Senior Corporate Legal Counsel at Solstice in New York, NY

Why you should join us:

Solstice is redefining how life sciences organizations commercialize their therapeutics. We are building a commercial engine that allows pharmaceutical marketers to launch campaigns at 100x the speed.

• Rapid growth: Over the past year, we have been working with some of the top life sciences manufacturers and are working with over 50+ pharma brands.
• Frontiers of technology: We’re building applications and rapidly iterating technical approaches at the frontiers of AI, experimenting with LLMs and new frameworks. We are incorporating new, advanced frameworks to our solution to better define the possibilities of pharmaceutical marketing.
• Top-tier investors: We’ve raised from investors like Transformation Capital, Twelve Below, Virtue and the founders of Datavant, Commure, and Paradigm to supercharge our growth and build an elite team of engineers and operators.

Building anything great requires commitment and dedication. We’re looking for someone who has the fire to prove others wrong

Role:

This Corporate Counsel will be responsible for establishing and leading the company’s legal function, providing pragmatic and commercially focused legal advice across regulatory, corporate, and commercial matters. This role requires a senior legal professional capable of operating autonomously while partnering closely with executive leadership and outside counsel to support the company’s growth and long-term strategic objectives. The role will report directly to the co-founder.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with senior leadership to provide practical, business-oriented legal guidance on corporate strategy, go-to-market activities, fundraising, and organizational growth initiatives.
• Establish and scale the company’s legal function, including contracting, compliance, corporate governance, and risk management frameworks.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including SaaS, licensing, data use, vendor, and enterprise customer contracts
• Support equity and debt financing activities, including investor diligence, term sheet negotiation, and closing processes in collaboration with external counsel
• Advise on employment and people-related matters, including hiring, compensation, equity programs, performance management, and HR policies, ensuring compliance with applicable labor laws.
• Identify, assess, and proactively mitigate legal and regulatory risks across the business, balancing risk with speed and business impact.
• Monitor and interpret evolving regulatory requirements (e.g., data privacy, AI/technology, and industry-specific regulations) from emerging FDA/White House AI guidance, translating them into actionable guidance for product, engineering, and go-to-market teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison to external counsel, managing relationships, budgets, and synthesizing advice into clear, pragmatic recommendations.
• Lead or support special projects such as international expansion, new product or service launches, and external strategic partnerships that support business expansion (e.g., EU AI Act compliance).
• Drive legal and operational initiatives that improve efficiency, reduce friction, and enable the company to scale responsibly.

Candidate Requirements:

• Hold a JD and licensed to practice in New York
• Qualified lawyer with 3-6 years’ post-qualification experience, gained within a leading law firm and/or in-house at a high-growth organization.
• Commercial contracting experience, preferably with biotech, mid-sized, and large pharma companies
• Demonstrable experience negotiating complex commercial SaaS or AI agreements, ideally within the pharmaceutical, healthcare, or technology sectors.
• Familiarity with data privacy and AI regulation (CA, IL, and EU preferred)
• Strong understanding of regulatory and commercial legal frameworks, preferably within technology and pharmaceutical industries
• Proven ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, evolving environments, balancing legal risk with commercial objectives.
• Experience managing external counsel and delivering clear, business-oriented legal advice to senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder management skills, with a proactive and solutions-driven approach.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Ground-floor equity opportunity
• 12 days PTO
• 401(k)
• Visa sponsorship (O-1, H-1B, TN) available
• Professional growth stipend
• Relocation support
• Work in a high-velocity, high-impact environment

Competitive NYC Compensation:

This role offers a highly competitive NYC salary in the $230,000–$270,000 range + equity, calibrated to reflect experience, seniority, and the level of ownership you’ll take on as part of the early team. We benchmark against top-tier startups and established tech companies to ensure our compensation is both fair and compelling.