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Lead Legal Counsel

San Diego, California, USFull-time2026-10-21 → 2026-11-11
Based in United States

Core

Provide strategic legal support for venture investments, strategic collaborations, and complex commercial transactions.

Role type

Senior in-house transactional attorney (Lead Legal Counsel)

Builds

Investment, collaboration, licensing, development, and commercialization agreements

Domain

Life sciences / Consumer health technology

Required skills

complex agreement drafting and negotiation, venture investment structuring, due diligence management, risk identification, stakeholder management, project management

Preferred skills

prior in-house experience, executive counseling, independent matter management

Technologies

legal research tools, contract management systems

Responsibilities

Structure, draft, and negotiate sophisticated commercial agreements; manage transactions from structuring through closing; coordinate legal workstreams and due diligence; advise senior business leaders on legal and business risks; manage outside counsel

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC