Isomorphic Labs
Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Transactions, Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- 5 years experience at a highly-rated law firm advising on transactions; significant corporate transactional experience in the stated sectors.
- Education
- J.D. or equivalent legal qualification.
About the job
Supports and executes strategic corporate and business transactions, including research collaborations, co-development partnerships, data licensing, M&A, and investments, while scaling legal deal processes.
What you'll do
- Structure, draft, negotiate, and close complex transactions throughout their lifecycle.
- Build deal playbooks, template term sheets, and due diligence workflows to improve transaction execution.
- Lead legal due diligence and mitigate corporate, data licensing, information security, and technology transfer risks.
What they ask for
- J.D. or equivalent legal qualification, with significant corporate transactional experience in biotech, pharma, or life sciences technology.
- 5 years experience at a highly-rated law firm advising on transactions.
- Demonstrated success structuring and executing complex transactions, including research collaborations, co-development agreements, and data licensing.
- Experience with legal risk mitigation and scaling legal operations, including playbooks, term sheets, and diligence processes.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree (PhD or MS) or industry experience in life sciences.
- Experience with buy-side M&A or corporate VC, or in-house support for business or corporate development teams.
Tools
AI tools, legal technology
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