Technology Transactions (Biotech) Associate

5 Legal; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Legal seeks an associate for its Technology Transactions Group in Boston. The ideal candidate has 4–6 years of transactional and licensing experience, with a focus on representing life science companies across biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, digital health, medical devices, and diagnostics.

A strong biology, chemistry, engineering, pharmacy, or business background, and superb communication skills are valued.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of transactional and licensing experience.
• Experience focused on representing life science companies is preferred.
• Strong academic credentials with excellent verbal and written skills.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on day-to-day matters and lead structuring of complex strategic transactions.
• Engage in counseling and negotiation of licensing and partnering agreements.
• Interact with clients in the life sciences sector including biotech, pharma, diagnostics, and devices.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Legal drafting

Job description

One of the recognized leading US corporate law firms seeks an associate to join their Technology Transactions Group.

The ideal candidate must have 4-6 years of transactional and licensing experience, focused on representing life science companies. Have an interest in the dynamic world of life sciences, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, digital health, medical devices, diagnostics, and discovery tools. A biological science, chemistry, engineering, pharmacy and/or business background or relevant in-house legal experience, will be considered favorably. Superior academic credentials and excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills.

Experience should include all or some of the following:

• complex partnering and licensing arrangements
• agreements with academic or research institutions
• research and development agreements
• manufacturing, supply, and distribution agreements
• clinical trial arrangements
• material transfer and non-disclosure agreements
• mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, spin-outs and joint venture transactions for companies in the life sciences sectors

Successful candidates must be comfortable with significant client interaction, including counseling clients on day-to-day matters, and a desire to grow into a role leading the structure and negotiation of complex strategic transactions for clients.