Isomorphic Labs
Senior Legal Counsel, Clinical
Cambridge, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- Substantial direct experience; no specific number of years stated.
- Education
- J.D. or equivalent law degree.
About the job
Serves as the clinical development team’s legal partner, negotiating clinical research agreements and managing legal risks and contracting operations for global clinical trials.
What you'll do
- Draft, negotiate and execute clinical research agreements, including trial, investigator, site, laboratory, supply and patient-related contracts.
- Advise clinical operations and development teams on legal, regulatory, intellectual property, privacy and compliance risks; align trial governance and data rights with internal teams.
- Develop contracting playbooks and templates, manage outside counsel and legal budgets, and pilot AI tools for clinical contracting.
What they ask for
- J.D. or equivalent law degree and active U.S. state bar admission in good standing (Massachusetts Bar or eligible for in-house registration in MA).
- Substantial direct experience structuring, drafting and negotiating complex clinical research agreements.
- Experience in a biotechnology/pharmaceutical in-house legal department or specialised life sciences law firm practice.
- Expert knowledge of clinical trial execution, CRO outsourcing models and GCP/ICH regulatory guidelines.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with US, UK and EU clinical trial contracting frameworks.
- Experience with clinical data rights and IP in computational biology, data-intensive research or AI-driven platforms.
Tools
AI
AI focus
Evaluate, pilot and embed AI technologies into the clinical contracting lifecycle to accelerate legal operations.
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