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Commercial Counsel
Contract type
Ongoing
Work mode
Remote · APAC, EMEA
Experience
3 years
Job description
Commercial Counsel supporting Twist Bioscience's Commercial and Biopharma divisions on contracting, licensing and product-related legal matters, with some non-U.S. employment and corporate work. The role can be remote in APAC or EMEA.
At a glance
- Work mode
- Remote · APAC, EMEA
- Languages
- English – fluent
What you'll do
- Draft, review and negotiate a variety of standard commercial, biopharma, and other legal documents, including tenders, inbound and outbound supply and services agreements, OEM and distribution agreements, collaboration agreements, government price and subcontractor agreements, and material transfer agreements
- Draft and improve applicable AI tool playbooks using Twist available legal operations tools (enterprise GC AI, Gemini, Notebook LM and Ironclad)
- Manage processes and workflows governing the intake, review, and approval of commercial and biopharma agreement requests
- Advise business and cross functional stakeholders on best practices and legal updates affecting contracting
- Other responsibilities as assigned
What we're looking for
- Either fully qualified solicitor with at least 1-year PQE, or 4-7 years relevant contractual or commercial experience (ideally with a LLB (or equivalent) but not mandatory) at a major law firm or in-house legal department at a biotech, pharma or other life sciences company
- Experience drafting, negotiating and managing a high volume of commercial and pharma agreements, including tenders
- Experience in reviewing, negotiating and closing tenders across the globe
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- The ability to manage outside counsel and assess when consultation with outside counsel is appropriate
- Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills to maintain an effective working relationship with internal and external stakeholders at all levels
- Strong customer service skills
- The ability to prioritize and manage multiple tight deadlines in a fast-paced business environment
- Excellent judgment in assessing risks and benefits
- Creative problem solver
- Hands-on and collaborative working style
- Experience building for scale
- Experience with domestic and international contracts
Nice to have
- Fluent in Mandarin (written and spoken)
- Familiarity with synthetic biology and sequencing products and processes, drug development landscape, antibody therapies, and personalized medicine
- Basic understanding of employment and/or corporate law
Your team
Commercial and Biopharma divisions
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About Twist Bioscience
Twist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as "writing" DNA. Its unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to customers in fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage.
Mission
We work in service of people who are changing the world for the better.
Key facts
- synthetic biology and genomics
- Synthesizes genes from scratch ("writing" DNA)
- Unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform
- Serves fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage