Technology Transactions (Biotech) Associate

5 Legal; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

5 Legal, a leading US corporate law firm, seeks an associate to join the Technology Transactions Group. The ideal candidate has 4-6 years of transactional and licensing experience focused on life sciences.

Candidates with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, engineering, pharmacy, or related in-house experience will be favored. Strong academic credentials and excellent communication skills are essential, with comfort in significant client interaction and negotiating complex deals.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of transactional and licensing experience in life sciences.
• Strong academic credentials and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on day-to-day matters and lead complex strategic transactions for life sciences clients.
• Develop and negotiate licensing, partnering, and collaboration agreements.

Skills

Transactional work

Licensing

Life sciences

Client counseling

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.