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Senior Legal Counsel, Clinical

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Cambridge, MA$0full-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior Legal Counsel, Clinical at Isomorphic Labs (IsoLabs) embedded with the Cambridge, MA clinical operations team, focusing on drafting, negotiating, and executing high-volume clinical research agreements to accelerate clinical development and protect IP and regulatory posture.

Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, negotiate and execute a wide variety of clinical research agreements, including Clinical Trial Agreements (CTA), Master Service Agreements (MSA), investigator agreements, site contracts, laboratory service agreements, clinical supply agreements and patient and subject-related agreements.
  • Serve as the primary, day-to-day legal business partner embedded directly alongside the Clinical Development team.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to establish, scale and optimise standardised clinical contracting playbooks and template libraries to streamline study start-up timelines.
  • Identify, manage and mitigate legal, regulatory, intellectual property, data privacy, and compliance risks across global clinical operations.
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional Legal & Business Operations colleagues (IP, Corporate Legal and Privacy) to ensure end-to-end alignment on trial governance and data rights.
  • Manage outside counsel and clinical transactions legal budget.
  • Proactively evaluate, pilot, and embed cutting-edge AI technologies into the clinical contracting lifecycle to accelerate legal operations.

Qualifications

  • J.D. or equivalent law degree with active U.S. state bar admission in good standing (Massachusetts Bar or eligible for in-house registration in MA).
  • Substantial, direct experience structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex clinical trial agreements, Master Service Agreements (MSA), investigator agreements, site contracts, laboratory service agreements, clinical supply agreements and patient and subject-related agreements.
  • Experience gained either within a biotechnology/pharmaceutical in-house legal department or a specialised life sciences law firm practice.
  • Expert knowledge of clinical trial execution, CRO outsourcing models and regulatory guidelines (GCP/ICH).
  • Proven ability to work autonomously and prioritise a high volume of transactions in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
  • Strong collaborative mindset with exceptional stakeholder communication skills, tailored to embedding directly with scientific, medical and clinical operations teams.
  • Familiarity with global and multi-jurisdictional clinical trial contracting landscapes (US, UK, and EU regulatory frameworks).
  • Experience navigating clinical data rights and IP provisions at the intersection of computational biology, data-intensive research, or AI-driven platforms.

Skills

Required:Clinical trial agreements (CTA)Master Service Agreements (MSA)Investigator agreements and site contractsRegulatory compliance (GCP/ICH)
Nice to have:IP and data rights in AI/ computational biology

Benefits

  • Hybrid working model with in-office requirement of 3 days per week (Tue, Wed, and one other day)
  • Discretionary perks aligned with company culture
  • Competitive compensation package (not explicitly listed; details to be provided by employer)
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Isomorphic Labs

Reimagining Drug Discovery Process with AI

Isomorphic Labs is building a future where frontier AI can help to unlock deeper scientific insights, faster breakthroughs, and life-changing medicines.

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