Life Sciences Counsel

Anthropic
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 335,000 - 385,000 annuallyFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: professionalSkills: ["Communication","Proactive risk management","Collaboration","Empathetic leadership","Cross-functional problem-solving"]

Serve as Anthropic’s first embedded Life Sciences Counsel, advising life science research teams on complex research, development, and commercial matters. Handle high deal volume across life science and biopharma counterparties, proactively identify and manage life-sciences regulatory risks, and design scalable guidance and processes. Stay ahead of emerging legal developments affecting AI in regulated scientific and clinical settings, and coordinate across the broader legal department to support execution.

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Life Sciences Counsel

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Job Summary

Serve as Anthropic’s first embedded Life Sciences Counsel, advising life science research teams on complex research, development, and commercial matters. Handle high deal volume across life science and biopharma counterparties, proactively identify and manage life-sciences regulatory risks, and design scalable guidance and processes. Stay ahead of emerging legal developments affecting AI in regulated scientific and clinical settings, and coordinate across the broader legal department to support execution.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Advise life science research teams on complex research, development, and commercial matters globally.
  • •Drive high-volume life sciences and biopharma transactions across sophisticated agreement types.
  • •Identify, analyze, and proactively manage life science regulatory risks in coordination with the broader Legal department.
  • •Design and implement scalable guidance and processes to support fast-growing life science efforts.
  • •Anticipate emerging legal developments affecting AI technologies in the life science and biopharma space and provide strategic guidance to leadership.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 335,000 - 385,000 annually
Perks:EquityParental Leave

Key Requirements

  • •JD and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (California or New York preferred).
  • •Fluency in how the life sciences industry works, including drug development and the structure of research organizations.
  • •Working knowledge of life sciences regulatory environments, including GxP, clinical and health data regulations, human-subjects research, and FDA processes.
  • •Deep experience negotiating and drafting complex IP allocation issues in multi-party research arrangements (ownership of inventions and improvements).
  • •Ability to scope and manage outside counsel across specialties (FDA/regulatory, IP, privacy, export control) effectively.
Experience:Life sciencesBiopharmaRegulated environmentsDrug discovery
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:CommunicationProactive risk managementCollaborationEmpathetic leadershipCross-functional problem-solving
Certifications:U.S. state bar membership

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

Company Brief

Anthropic
Develops large-scale AI systems and safety research to create reliable, steerable, and interpretable AI assistants and models for commercial and research applications.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2021
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