Biotech Corporate Counsel – Deals, Licensing & Partnerships

Ginkgo Bioworks Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock awards

Medical, dental, vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ginkgo Bioworks Inc. is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support business development, operations, and transactions across our life sciences platforms.

You will lead and negotiate a variety of agreements, with emphasis on software, licenses, collaborations, and procurement, while managing risk and enabling growth. You will collaborate with multiple teams to strengthen the company’s legal framework, review term sheets, and draft documents end-to-end.

Qualifications

• JD and licensed to practice law in the United States.
• 3+ years’ experience practicing law in a law firm and/or a corporation.
• Expectation to be on-site 5 days/week

Responsibilities

• Lead and negotiate a wide range of agreements with customers, vendors, industry partners, and suppliers—including hardware purchasing agreements, collaboration and licensing agreements, software and SaaS agreements, master service agreements, material transfer agreements, and procurement contracts.
• Engage cross-functionally with business development, commercial operations, finance, human resources, and technical program teams to provide balanced legal advice that manages risk while enabling business opportunity in a compliant manner.
• Transact across our several business units by reviewing term sheets, conducting diligence activities, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents from start to finish.
• Strengthen Ginkgo's legal infrastructure by growing our internal repository of agreement templates, models, guidances, and professional development materials.
• Guide commercial operations and alliance management to establish and maintain strong partnerships with existing customers, collaborators, and strategic counterparts.
• Review technical and logistical materials to support our business development and program teams, ensuring compliance across associated transactions and new offerings.
• Optimize the responsible use of generative AI and other legal technology tools to accelerate and systematize workflows, while managing multiple deals and matters simultaneously in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment.
• Work collaboratively across Ginkgo’s commercial, technical, and legal teams to support our lab automation focus—speaking clearly and directly with multiple stakeholders to create consensus and assign ownership for complex initiatives.

Skills

Complex transactions

Software agreements

Licenses & collaborations

Material transfer agreements

Contract negotiation

Leadership

Education

JD

US bar licensure

Job description

Ginkgo Bioworks Inc. is seeking a Corporate Counsel to support business development, operations, and transactions across our life sciences platforms.

You will lead and negotiate a variety of agreements, with emphasis on software, licenses, collaborations, and procurement, while managing risk and enabling growth. You will collaborate with multiple teams to strengthen the company’s legal framework, review term sheets, and draft documents end-to-end.