Corporate Counsel

The role

The Corporate Counsel will support IMU Biosciences across commercial, operational, and clinical matters. This person will draft and negotiate complex contracts and safeguard the IP portfolio.

What you will do

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including vendor agreements, service contracts, and strategic partnerships.
• Provide clear, practical legal advice and guidance across all commercial matters to internal teams and organizational stakeholders.
• Help build internal legal policies, contract playbooks, and training programs.
• Manage outside counsel when needed.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Juris Doctor (J.D.), or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.
• Qualified solicitor or active bar admission in good standing in at least one relevant jurisdiction.
• 3–7 years of post-qualification experience inhouse and/or private practice in biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences.
• Strong foundational knowledge of commercial contracts, intellectual property considerations, and relevant regulatory frameworks in healthcare or biotechnology.
• Strong proficiency in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating basic commercial contracts and service agreements in a timely fashion based on project needs.
• Conversant with complex commercial contracts within the biotech or life sciences sector including IP licence provisions, with support as needed.
• Strong familiarity with regulatory frameworks, compliance requirements, and healthcare standards relevant to biotechnology and life sciences.
• Good technical understanding of life sciences relevant to clinical development.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) as applied to clinical, biological, and health data.
• Experience working with AI/ML and/or platform technologies.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• Pension
• health insurance
• life assurance
• income protection
• Fast-paced, collaborative startup culture
• Strong opportunities for career development and progression

About the company

IMU Biosciences has developed proprietary platform technologies that generate and translate vast system-level immune data into actionable insights and tools to drive the development of precision medicines. IMU leverages advanced immune profiling with proprietary AI and machine learning analytics to uncover novel clinical immune signatures.