Company Description:
We are creating the future of brain-computer interfaces: building devices now that have the potential to help people with paralysis regain mobility and independence and invent new technologies that could expand our abilities, our community, and our world.
Team Description:
The Legal Team furthers Neuralink’s mission by advising on and unblocking critical business and legal issues and driving progress. If you’ve ever been frustrated about your ability to make a difference as a lawyer and wanted to make the world a better place (our first indication aims to restore autonomy to people living with tetraplegia), this team is for you.
Job Description and Responsibilities:
We are looking for a skilled and experienced commercial lawyer to join Neuralink’s small but mighty Legal team! You will advise on transactions supporting the multidimensional teams at Neuralink, including engineering, preclinical, procurement, finance, clinical, construction, and operations. Our ideal candidate operates with a relentless sense of urgency, appropriately balances and clearly communicates legal and business risks, loves learning and deeply engaging with deep tech, and shares our passion in restoring autonomy to those with unmet medical needs. The job responsibilities will include:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of agreements, including but not limited to, purchase agreements, partnership agreements, license agreements, and clinical trial agreements
- Working closely with internal stakeholders to understand their business objectives and providing strategic legal advice to help them achieve their goals
- Advising stakeholders on business risks in complex transactions and compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Assisting in the structuring and negotiation of complex business transactions
- Preparing and reviewing corporate governance documents
- Assisting in the development and implementation of internal processes and operational efficiency
- Managing multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously
- Engaging in corporate development and policy strategy
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school
- Bar membership in good standing
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in a law firm or in-house setting
- Strong understanding of commercial agreements, intellectual property issues, and privacy law
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with both legal and non-legal teams
- Self-motivated team player who can also work independently
- Highly responsive and able to proactively and pragmatically resolve urgent situations
- Demonstrated rigor and problem-solving skills
- Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines
- Evidence of exceptional ability
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience with Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C)
For Full-Time Employees, your compensation package will include two major components: salary and equity. Guidance on salary for this role will be determined according to the level at which you enter the organization, with the ability to gain more over time as you contribute. In addition, Full-Time Employees are eligible for the following benefits listed below.
What We Offer:
- An opportunity to change the world and work with some of the smartest and most talented experts from different fields
- Growth potential; we rapidly advance team members who have an outsized impact
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance through a PPO plan
- Paid holidays
- Commuter benefits
- Meals provided
- Equity + 401(k) plan *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
- Parental leave *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
- Flexible time off *Temporary Employees & Interns excluded
Multiple studies have found that a higher percentage of women and BIPOC candidates won't apply if they don't meet every listed qualification. Neuralink values candidates of all backgrounds. If you find yourself excited by our mission but you don't check every box in the description, we encourage you to apply anyway!
Neuralink provides equal opportunity in all of our employment practices to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military status, genetic information or any other category protected by federal, state and local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, compensation, promotion, transfer, disciplinary action, layoff, return from layoff, training and social, and recreational programs. All such employment decisions will be made without unlawfully discriminating on any prohibited basis.
If you need a reasonable accommodation at any point in the interview process, please let us know. Reasonable accommodations are modifications or adjustments to the application or hiring process that would enable you to fully participate in those processes. Examples of reasonable accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Documents in alternate formats or read aloud to you
- Having interviews in an accessible location
- Being accompanied by a service dog
- Having a sign language interpreter present for the interview
