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Job Description
Salary
Fate Therapeutics is seeking an experienced attorney with a strong background in life sciences to provide transactional legal support across the organization. This role will focus on drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of complex commercial agreements essential to the company's operations and product development. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams at all levels, offering strategic legal counsel to navigate business and legal risks effectively. A proactive, solutions-oriented approach and the ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly will be key to success in this position. This is a full-time, exempt position reporting to the Senior Corporate Counsel and is located at the Company’s corporate headquarters in San Diego, California.
Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate a wide variety of contracts, including but not limited to non-disclosure agreements, clinical trial agreements, master service agreements, supply agreements, research collaboration agreements, licensing agreements, consulting agreements and other agreements of varying complexity.
- Advise internal stakeholders on contractual rights and obligations, legal risks, and mitigation strategies.
- Provide pragmatic, business-focused legal advice that balances risk with program urgency.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support timely execution of agreements and related documents.
- Develop, maintain, and manage contract templates and playbooks to ensure consistency and compliance.
- Support and contribute to improvements in legal operations.
- Support compliance initiatives, corporate governance, and other legal functions as needed.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active membership in good standing with at least one state bar (California bar membership is preferred).
- 5+ years of relevant legal experience working as an attorney in a well-regarded law firm, in-house, or a combination of both; prior experience working within the life sciences industry is highly preferred.
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills; experience with clinical trial agreements is preferred.
- Excellent computer, communication, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong internal and external customer service mentality and sense of urgency.
- Effective interpersonal skills and ability to productively interact with diverse audiences, including senior management, peers, and external parties.
- Ability and interest in developing expertise in new, complex subject areas.
Working conditions & Physical Requirements
- Travel may be required.
- Subject to extended periods of sitting and standing, vision to monitor, and moderate noise levels.
Compensation
- The salary offer will be based on a variety of factors, including level, experience, qualifications, internal equity, and location.
- Fate offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, equity, and a generous benefits package.
- The anticipated salary range for this role is $200,000 - $250,000.
The preceding job description indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. Additional and incidental duties related to the primary duties may be required from time to time.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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About Fate Therapeutics, Inc.
Fate Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a first-in-class pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases. Using its proprietary iPSC product platform, the Company has established a leadership position in creating multiplexed-engineered iPSC lines and in the manufacture and clinical development of off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived cell products. The Company’s effector cell pipeline includes multiplexed-engineered, iPSC-derived natural killer (NK) cell and T-cell product candidates, which incorporate novel synthetic controls of cell function, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to target tumor-associated antigens and are intended to deliver multiple mechanisms of therapeutic importance to patients including in combination with well-established cancer therapies. Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.fatetherapeutics.com.
- $200,000 - $250,000
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