Head Of Legal

More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a late-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients' blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.

Summary As the company’s first legal hire, the Head of Legal (Director/Sr. Director level) will play a key role in supporting Orca Bio’s growth and development. The ideal candidate will have 7-10 years of corporate and/or transactional law experience in the life sciences industry, and will have served as both in-house counsel at a company and as outside counsel at a top-tier law firm. The Head of Legal will report to the CEO and be responsible for providing legal counsel and support to Orca Bio on a wide range of matters, including corporate governance, strategic and financing transactions, contract operations and review, clinical trials, employment, regulatory compliance, and commercial preparedness.    If you are a highly motivated corporate attorney who is interested in a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Company on strategic and financing transactions, including managing due diligence, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, and closing
• Draft, review, and negotiate general and sophisticated corporate and commercial agreements, including licenses, manufacturing, confidentiality, material transfer, consulting, employment, vendor, services, purchasing, outsourcing, software, research, licensing, clinical trial, and data-related agreements
• Advise the Company on regulatory compliance matters, including FDA regulations, HIPAA regulations, and export controls
• Represent the Company in regulatory proceedings and litigation
• Provide general advice and guidance on legal best practices as we approach product approval / launch
• Efficiently source, manage, and direct outside counsel

Required Qualifications

• JD degree from an accredited law school
• 7-10+ years of experience in corporate law
• Current admission to any state bar in good standing (California preferred)
• Life Science industry experience
• Experience with strategic and financing transactions, including IPO, equity, and/or M&A

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in-house at a small or mid-sized biotechnology company
• Experience at a company progressing from clinical stage through commercialization
• Experience working for a top-tier law firm
• Experience with FDA regulations