# Associate Director/Director, Frontier and AI Product Counsel at Lila Sciences

- Company: Lila Sciences
- What the company does: LILA has created the world's first Operating System for Science powered by Scientific Superintelligence™. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://www.lila.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Cambridge, MA USA; San Francisco, CA USA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/lilasciences/jobs/4429017009?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lila-sciences-associate-director-director-frontier-and-ai-product-counsel/

## About the role

As Associate Director/Director, Frontier and AI Product Counsel at Lila Sciences, you will be the dedicated legal partner to the teams building Scientific Superintelligence™ — our AI research organization, our AI Science Factory™ platform, and the data, safety, and security functions that support them. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- J.D. and membership in at least one U.S. state bar in good standing
- 7–12 years of legal experience, with substantial time in-house at a technology, AI, or life sciences company, ideally spanning both research-facing and product- or customer-facing counseling
- Sound judgment under uncertainty, and the ability to give clear, practical advice on questions where the law has not caught up, including when to be flexible and when to hold a line
- A strong sense of ownership and the instinct to build cross-functional relationships, so teams bring you in while decisions are still open rather than after them
- Excellent written communication — you can draft a policy, a framework, or a whitepaper that non-lawyers will actually use
- Comfort operating outside your areas of expertise, wearing many hats, and moving at startup speed without losing rigor

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