Senior Legal Counsel
Structure Therapeutics
Structure Therapeutics develops life‐changing medicines for patients using advanced structure‐based and computational drug discovery technology. The company’s platform combines the latest advancements in visualization of molecular interactions, computational chemistry, and data integration to design orally available, superior small molecule medicines that overcome current limitations of biologic and peptide drugs. We are advancing a clinical‐stage pipeline of differentiated treatments focused on chronic diseases with high unmet need, including cardiovascular, metabolic, and pulmonary conditions.
Structure Therapeutics is led by an experienced group of international drug innovators and financed by top-tier global life sciences investors. The company has completed an initial public offering (IPO) in February of 2023. With offices in California and Shanghai, Structure Therapeutics has the benefit of being at the center of life science innovation in both the US and China and capitalizing on the strengths of each geographic location.
Position Summary
We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join our dynamic legal team. This role will be responsible for managing a wide range of legal issues at the Company’s Shanghai office. The successful candidate will report to the SVP, Legal.
Essential Duties and responsibilities
- Advise Shanghai Leadership team and Head of Legal on critical legal issues related to Company’s Shanghai operations.
- Assist Head of Legal in policy making and SOP implementation.
- Work with Shanghai discovery, finance, operations teams on all aspects of contract procurement including contract review, approval and execution; work with global teams on building contract templates and improving overall efficiency.
- Work with Legal and IT teams on implementing IT policies to protect Company’s intellectual property.
- Lead compliance, regulatory and data privacy initiatives for the Shanghai group.
- Provide advice on government affair initiatives.
- Assist discovery teams in evaluating external collaboration and BD opportunities from a legal perspective.
REQUIREMENTS
Education
A Juris Doctor from reputable law school or Bachelor of Laws with a LLM required. Bachelor’s degree in life science or a related field referred.
Experience
- A minimum of five years of combined law firm and in-house experience advising clients on China related legal issues.
- Experience working with international biotech companies strongly preferred.
- Experience working with NASDAQ listed companies preferred.
Qualifications
- Extensive experience in managing corporate and research contracts in the biotechnology industry; must be able to negotiate all types of contracts including but not limited MSA, SOW, CDA, MTA, consulting, collaboration, corporate transactions, clinical, manufacturing, etc.
- Strong legal background in biotech public company corporate matters including legal compliance in China; employment matters, technology export control, cross boarder data privacy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Mandarin.
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think strategically.
Travel
Willingness to accommodate for calls/meetings with colleagues in other time zones as needed and occasional international travel.