Corporate Counsel, Olema Oncology
$210-230k
+ Equity and bonus
Office located in Cambridge, MA
Therapy development for women's cancers
Be an early applicant
Therapy development for women's cancers
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$210-230k
+ Equity and bonus
Office located in Cambridge, MA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To develop therapies that offer the potential to improve outcomes for women living with cancer.
Role
Who you are
- A love of challenging, important work. We are a pragmatic team, driven to imagine and develop meaningful therapies for improving lives. All employees within our company play a unique and crucial role in our success, both in accomplishing our mission and building a positive company culture. As such, we are looking for someone with the right combination of knowledge, experience, and attributes for this role
- J.D. from a top national law school with exceptional academic credentials required
- Must be admitted, active and in good standing with the Massachusetts state bar or with another state bar and registered, or eligible to register, as in-house counsel with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
- Broad and deep expertise in corporate and U.S. securities laws, corporate governance, disclosure practices, and board governance matters, including best practices
- Familiarity with public company accounting, tax and finance processes, terminology, systems and issues, including a basic knowledge of financial statements, GAAP accounting, and tax matters
- 3-5 years of relevant experience, including working at a leading national law firm as a general corporate, securities, or corporate governance attorney, ideally in the life sciences industry, and/or significant time spent in-house, ideally at a leading public biotech, pharmaceutical or life sciences company. Law firm candidates with appropriate experience are strongly encouraged to apply
- Strong experience with coordination and timely and continuous filing of disclosure documentation with the SEC
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Analytical thinking with problem-solving skills and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines; the desire to learn and grow
- Entrepreneurial mindset: the ability to own and prioritize key workstreams and requirements that will change over the near and mid-term; ability to change course as required in a fast-paced organization; sense of ownership and ability to manage multiple parallel workstreams
- Ability to balance team and individual responsibilities; “can do” attitude and problem solver; ability to operate autonomously while being a collaborative team player and partner with other members of the Legal team and internal clients
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic; sense of humor a plus
- Have impeccable professional ethics, integrity, and judgment
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Corporate Counsel, reporting to our Vice President, Corporate Law
- You will be an integral member of the Legal Department and will have an opportunity to operate independently in a dynamic environment to support the evolving corporate needs at Olema
- You will manage the Company’s securities law filings, have responsibility for certain corporate governance matters, and will collaborate with the Vice President, Corporate Law to engage with the Company’s executive leadership team and Board of Directors
- You will also assist in providing practical legal advice on a broad range of corporate, transactional, and securities law topics, as well as the organization’s day-to-day operational needs and strategic priorities
- This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced and growing company at an integral time
- Manage the drafting, reviewing and coordinating of the Company’s securities law filings, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, Proxy, Section 16 reports, annual stockholder meeting, and related compliance, working closely with the finance team and with outside counsel
- Responsible for maintenance of corporate governance documents, including corporate policies and committee charters
- Work with the Human Resources and Finance teams on various stock-based compensation and equity compensation plan matters, including assisting with administration of the Company’s equity compensation platform
- Assist in managing the board platform and supporting board preparatory work streams
- Assist and support Vice President, Corporate Law with drafting and reviewing of board and committee consents, minutes, and other actions
- Manage international subsidiary, records, and related governance workstreams
- Assist and support Vice President, Corporate Law with respect to corporate transactions, including collaboration agreements, licensing agreements, and capital markets transactions. This includes, but is not limited to, managing the Company’s data room, preparing disclosure schedules and other deliverables and reviewing the definitive documentation
- Review, interpret and analyze existing contracts from time to time, and prepare correspondence to third parties as requested
- Conduct legal research and analysis on complex legal issues and stay abreast of relevant legal developments
- Support various legal workstreams related to, and collaborate cross-functionally to prepare for, potential commercial launch
- Provide legal advice and guidance and complete special projects, on an as-needed basis, covering various matters, including HR, IT, facilities, real estate, tax, etc
Our take
With the global oncology drug market expected to exceed $390 billion by 2027, there is a massive commercial opportunity in cancer research. Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of targeted therapies for women’s cancers.
Olema are leveraging the knowledge of the molecular action of estrogen receptors, designing compounds that should be superior to both current drugs and those in development. It has secured massive amounts of funding, the latest of which will support its planned monotherapy Phase 3 trial, and will continue to advance research and development across other projects.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
142% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2020
$54m
SERIES B
Aug 2018
$6.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $60.1m
Company benefits
- Annual bonus, and stock equity package
- 401K Match and the option to participate in an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Robust health plan for both our employees’ and their dependents’ medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible work model
- Offices in San Francisco and Boston
- Allowances to help with both home office and commute
- Flexible Time Off Vacation package
Company HQ
South Park, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Cyrus Harmon
(Member of the Board)CEO of computational biotechnology company Vilya. Earned a PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from University of California, Berkeley. Previously VP of Computational Genomics at Affymetrix.
Peter Kushner
(Chief Scientific Officer)Earned a PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Oregon. Has been a Professor Emeritus at the University of California since 1986.
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