Contracts and Legal Affairs Counsel, COMPASS Pathways

• This is a hands-on role for an experienced in house attorney who enjoys ownership, cross functional partnership, and operating in a fast moving, scaling organization
• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Typically 3-5+ years of legal experience, with meaningful in house experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry strongly preferred or relevant law firm experience supporting life sciences clients, with exposure to in-house-style responsibilities
• Significant experience negotiating:
• R&D and clinical development contracts
• Commercial vendor and operational agreements
• Payer or market access–related agreements
• Other vendor agreements
• Strong understanding of the legal and compliance considerations facing emerging commercial-stage life sciences companies
• Proven ability to lead matters independently and exercise sound judgment
• Business oriented mindset with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• The ideal candidate should have the following characteristics:
• Legal smarts, analytic rigor, business sense, and a strong work ethic
• Ability to operate independently and work cross functionally with various teams across the organization
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills and exemplary attention to detail
• Likes finding solutions to complex problems and works well under pressure
• Strong written and oral communication (including analysis, interpretation, & reasoning) and organizational skills (project management)
• Flexible, with excellent ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; and
• Believes in holding themselves and others accountable

Desirable

• We are seeking a Counsel, Contracts and Legal Affairs (Director level) to join our legal team and lead high impact contracting matters across R&D, commercial operations, market access and G&A functions as we prepare to launch our first commercial product
• Reports to: VP, Associate General Counsel
• Draft, review, and negotiation of complex R&D and clinical development agreements, including:
• Clinical trial agreements (CTAs)
• CRO, CDMO, and other strategic vendor agreements
• Research collaboration and services agreements
• Draft, review, and negotiation of commercial contracting agreements, including:
• Commercial vendor and services agreements
• Supply, manufacturing, distribution, and logistics agreements
• Support negotiation of payer and market access agreements, including managed care, reimbursement, and innovative contracting models (where applicable)
• Advise business partners on contractual risk, deal structure, and practical solutions aligned with company strategy
• Help build and scale contracting processes, templates, and negotiation playbooks
• Partner cross functionally with clinical, commercial, market access, finance, and compliance teams