- San Diego, California, United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time · Associate
- 3+ years
This role provides hands-on support to the General Counsel across contract administration, corporate records, and legal operations, supporting Capricor’s regulated operating environment and preparation for a potential commercial launch.
Responsibilities
- Manage contract intake and triage, including logging requests, tracking status, prioritizing agreements based on operational criticality and the requesting person or department, and identifying which teams and reviewers need to provide feedback.
- Prepare initial reviews, drafts, and redlines of NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor, consulting, and clinical trial agreements, as requested by the General Counsel.
- Administer electronic-signature workflows (DocuSign) and maintain the contract repository so executed agreements are complete, filed, and retrievable.
- Track contract renewals, expirations, milestones, and deliverables and flag upcoming dates for attorney action.
- Support litigation holds, document collection, and coordination with outside counsel, as assigned.
Requirements
- Degree in legal studies, business, or a related discipline
- Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program
- Equivalent relevant experience
- Nice to have: Supporting life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical organizations
- Nice to have: Reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts