Senior Legal Counsel, London
Isomorphic Labs is a new Alphabet company that is reimagining drug discovery through a computational- and AI-first approach.
We are on a mission to accelerate the speed, increase the efficacy and lower the cost of drug discovery. You'll be working at the cutting edge of the new era of 'digital biology' to deliver a transformative social impact for the benefit of millions of people.
Come and be part of a multi-disciplinary team driving groundbreaking innovation and play a meaningful role in contributing towards us achieving our ambitious goals, while being a part of an inspiring, collaborative and entrepreneurial culture.
Your impact
As Senior Legal Counsel, you will directly impact the company’s future by working closely with, and advising, our AI, Drug Design and commercial teams.
This role will report directly to the General Counsel and provide a unique opportunity to help shape Isomorphic’s legal function. As a member of the IsoLegal team, you will balance strategic contributions with practical tasks, and will build trusted relationships with leaders, using your knowledge and influencing skills to shape how we build and develop Isomorphic’s business from a legal perspective.
There is some degree of flexibility around the level of seniority in this position depending on your skills and experience.
What you will do
- Review, draft, manage and advise on a range of agreements such as NDAs, material transfer agreements, data licence agreements, R&D agreements, inbound services agreements, collaboration agreements, consulting agreements, and employment agreements
- Advise the business on ad hoc legal queries in a timely manner, including summarising and communicating legal concepts and helping assess different levels of legal risk
- Build positive relationships with business clients across our offices to understand and manage enterprise risks, streamline contracting processes and ensure effective collaboration with IsoLegal
- Help establish, maintain and improve our standard form agreements, legal and compliance processes and legal operations
- Deal with evolving areas of law including corporate/commercial, data privacy, technology, sanctions and regulatory compliance
Skills and qualifications Essential:
- Experience managing legal operations, with a speciality in drug discovery and CRO transactions
- BA/BS/LLB/JD degree or equivalent
- UK or US-qualified attorney/solicitor, with 3+ years’ post-qualified experience in private practice and/or on an in-house team
- Willingness and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and IsoLegal Team members on a broad range of legal matters
- Strong analytical and organisational skills
- Demonstrated ability to grasp legal, scientific and technical concepts quickly
- Ability to prioritise, work independently and manage numerous simultaneous projects under deadline pressure
Nice to have:
- Prior in-house experience at a technology and/or research-focused organisation working side by side with the wider company stakeholders to provide counsel on a variety of legal issues
- Experience presenting and influencing at executive level
- Desire and ability to identify flexible, creative solutions to complex and difficult challenges, and work in a high-ambiguity, high-change environment
- Experience in one of the following areas of law: employment, privacy, transactions
Culture and values
What does it take to be successful at IsoLabs? It's not about finding people who think and act in the same way, but we do have some shared values:
Thoughtful
Thoughtful at Iso is about curiosity, creativity and care. It is about good people doing good, rigorous and future-making science every single day.
Brave
Brave at Iso is about fearlessness, but it’s also about initiative and integrity. The scale of the challenge demands nothing less.
Determined
Determined at Iso is the way we pursue our goal. It’s a confidence in our hypothesis, as well as the urgency and agility needed to deliver on it. Because disease won’t wait, so neither should we.
Together
Together at Iso is about connection, collaboration across fields and catalytic relationships. It’s knowing that transformation is a group project, and remembering that what we’re doing will have a real impact on real people everywhere.
Creating an inclusive company
We realise that to be successful we need our teams to reflect and represent the populations we are striving to serve. We’re working to build a supportive and inclusive environment where collaboration is encouraged and learning is shared. We value diversity of experience, knowledge, backgrounds and perspectives and harness these qualities to create extraordinary impact.
We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding) or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you have a disability or additional need that requires accommodation, please do not hesitate to let us know.
Hybrid working
It’s hugely important for us to be able to share knowledge and establish relationships with each other, and we find it easier to do this if we spend time together in person. This is why we’ve decided to follow a hybrid model, and for full time positions we would require you to be able to come into the office 3 days a week (currently Tue, Wed, and one other day depending on which team you’re in). For part time positions this may vary. As an equal opportunities employer we are committed to building an equal and inclusive team. If you have additional needs that would prevent you from following this hybrid approach, we’d be happy to talk through these if you’re selected for an initial screening call.
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What We Do
Isomorphic Labs is a new Alphabet company and commercial venture which aims to reimagine the entire drug discovery process from first principles with an AI-first approach, and, ultimately, to model and understand some of the fundamental mechanisms of life. Using computational advances, we’re working at the cutting edge in the new era of ‘digital biology’. By significantly increasing the pace of scientific research and efficacy of new medicines, we will be at the forefront of breakthroughs that will benefit millions of people.
