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Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate and Securities

Beam Therapeutics · Cambridge, MA · On-site

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About Beam Therapeutics

Backed by GV.

About the role

Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities.

What they're looking for

  • JD from an ABA-accredited law school, active admission and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • Substantive experience with strategic transactions, public company reporting, and corporate governance
  • Developed judgment and risk management instincts, with the ability to balance complex matters involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities while maintaining a practical, business-oriented perspective
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a talent for making complex legal issues easy to understand
  • High degree of personal ethics, integrity, and accountability
  • This role requires onsite work in Cambridge at least two days per week
More about this role

Beam Therapeutics is a biotechnology company committed to establishing the leading, fully integrated platform for precision genetic medicines. To achieve this vision, Beam has assembled a platform with integrated gene editing, delivery and internal manufacturing capabilities. Beam’s suite of gene editing technologies is anchored by base editing, a proprietary technology that is designed to enable precise, predictable and efficient single base changes, at targeted genomic sequences, without making double-stranded breaks in the DNA. This has the potential to enable a wide range of therapeutic editing strategies that Beam is using to advance a diversified portfolio of base editing programs. Beam is a values-driven organization committed to its people, cutting-edge science, and a vision of providing life-long cures to patients suffering from serious diseases.

Beam is seeking a talented and experienced Senior Corporate Counsel, Corporate and Securities to join our growing legal team. This is a rare opportunity: a senior legal role with genuine breadth at a company where your judgment, perspective, and voice will have a meaningful impact. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Legal...

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