SandboxAQ
Commercial Counsel
$160K–$300K
United States · Remote · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years of substantive commercial transactional experience.
- Education
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) or equivalent law degree.
About the job
Own and negotiate commercial contracts across customer, research, partnership, data licensing, vendor, and software matters, with a focus on life sciences and computational chemistry, while building scalable legal processes.
What you'll do
- Structure, draft, and negotiate customer deals and research collaborations from start to close.
- Handle broader commercial agreements, including statements of work, partnerships, NDAs, SaaS, vendor, and professional services contracts.
- Develop playbooks, templates, self-service processes, and AI-assisted review, triage, and drafting capabilities.
What they ask for
- J.D. or equivalent law degree and admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 6+ years of substantive commercial transactional experience, independently owning and closing complex technology or science-driven deals.
- Fluency in commercial transaction structures and issues including IP, confidentiality, data rights and privacy, liability, indemnification, warranties, and termination.
- Ability to collaborate across business and technical teams and translate legal concepts into actionable strategies.
Nice to have
- Transactional experience in life sciences, material science, pharma, biotech, medical devices, research partnerships, or related fields.
- STEM degree, in-house and Big Law experience, AI/ML product experience, or experience with data licensing, privacy, or AI legal tools.
Pay
$160K – $300K (base salary)
Tools
AI, ML
AI focus
Use AI tooling to accelerate contract review, triage, and drafting; experience with AI/ML products and contractual issues is preferred.
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