Corporate Attorney

The  Emerald Cloud Laboratory (ECL) enables life scientists to move out of the lab, and to conduct research entirely from a computer. Stepping away from manual completion of experiments at the bench, scientists on the ECL leverage the remote, automated execution of all standard biology and chemistry experiments in Emerald's industrial lab facilities, working within a software platform for all stages of research workflows, from experimental design to data analysis. Our system empowers scientists at Big Pharma companies, startups, and academic laboratories by allowing them to run wet lab experiments from anywhere in the world without ever stepping foot into the lab.

The Attorney is primarily responsible and accountable for drafting and negotiating a variety of commercial contracts, including revenue-generating contracts with our customers. Reporting to the General Counsel, the successful candidate will have frequent interactions with internal stakeholders across multiple business units and functional groups and will be responsible for ensuring that all contracting processes are followed, including obtaining and documenting all approvals required in connection with each contract. In addition to the drafting and negotiation of customer-facing commercial contracts, the Attorney will also draft, negotiate and close a variety of vendor contracts and other agreements relating to the Company's operations. The Attorney will also collaborate with stakeholders across the company to maintain and improve our contract management process and tools. There will also be opportunities to participate in other types of legal work, including financing deals; export control, FDA regulatory, and InfoSec compliance; employment law; and trademarks. The ideal candidate will have deep contracting expertise, first-rate legal and business acumen, excellent leadership and customer service skills, and a positive "can-do" attitude. The ability to understand risks, balance competing interests, and provide rapid, practical and appropriate legal advice to the Company's strategic business units (SBUs) and functional units is critical to success for this position. The Attorney will participate in and contribute to the on-going review and improvement of relevant processes, guidelines and procedures relating to the Company's operations. The work requires cross-functional and cross-SBU collaboration within the Company.This is a client-facing position. It is expected that the Attorney will establish productive relationships with our internal and external clients and business partners and foster a client-focused approach with respect to the performance of all Legal & Risk Management responsibilities.

What you'll do...

• Negotiate and draft revenue-generating contracts with our customers;
• Assist sales and finance organizations with monitoring completion of customer contract milestones;
• Negotiate and draft vendor agreements;
• Partner with business stakeholders to review, negotiate, and execute certain form agreements between Emerald and our counterparties;
• Help build out our Legal team and all legal operations;
• Develop and update legal forms and playbooks;
• Manage and improve upon Emerald's contract processes, including by training partners on those processes and workflows, and identifying opportunities to drive scale across the organization;
• Collect and maintain company contracts, approvals, signatures, and related documents; and
• Contribute to general team initiatives, including taking on special projects as necessary.

Qualifications:

• Ability to work independently, full-time and remotely
• Ability to analyze complex business and legal issues/risks in order to advocate and advance practical solutions.
• Exceptional legal drafting skills with an affinity for using language to achieve compromise.
• Capacity to think analytically and strategically to identify issues early in a project and to develop long-term solutions
• Ability to communicate adeptly with all levels of an organization; exceptional consultative skills
• Ability to thrive in a high-functioning, fast-paced, unstructured environment
• Process-oriented and proactive approach to contract drafting and negotiation.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple and varied negotiations with enthusiasm and attention to detail.
• Ability to establish project management plans with internal and external stakeholders and drive negotiations in accordance with aggressive timelines.

Education:

• JD and Bar Admission (Texas preferred) required

Minimum Work Experience:

• Strong professional experience as an attorney, minimum 2-6+ years law firm training, and/or 2-6+ years in-house experience negotiating commercial contracts for a global corporation (preference for life sciences or SAAS).

$140,000 - $160,000 a year

About ECL:

https://www.emeraldcloudlab.com

The Emerald Cloud Laboratory (ECL) enables life scientists to move out of the lab, and to conduct research entirely from a computer. Stepping away from manual completion of experiments at the bench, scientists on the ECL leverage the remote, automated execution of all standard biology and chemistry experiments in Emerald's industrial lab facilities, working within a software platform for all stages of research workflows, from experimental design to data analysis.

Applying:

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