Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Transactions, Cambridge, MA

Isomorphic Labs • Cambridge, MA

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Isomorphic Labs is hiring a strategic, results-driven Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Transactions, to support and execute high-impact strategic transactions across business development, corporate development, and other deal pipelines. Reporting to the Head of Corporate Legal, this role will support transaction execution, scale the legal function, and build the company’s partnership network. The work includes research collaborations, co-development agreements, M&A and investment deals, and data licensing agreements.

The role will help scale the partnership strategy by creating deal playbooks, standardizing term sheets, and establishing due diligence processes. It will also lead risk mitigation involving data licensing and corporate structuring, and help streamline deal execution through legal technology and AI tools. The counsel will work across business development, alliance management, legal, scientific, research, and leadership teams to align legal risk management with company objectives.

Isomorphic Labs applies AI and machine learning to drug discovery, aiming to advance human health and develop medicines. The company describes its culture as thoughtful, brave, determined, and collaborative. This position follows a hybrid working model requiring three office days per week, currently Tuesday, Wednesday, and one additional day depending on the team.

Requirements

• J.D. or equivalent legal qualification.
• Significant corporate transactional experience in biotech, pharma, or life sciences technology sectors.
• Five years of 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.
• Expertise in legal risk mitigation, particularly data governance and complex corporate structures.
• Experience scaling legal operations, including creating deal playbooks and standardizing term sheets and diligence processes.
• Experience defining and executing long-term growth plans.
• Significant understanding of the drug development lifecycle, from early-stage research through clinical development and commercialization.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, globally distributed environment.
• High personal integrity and dedication to fostering a collaborative culture.
• Familiarity with AI tools and legal technology for workflows such as contract review, drafting, and research.
• Ability to work in the company’s hybrid model, including three days per week in the office.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (PhD or MS) or industry experience in life sciences.
• Experience working on buy-side M&A transactions or corporate venture capital.
• Experience working in-house supporting business or corporate development teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with deal stakeholders and cross-functional teams to structure, draft, negotiate, and close complex corporate, business development, corporate development, and strategic transactions.
• Manage transactions throughout their lifecycle, including research collaborations, co-development partnerships, and data licensing agreements, from concept through execution and kick-off.
• Lead transaction activities from initial outreach through final contract closing.
• Develop standardized deal playbooks, template term sheets, and efficient due diligence workflows for corporate development and other strategic initiatives.
• Lead legal due diligence and mitigate corporate, data licensing, information security, and technology transfer risks while ensuring regulatory and contractual compliance.
• Use technology to streamline deal execution, reduce reliance on external legal counsel, optimize legal expenditures, and provide business-minded legal advice to deal teams.
• Serve as a key liaison to business development, scientific, and leadership stakeholders, aligning legal risk management with strategic objectives and company goals.
• Work with Business Development, Alliance Management, Legal, and scientific and research teams to gather requirements for contract drafting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree