward in a thoughtful and strategic manner.
What You’ll Do
- Collaborate with the Associate General Counsel on the supervision and development of legal department staff
- Oversee the contracts function for the Company
- Commensurate with experience, skill, and interest, this role may also include one or more of the following areas:
- Support clinical contracting and related legal matters
- Advise on legal matters related to privacy regulations
- Draft, review and support the negotiation of term sheets and agreements relating to various transactions, including inbound and outbound strategic deals
- Provide counsel regarding employment law matters, including matters involving hiring, termination, investigations, accommodations, leaves, and policy development
- Advise on healthcare compliance program and related matters
- Support corporate governance and securities related matters
- Work with and manage outside counsel
- Collaborate with and provide advice to colleagues and leaders across the Company
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor from a nationally accredited law school
- Admission to the California state bar, registration as in-house counsel, or ability to gain admission or registration for within 90 days
- 9+ years of relevant experience in performing legal services in or for companies in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry
- Demonstrated abilities to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with leadership, scientists and G&A colleagues
- Excellent project management and negotiation skills
- Ability to work and make decisions independently
At Eikon, employee compensation also includes bonus and equity compensation, in addition to several generous benefit programs, including:
- 401k plan with company matching
- Medical (premiums covered by Eikon at 95%), dental and vision insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%)
- Mental health and wellness benefits
- Weeklong summer and winter holiday shutdowns
- Generous paid time off and holiday policies
- Life/AD&D Insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%) and optional supplemental employee-paid life/AD&D policies
- Enhanced parental leave benefit
- Daily subsidized lunch program when on-site
The expected salary range for this role is $235,000 to $270,000 depending on skills, competency, and the market demand for your expertise.
Eikon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment.
In accordance with the Company’s duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace, the Company requires all employees to be Fully Vaccinated with one of the FDA approved COVID-19 vaccines, which includes those vaccines that have received the FDA’s emergency use authorization. You will be expected to be Fully Vaccinated as of your Start Date. If you believe that you are exempt from this requirement under an applicable law or regulations, including Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, you will need to contact the Company’s Human Resources group. For purposes of this section, Fully Vaccinated means (i) the completion of the vaccination regimen as approved by the FDA (by way of example, 2 doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and 1 dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine), and (ii) timely receiving booster vaccination, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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What We Do
Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the interface of biology, engineering and chemistry to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells.
By directly measuring the effects of chemical compounds on the behavior of protein molecules in a live cellular environment, Eikon’s landmark assays facilitate the highly sensitive identification of compound-protein interactions that could not be identified through traditional assays, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets. Furthermore, the ability to directly visualize protein mechanisms in disease coupled with the extraordinarily high-powered high-content data sets generated by Eikon’s drug-screening technology enable an unprecedented opportunity to quantitatively explore novel biology in the living cell. These insights facilitate creation and application of data-driven hypotheses to the discovery of life-saving therapies.
Eikon is seeking adventurous, passionate and creative team members eager to apply their talents to empower interdisciplinary scientific exploration, inaugurate a radical drug-discovery paradigm, and ultimately create novel medicines. To learn more about open positions, please visit: https://eikontx.com/team#positions
