Sr. Staff Corporate Counsel, Corporate Transactions #4036

Our mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. We are working to change the trajectory of cancer mortality and bring stakeholders together to adopt innovative, safe, and effective technologies that can transform cancer care.

We are a healthcare company, pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. We have built a multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians and we are using the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS), population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to overcome one of medicine’s greatest challenges.

GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. It is supported by leading global investors and pharmaceutical, technology, and healthcare companies.

For more information, please visit grail.com.

GRAIL’s Legal Department is seeking a dynamic and collaborative Senior Staff Corporate Counsel to join the Corporate Transactions team, supporting GRAIL’s transactions across the entire company, including the Clinical Development, Commercial, Facilities, Finance, IT, Pharma Partnerships, Procurement, and Research organizations. This position requires significant experience in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating procurement and commercial agreements typical of the life sciences industry. You will work cross-functionally and independently while providing analysis and counsel to executive leaders and key business stakeholders. This position reports directly to the Assistant General Counsel, who reports to the Head of Commercial Law.

This onsite hybrid role currently requires two days per week at GRAIL’s Menlo Park, CA headquarters. With Tuesdays and Thursdays as the current onsite schedule, this role offers the opportunity to be deeply integrated into GRAIL’s dynamic and innovative environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide input on the vision and strategy of the Corporate Transactions team.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements typical of life sciences companies, including services agreements, statements of work, sales agreements, material transfer agreements, collaboration agreements, and research agreements.
• Support various legal assignments and initiatives, including template development, revision, and training of client groups.
• Provide timely legal counsel to internal clients on contract interpretation, dispute resolution, intellectual property ownership, and other legal risks.
• Assist with the development of policies, procedures, and preferred positions for different agreements.
• Offer legal advice and support for existing partnerships.
• Develop strong working relationships with functional groups and project teams.
• Work independently without significant oversight.
• Identify opportunities to improve templates, processes, policies, and operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A U.S.-based law degree from an accredited law school and active membership in a state bar or registration as in-house counsel.
• 5+ years of transactional experience, ideally with a mix of national law firm experience and in-house life sciences experience advising, drafting, and negotiating agreements.
• Significant experience with life sciences industry transactions, advising clients on both business and legal issues.
• Experience in companion diagnostic and pharmaceutical transactions is a plus.
• Familiarity with healthcare compliance implications in contracting and data privacy laws is a plus.




To Be Successful in This Role:

• Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship management skills; experience coordinating with senior and executive leaders is a plus.
• Exceptional organizational and planning skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and multitask effectively, managing a heavy workload while delivering results efficiently.
• Sound judgment, including appropriate escalation of critical issues to senior leadership.
• Self-motivated, resourceful, and efficient, with high professional standards.
• Resilient, flexible, collaborative, and adaptable, thriving in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to GRAIL’s core values: Embrace Change, Solve Problems Together, Think BIG!, Be Courageous, and Bring an Open Mind.

Expected full time annual base pay scale for this position is $230K-$245k. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience and location.

Based on the role, colleagues may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan tied to company and individual performance, or an incentive plan. We also offer a long-term incentive plan to align company and colleague success over time.

In addition, GRAIL offers a progressive benefit package, including flexible time-off, a 401k with a company match, and alongside our medical, dental, vision plans, carefully selected mindfulness offerings.

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. GRAIL maintains a drug-free workplace.