Associate Director/Director, Commercial Counsel
Core
Foundational legal team member shaping and scaling legal capabilities in a frontier technology environment, focusing on commercial agreements and AI/regulatory advice.
Role type
Senior in-house commercial counsel (Director level)
Builds
Scalable legal infrastructure and workflows using AI tools
Domain
Life sciences / AI / Frontier technology
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Complex commercial contract drafting, AI tool integration, cross-functional partnership, regulatory/ethical analysis, independent operation
Preferred skills
Export control/CFIUS experience, life sciences R&D support, legal infrastructure building from scratch
Technologies
AI tools, automation platforms
Responsibilities
Draft and negotiate commercial agreements (SaaS, IP licensing, vendor, partnership, R&D), provide pragmatic legal counsel to internal stakeholders, serve as thought partner on AI regulatory/ethical considerations, build scalable legal systems, support strategic transactions
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with strategic scope
