Sr Corporate Counsel

JOB SUMMARY

Iambic is seeking a Sr Corporate Counsel to join its growing legal team. Reporting to the VP, Legal, this attorney will serve as a key generalist business partner – displaying leadership in the company’s commercial contracting and corporate governance functions while contributing to securities, financing, and public-company readiness workstreams. This is a high-impact, hands-on role with significant visibility across senior management and cross functionally, offering meaningful opportunity for growth as the legal function scales. This position is based in our San Diego headquarters and requires a local candidate able to work on-site on a regular basis.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial transactions, including vendor and services agreements, clinical and research collaborations, licensing and confidentiality agreements, consulting and SaaS contracts, and other day-to-day commercial arrangements supporting the business.

- Support corporate governance matters, including Board and committee meeting preparation, minutes, resolutions, entity management, and maintenance of corporate records across the company’s entities.

- Partner closely with the Finance team on financing transactions, capitalization matters, and the legal workstreams.

- Lead matters related to Securities Exchange Act of 1934 reporting and related public-company compliance, including preparation of periodic and current reports (Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K), Section 16 filings, proxy statements, and ongoing disclosure obligations.

- Develop, implement, and maintain templates, playbooks, policies, and processes that improve the efficiency, consistency, and risk posture of the legal function as it scales.

- Proactively identify, evaluate, and implement AI-enabled tools and workflows to drive efficiency in the legal function, including contract review and management, knowledge management, and document automation, while ensuring appropr...