Senior Paralegal

TL;DR

Senior Paralegal (Contracting): Provide comprehensive legal support to the Legal Department with an accent on contracting processes and contract management systems. Focus on managing the full contract lifecycle, supporting negotiations and redlines, and helping build scalable standard form agreements for a publicly traded biotechnology company.

Location: Hybrid in South San Francisco, CA

Salary: $130,000–$155,000 per year

Company

hirify.global is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing allogeneic CAR T cell products for cancer and autoimmune disease.

What you will do

• Prepare, review, and edit routine agreements, including confidentiality, service, consulting, supply/vendor, master service agreements and work orders, material transfer agreements, and clinical trial agreements.
• Manage the contract lifecycle (intake, assignment, negotiation tracking, approvals, execution, renewal, amendments, and archiving) using contract management systems and databases.
• Support counsel and internal stakeholders with contract redlines, revisions, approvals, and communications with counterparties.
• Assist with development of standard form agreements and improve contracting workflows, templates, and playbooks.
• Support due diligence, corporate transactions, and internal/external inquiries.
• Help develop and implement Legal Department policies, SOPs, training materials, and internal guidance.

Requirements

• Authorization to work in the U.S.
• Bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate from an accredited program.
• At least 5 years of relevant paralegal experience, preferably in life sciences.
• Proven experience independently managing contract workflows and contract management systems.
• Experience reviewing confidentiality agreements, service agreements, consulting agreements, supply/vendor agreements, master service agreements and work orders, material transfer agreements, and clinical trial agreements.
• Strong discretion, judgment, and professional communication with executives and outside counsel; advanced organizational and multitasking skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work arrangement in South San Francisco, CA.
• Annual performance bonus and equity.
• Health insurance and generous time off, including 2 annual company-wide holiday shutdowns.
• Compensation determined by experience, qualifications, geographic location, and business needs.

Hiring process

• Interviews with Legal leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to assess contracting experience and communication skills.
• Evaluation of fit for fast-paced, deadline-driven legal operations and process improvement work.