General Counsel, TetraScience
$280-400k
Office located in Cambridge, MA
Operating system for scientific intelligence
Be an early applicant
Operating system for scientific intelligence
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$280-400k
Office located in Cambridge, MA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To combine deep scientific knowledge and the industry's only purpose-built, open, and collaborative Scientific Data and AI Platform to improve and extend human life.
Role
Who you are
- JD from an accredited law school and a member in good standing of the candidate’s state of residence State Bar Association
- 10 - 15+ years relevant legal experience through a combination of large law firm and in-house roles at life science or technology companies
- Senior leadership experience
- Experience with complex and high dollar enterprise contracts is required, experience with the life sciences industry is a plus
- Extensive knowledge of the software and SaaS sector is essential, along with a deep understanding of the legal and regulatory environment of the pharmaceutical or life sciences industries
- Experience counseling technology product teams, especially those building B2B products and services
- Proven track record of strategic thinking, problem-solving, and managing a high volume of complex legal matters in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional attention to detail and client counseling skills
What the job involves
- TetraScience is the Scientific Data and AI Company building Tetra OS, the operating system for scientific intelligence. We help the world’s leading life sciences firms turn fragmented scientific data into AI-native assets and scientific workflows that accelerate discovery, development, and manufacturing. TetraScience’s growing ecosystem of strategic partners includes NVIDIA, Databricks, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Snowflake, Google, and Microsoft
- In connection with your candidacy, you will be asked to carefully review “The Tetra Way,” authored by our CEO, Patrick Grady; it is impossible to overstate the importance of this document, and you should take it literally as you decide whether our mission, culture, and expectations are right for you
- As General Counsel, you will report to the Chief Financial Officer. You will work with departments across the company, both within the US and globally, to provide leadership and advice on a wide range of industry and commercial legal matters
- Develop and lead the company's legal strategy and risk management
- Ensure compliance across all jurisdictions where the company operates
- Draft, review, and negotiate complex B2B SaaS agreements, master service agreements (MSAs), data processing agreements (DPAs), and vendor contracts, ensuring terms protect the company's interests while facilitating a streamlined sales cycle
- Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and security teams to identify and mitigate legal risks related to data protection, intellectual property (IP), and the handling of sensitive data across all product development and service delivery
- Partner cross-functionally to understand business needs, improve processes, and provide right-sized legal support to enable the achievement of corporate goals
- Develop and drive policies and procedures designed to enhance regulatory and business standards compliance and support the company’s objectives
- Supervise and coordinate with outside counsel as necessary
Our take
TetraScience connects lab instruments, software, and data applications through a cloud-native platform that’s purpose-built for the bio and pharma industries. As the only software of its kind, it provides scientific data that can be transformed into faster actionable information, accelerating new scientific discoveries.
Due to TetraScience’s machine learning capabilities, it benefits from partnerships and collaborations with other science-focused tech companies. In 2024, TetraScience announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to speed up drug development and other scientific discoveries. This partnership combines the Tetra Scientific Data and AI Cloud with Google Cloud’s infrastructure and AI technologies, empowering the life science industry to harness Scientific AI for quicker insights and improved research, development, and quality-control processes for advanced therapies.
With substantial funding behind it, TetraScience is a significant asset to the scientific community. The company's commitment to innovation and collaboration ensures it remains at the forefront of accelerating scientific research and discovery, with its partnerships and technological advancements driving continuous growth and impact in the industry.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Apr 2021
$80m
SERIES B
May 2020
$11m
SERIES A
Total funding: $117.2m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- 100% Company Paid Health, Dental & Vision
- Company Paid Life Insurance
- 401k Savings
- Company Paid Disability Insurance
- Equity Program
Company HQ
Back Bay, Boston, MA
Leadership
Siping Wang
(Co-Founder & Field CTO)Since co-founding TetraScience in 2014, Siping has held a number of roles at the company, including COO, CEO and CTO. Previously, they were a Software Engineer at Cornell Superconducting RF Lab. They graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science.
Patrick Grady
(Co-Founder & CEO)Patrick is a Guest Lecturer at Harvard Business School as well as a Managing Partner at Impetus Ventures. Previously, they founded Rearden Commerce where they served as Chairman and CEO and they also co-founded The CardLinx Association.
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