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🇪🇺 Europe – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Posted on Twist Bioscience's careers page, not through a job board

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Twist Bioscience

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2013

🏥 Healthcare

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Manufacturing • Logistics

Twist Bioscience is a biotechnology company that develops a proprietary semiconductor-based synthetic DNA manufacturing process. This innovative platform enables miniaturization of chemistry necessary for DNA synthesis, providing significant time and cost savings for customers. Twist offers a range of DNA-based products including gene synthesis, variant libraries, and next-generation sequencing (NGS) solutions. The company supports research across areas such as cancer research, infectious disease, and drug discovery, leveraging its capabilities to drive groundbreaking biological innovations. With a robust suite of tools and services, Twist Bioscience is at the forefront of advancing research in genomics, antibody discovery, and synthetic biology.

đź“‹ Description

• Draft, review and negotiate standard commercial, biopharma and other legal documents, including tenders, supply and services agreements, OEM and distribution agreements, collaboration agreements, government price and subcontractor agreements, and material transfer agreements • Draft and improve AI tool playbooks using enterprise GC AI, Gemini, Notebook LM and Ironclad • Manage intake, review and approval processes and workflows for commercial and biopharma agreement requests • Advise business and cross-functional stakeholders on contracting best practices and legal updates • Support Twist Bioscience Corporation on contracting, licensing, product-related and other commercial matters • Support Commercial and Biopharma divisions and, where needed, non-U.S. employment and corporate matters • Manage outside counsel and determine when consultation is appropriate • Perform other responsibilities as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Either fully qualified solicitor with at least 1-year PQE, or 4-7 years relevant contractual or commercial experience (ideally with a LLB (or equivalent) but not mandatory) at a major law firm or in-house legal department at a biotech, pharma or other life sciences company • Experience drafting, negotiating and managing a high volume of commercial and pharma agreements, including tenders • Experience reviewing, negotiating and closing tenders across the globe • Fluent in English (written and spoken) • Ability to manage outside counsel and assess when consultation with outside counsel is appropriate • Strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills to maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels • Strong customer service skills • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tight deadlines in a fast-paced business environment • Excellent judgment in assessing risks and benefits • Creative problem solver • Hands-on and collaborative working style • Experience building for scale • Experience with domestic and international contracts

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