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Posted July 29, 2021

General Counsel

Hummingbird Bioscience
Houston, TX Full Time

Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of drug development Hummingbird Bioscience is an innovative clinical-stage biotech company focused on...

Opportunity to work at the cutting edge of drug development

Hummingbird Bioscience is an innovative clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing precision therapies against hard-to-drug targets to improve treatment outcomes. We harness the latest advances in systems biology and data science to better understand and solve the underlying causes of disease and guide development of our therapeutics.

Enabled by our proprietary Rational Antibody Discovery platform, we discover antibodies against optimal yet elusive epitopes on important targets that have not been successfully drugged, unlocking novel mechanisms of action. We are advancing a rich pipeline of first- and best-in-class precision therapies in oncology and autoimmunity, in collaboration with global partners in academia and industry.

Our highly experienced teams in the US and Singapore span antibody discovery, pharmacology, production, and clinical development. Together we aim to accelerate the journey of new drugs from concept to clinical care. For more information, please visit www.hummingbirdbioscience.com, and follow Hummingbird on LinkedIn and Twitter (@hummingbirdbio).

Job Description

The General Counsel is responsible for overseeing the legal function on a global basis. As the head of the department, you will be the top in-house legal executive and the duties of this position include, but are not limited to, global responsibility for corporate governance, securities, compliance, employment law, intellectual property, commercial transactions, M&A, litigation, regulatory, privacy, and antitrust.

The General Counsel provides senior management and the board of directors with effective legal counsel on company strategies and their implementation, manages the legal function, and assesses and manages risk.

Responsibilities:

Manage and direct general corporate legal matters, including corporate organization, securities compliance, general transaction support, intellectual property, license agreements, employment law, regulatory matters, risk management, financing activities, and general contract management.

Develop functional plans for managing legal matters, including determination of whether activities are performed in-house or through third-party providers, to efficiently manage the company’s legal activities and minimize risk for the business.

Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of agreements including confidentiality, material transfer, license, advisory board, market research, and other intellectual-property-related matters with domestic and international parties including partners, vendors and users ranging from global biotech companies to healthcare organizations, research and clinical sites, landlords, subcontractors, and government agencies.

Advise on legal aspects of the Company’s financing activities and corporate structure considerations, including assessing and advising on current and future business structures and legal entities.

Ensure compliance with securities regulations, corporate governance requirements, and other relevant legal and statutory requirements.

Assist in the preparation of securities disclosures and filings

Structure key business initiatives in a manner that helps to achieve business objectives while at the same time protects legal, regulatory, and tax directives and considerations.

Coordinate board of director meetings and act as the corporate secretary preparing meeting minutes and maintaining appropriate corporate records.

Provide leadership and technical guidance to ensure an effective global ethics and compliance program. Oversee the development of programs to prevent and detect violations of laws, company policies, and other misconduct; promote ethical practices; and ensure the implementation of the compliance program throughout the organization.

Enforce claims the Company may have against third parties, as appropriate, and defend the company against third party claims and litigation.

Proactively address rapidly evolving regulatory and governance compliance environment including changes in laws and regulations, regulatory focus areas, and industry best practices.

Provide oversight and leadership for all legal needs of the business, including but not limited to providing legal advice and guidance across business functions.

Qualifications

10-15+ years of general corporate legal or regulatory experience in biotechnology and/or pharmaceutical industries with general counsel experience in either in-house, in private practice or a combination of both.

Ability to research laws and industry standards, trends, and technologies, and prepare corporate policies and practices.

Ability to work across departments to implement policies and procedures.

Ability to move easily between a hands‐on, operations‐focused view and a strategic outlook.

Demonstrated experience in commercial legal analysis and planning, including effectively managing multiple projects/priorities.

Ability to work effectively with and influence across functional units and at all levels in the organization, as well as with external parties.

Proven ability to make sound judgments and decisions. Ability to quickly assess problems/situations and provide effective resolution/solutions.

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain positive work relationships to effectively interface at all levels across the organization.

Flexible, high level of integrity, action and goal-oriented.

Collaborative and team-oriented.

Commercial compliance experience highly desirable.

Experience with FDA and healthcare regulatory and compliance preferred.

Experience with public company reporting obligations.

Basic working knowledge of US patent process and patent litigation.

Ability to stay engaged and work effectively in a global work environment

This listing expired on Sep 28. Applications are no longer accepted.

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