Counsel, Technology Ventures Legal - Hybrid

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$160,000 - $250,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As part of Cedars-Sinai’s mission to advance innovation and improve patient care, Cedars-Sinai Technology Ventures identifies, develops, and invests in Cedars-Sinai inventions and promising startup companies to accelerate the translation of innovative technologies into real-world healthcare solutions. This position provides exposure to a broad range of matters in healthcare innovation, including technology transfer, data and software, intellectual property, startups, and venture capital. The successful candidate will work directly with legal and business leaders to help further Cedars-Sinai’s mission to transform biomedical discoveries and innovations for better health. Beyond an outstanding benefit package and competitive salaries, we take pride in hiring the best, most committed employees. Our staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a multifaceted, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.

Requirements

Quality legal services and advice to Cedars-Sinai's Technology Ventures program.
Support the legal needs of the Cedars-Sinai Accelerator+, Cedars Sinai Health Ventures, and other innovation-related programs at Cedars-Sinai.

Responsibilities

Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of technology and commercial agreements, including non-disclosure/confidentiality agreements, consulting and services agreements, software and SaaS agreements, IP and data licenses, research and material transfer agreements, and other technology-related or corporate transactions.
Advise Technology Ventures and its related programs on a wide variety of intellectual property, technology transfer, data, and venture capital-related matters.
Coordinate relationships with Cedars-Sinai’s institutional partners, inventors, licensees, start-up companies, and vendors.
Draft agreement summaries, policies and procedures, and correspondence regarding Technology Ventures and its related programs.
Support agreement processing and tracking compliance with agreement obligations.
Coordinate and support the protection and commercialization of Cedars-Sinai’s intellectual property portfolio.
Monitor relevant legal and regulatory developments affecting technology transfer, intellectual property, licensing, data, artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, and venture capital transactions.
Anticipate changes in the legal environment that may impact the operations of Technology Ventures and assess the need for changes to standard operating procedures and standard form agreements.
Complete special projects and tasks assigned by the Executive Director for Technology Ventures Legal and manager(s) in Technology Ventures and its related programs.
Participate in the development and promotion of cooperation, teamwork, and a close working relationship among the staff of Technology Ventures in achieving the goals and objectives of the program and Cedars-Sinai overall.