The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director, Contracts to refine and scale our contracting operations and review as we prepare for a potential drug launch. This role will own the full contract lifecycle process—from intake and template selection through, execution and post‑execution management, including negotiating certain agreements independently. This is a highly visible, customer‑service‑oriented role that will serve as the internal subject‑matter expert and trainer for Amylyx’s contract lifecycle management system (CLMS). The ideal candidate will have a strong background in contract management and negotiation within the life sciences, biotech, or pharmaceutical industry and thrive in a fast‑moving, evolving environment.

Responsibilities

Contract Management & Operations

• Optimize and implement contracting processes and best practices, ensuring efficient workflows, compliance, and continuity across teams.
• Manage end-to-end contract lifecycle for a broad set of contracts, e.g. services, confidentiality, research collaborations, and other commercial or operational contracts.
• Maintain the contract management system and repository, including metadata accuracy, key date tracking, renewal management, obligation monitoring, tags, parties and reporting.
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders (Legal, Compliance, Finance, Procurement, Clinical, Commercial, and other business partners) to ensure contract terms align with business and compliance needs.
• Develop, update, and maintain contract templates and playbooks in partnership with Legal advisors.
• Develop and maintain CLMS training materials and provide new hire and refresher training sessions as well as ad hoc support.
• Establish and track contracting KPIs, dashboards, and metrics to provide visibility into system performance and contracting volume.
• Partner with the IT Administrator to drive continuous contracting process improvements, including identifying opportunities to streamline workflows through automation and the use of Artificial Intelligence tools.

Contract Review & Negotiation

• Prepare and negotiate agreements independently or escalate non-standard terms to manager with potential positions.
• Develop and maintain contract templates and playbooks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; JD or Paralegal Certification preferred.
• 8+years of experience in contract management and with CLM system(s); experience independently negotiating contracts.
• Strong ability to prioritize, independently manage workload, and meet deadlines in a dynamic environment.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with a focus on customer service and excellent attention to detail.
• Proven ability to work with cross-functional teams and build strong internal relationships.
• Aligned with a patient‑focused mission and able to uphold the highest standards of integrity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LinkSquares contract lifecycle management system.
• Demonstrated experience applying AI tools to contract review or process optimization.
• Industry experience in biotech, pharma, or life sciences.

Work Location and Conditions

• At Amylyx, we proudly support remote work opportunities within the United States. However, due to business considerations candidates must be able to attend meetings at our office in Cambridge, MA on a regular basis.  Preference will be given to candidates who reside in the New England region and can be in person on an as needed basis.
• When working remotely, you must have access to a work setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at your remote location.

Flagship Pioneering is a scientific innovation engine that invents and builds companies that change the world. We bring together the greatest scientific minds with entrepreneurial company builders and assemble the capital to allow them to take courageous leaps in human health, sustainability, and beyond. 

What sets Flagship apart is our ability to advance biotechnology by uniting life science innovation, company creation, and capital investment under one roof in a way that is largely without precedent. Our team of scientists, entrepreneurial leaders, and professional capital managers are each aligned around an institutionalized process that enables us to innovate and create breakthroughs for the benefit of people and planet.
Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.

Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been named four times to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies.

Position Overview

Flagship Pioneering has a new and exciting opportunity for a high-energy, detail-oriented Corporate Paralegal to join its fast-paced, dynamic legal team. This role will report to the Senior Corporate Paralegal and work closely with members of the legal team to support Flagship’s corporate legal function across its growing portfolio of companies.

The Corporate Paralegal will assist with a range of corporate matters, including financings, corporate governance, equity compensation, and general corporate maintenance for Flagship and its cutting-edge, high-growth companies. This includes providing support on a variety of transactions and day-to-day corporate activities across both private and public companies—such as preparing and organizing documentation for financings; supporting equity compensation processes; and maintaining corporate records and governance materials. This role will also have touchpoints in the Finance, Human Resources, Communications and Flagship Labs groups.

Key Responsibilities

Board Governance Support

• Assist in preparation of board and stockholder consents
• Maintain board records, minutes, and governance documentation
• Support recurring board cycles across portfolio companies
• Track and organize signature pages; prepare closing binders

Equity Administration

• Support equity grant processing and updates in Carta or similar platforms 
• Assist with coordination across HR and Finance on equity-related matters 
• Respond to routine equity-related inquiries 

Corporate Maintenance & Entity Management

• Maintain and track corporate records, minute books, and entity documentation 
• Support entity formations, dissolutions, and ongoing maintenance
• Track officer and director information across entities 
• Assist with international entity management 

Process & Infrastructure Support

• Support development of governance processes and templates
• Assist with compliance initiatives and cross-functional projects
• Contribute to building scalable governance infrastructure
• Assist with the design and development of AI agentic support for routine corporate matters
• Provide backup and surge support to other paralegals on the Flagship legal team

Key Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 2–5 years of corporate paralegal experience (law firm and/or in-house)
• Experience with governance, entity management, or equity administration preferred

• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial environment with compressed timelines and evolving priorities.
• Strong priority-setting, organizational and communication skills
• Exceptional attention to detail and are highly organized
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment with competing demands.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Willingness to use and adopt AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, GC AI) to enhance legal workflows, as well as core legal and business platforms (iManage, SharePoint, Carta, Microsoft Office). 

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies:  Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates.  The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team.   Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.

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The salary range for this role is $88,000 - $121,000. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, and experience. Flagship Pioneering currently offers healthcare coverage, annual incentive program, retirement benefits and a broad range of other benefits. Compensation and benefits information is based on Flagship Pioneering's good faith estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future.

About the role

We are seeking a highly organized and motivated Corporate Paralegal to join the collaborative Legal team of a publicly traded biotechnology company. This is an is an excellent opportunity for a paralegal in the early stage of their career to gain hands-on experience across a broad range of corporate, contracts, securities, and governance matters in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.

The Corporate Paralegal will be located in our Cambridge, MA office and will be expected to be in the office at least 3 days a week. The Corporate Paralegal will report to the SVP, Head of Intellectual Property, and work closely with the VP, Senior Corporate Counsel and other members of the Legal team, the Finance team, and executive management. This role will support day-to-day legal operations and manage a wide range of corporate and legal matters, including contracts, corporate governance, securities, and compliance matters for Sana.

What you’ll do

Contract Management, Legal Billing, and Operations

• Support contract lifecycle management for of a wide range of day-to-day and complex contracts typical of a biotech or pharmaceutical organization.
• Work with Contracts team members to maintain company’s software-based contract management system (Agiloft) and ensure accurate recordkeeping.
• Coordinate with internal clients and external parties to facilitate contract execution and related matters.
• Maintain and manage company’s legal billing processes, including managing its legal billing system (SimpleLegal), including data entry.
• Support improvements to legal department processes, templates, and workflows.
• Provide general paralegal and administrative support to the legal team on a wide range of corporate matters.

Corporate Governance and Securities

• Support corporate governance processes, including preparation and organization of materials for Board of Directors and committee meetings, including agendas, resolutions, minutes, consents and other documentation, maintenance of the corporate records and minute books, maintenance of the company’s online Board of Directors portal, and officer and director onboarding and offboarding.
• Support SEC filings, including 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, and proxy statement, including assistance with preparation of disclosures and tables, maintenance of filings calendars, preparation and management of D&O questionnaires, and preparation and filing of Section 16 reports.
• Support planning and logistics for annual meeting of stockholders, including vendor communication, calendars, and meeting materials.
• Manage and maintain company’s state qualifications, including new applications, withdrawals, and annual reporting and related activities necessary to maintain qualifications.
• Collaborate with Finance and People teams to support equity administration, including managing execution of consents for Equity Incentive Committee, and review and execution of 10b5-1 plans.

General Corporate and Cross-Functional Support

• Help develop, streamline, implement and maintain processes and policies across the organization, including those related to securities reporting, compliance, equity administration, and contracts.
• Support strategic transactions, including due diligence, data room administration, document preparation, and post-closing administration.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

What we’re looking for

• BS/BA degree
• Paralegal certificate or coursework preferred but not required
• 0-2+ years of experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, or related legal or compliance role (law firm or in-house experience a plus, but not required).
• Interest in corporate law, public company compliance, and the life sciences and biotechnology industries.
• Professional discretion and ability to handle confidential and sensitive matters.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills and ability to work independently or with a team, as necessary, to meet critical deadlines.
• Strong project management skills; flexible and capable of managing and prioritizing multiple duties and projects within specified time frames.
• Excellent communication skills, customer orientation, and resilience
• Ability to develop understanding of and ensure compliance with Legal department and cross-functional requirements, processes and procedures.
• Self-motivated, flexible, collaborative, eager to learn, and interested in working on a wide range of legal, contracts, governance and compliance matters.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Experience with billing, contract management systems, and Board of Directors portals is a plus but not required.

What you should know

• The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $95,000 and $110,000/year; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience