Corporate Counsel

LB Pharmaceuticals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 262,000; Full time

Job summary

LB Pharmaceuticals in New York seeks a Corporate Counsel to handle hands-on transactional work in a small-team setting. You will draft, review, and negotiate a range of clinical, commercial, and research agreements and report to the Senior Director, Corporate Counsel.

The role emphasizes cross‑functional collaboration with clinical operations, CMC, R&D and finance, development of templates and playbooks, and proactive risk management in a fast-paced biopharma environment.

Qualifications

• JD degree.
• Active State Bar in good standing.
• 4–6 years drafting, negotiating, and executing contracts in biopharma or life sciences.
• Experience in both law firm and in-house settings with a strong transactional focus.
• Familiarity with the drug development process.
• Strong business acumen; ability to balance legal advice with business needs.
• Excellent multitasking, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate confidentiality agreements, master service agreements, quality agreements, consulting agreements, clinical trial agreements, research collaboration agreements, and vendor service agreements.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, playbooks, and standardized workflows to mitigate risk and increase efficiency across the organization.
• Support key business stakeholders including clinical operations, CMC, R&D and finance on contracting matters, with guidance from the Senior Director, Corporate Counsel.
• Assist in the development, maintenance, and training of processes and procedures internally to standardize work flow and manage risk.
• Complete special projects and collaborate on department‑wide or company‑wide initiatives, as requested.
• Coordinate with external legal partners as directed to support cost‑effective, high‑quality specialized engagements.

Skills

Drafting contracts

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Legal risk management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

CLM platforms

Job description

We are looking to add a key member to our growing legal team. This is a hands‑on transactional role in a small‑company environment, designed for a motivated and pragmatic attorney with strong drafting and negotiation skills and the ability to manage multiple workstreams.

The Corporate Counsel will support the contracts function by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of clinical, commercial and research‑related agreements. This role will report to our Senior Director, Corporate Counsel and collaborate cross‑functionally.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate various agreements including confidentiality agreements, master service agreements, quality agreements, consulting agreements, clinical trial agreements, research collaboration agreements, and vendor service agreements.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of contract templates, playbooks, and standardized workflows to mitigate risk and increase efficiency across the organization.
• Support key business stakeholders including clinical operations, CMC, R&D and finance on contracting matters, with guidance from the Senior Director, Corporate Counsel.
• Assist in the development, maintenance, and training of processes and procedures internally to standardize work flow and manage risk.
• Complete special projects and collaborate on department‑wide or company‑wide initiatives, as requested.
• Coordinate with external legal partners as directed to support cost‑effective, high‑quality specialized engagements.

Required Qualifications

• JD degree.
• Active membership in good standing with a State Bar.
• 4‑6 years of experience drafting, negotiating, and executing contracts in the biopharmaceutical or life sciences industry.
• Experience in both a law firm and an in‑house legal department, with a strong transactional background in drafting, negotiating, and executing contracts.
• Familiarity with the drug development process.
• Strong business acumen; ability to integrate legal advice with practical business considerations and sound judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to multi‑task, problem‑solve and operate in a fast‑paced environment with competing and often shifting priorities.
• Outstanding organizational, written and verbal communication skills, as well as strong attention to detail.
• Sense of urgency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with data privacy frameworks relevant to the life sciences industry, including HIPAA and GDPR.
• Familiarity with US securities laws.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) platforms.
• Exposure to IP licensing, technology transfer, and material transfer agreements.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment with minimal oversight.

Base Salary Range: $225K-$262K.

The Values We Hope You Share

Purpose Driven– We are optimistic, focused and committed to delivering on our vision. We are hard‑working, compliant,relentlessand impatient in our pursuit oftreatments. We set competitive company goals to significantly and positivelyimpactthe lives of our patients,employeesand shareholders. We have a sense of urgencytoevery action wemake.

Transparent– We trust each other and expect honest and open communication to enable good decision making. We are humble,genuineand direct. Words match ourbehaviors. We hold each other accountable. We embracethe toughconversations to achieve success.

Bold– We are courageous in our pursuit of excellence. Unafraid of risks. Unafraid of challenging assumptions. Unafraid of challenges. Unafraid of success.

Intelligent– We are curious,passionateand self‑aware. We are agile,adaptableand seek diverse experience, knowledge, and skills to make informed, data driven decisions. Weanticipatethe needs of others, and we adapt quickly to challenges and find solutions. We rely on our collective experiences to diligently develop, strategicallyplanand efficiently execute our vision.

Unified– We collaborate as we strive for excellence. We rely on each other, and we have each other’s backs. We encourage constructive feedback to continually improve. We support each other; we laugh together. We celebrate each other’s successes and band together in times of hardship. We foster and appreciate genuine relationships.

Our values underpinthe employeeexperience at LB Pharmaceuticals. They are the character and personality of the companydemonstratedthrough how we communicate, support one another, spend our time, make decisions, and celebrate collectively.