Seqera Labs
Seqera Labs
11 – 50 Employees
BiotechnologyCloudScience
Seqera Labs develops software for bioinformatics and computational biology, with a focus on making scientific workflows scalable, reproducible, and easier to share. Its flagship platform, Nextflow, helps researchers build and run data-intensive pipelines across cloud environments and containerized infrastructure. The company’s work supports genomic sequencing and other complex analyses by connecting workflow automation with cloud computing and secure identity management. Seqera Labs serves a community of scientists and research institutions seeking more efficient ways to collaborate, analyze data, and advance scientific research.

Legal Counsel (Spain, Remote)

Lead commercial contracting and broader legal operations for Seqera Labs, covering SaaS agreements, privacy, intellectual property, and compliance. Partner with distributed teams as the company grows.

Description

  • Manage day-to-day in-house legal matters, with a primary focus on contracts.
  • Report to the fractional Head of Legal while independently managing the legal function assigned to you.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate customer agreements, MSAs, DPAs, SaaS terms, NDAs, partner agreements, and vendor contracts.
  • Lead commercial deals with Sales and Revenue from initial draft through execution, escalating complex issues when needed.
  • Create and maintain contract templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks.
  • Provide guidance on contract interpretation and associated risks.
  • Review procurement, vendor, and advisor agreements.
  • Build and manage contract lifecycle processes covering repositories, naming conventions, version control, renewals, and expirations.
  • Streamline recurring legal work through self-service NDAs, approval workflows, and clause libraries.
  • Track and report contract volumes, turnaround times, and outstanding matters.
  • Assist with entity administration, corporate filings, and board materials.
  • Support equity, compensation, and cap table processes in partnership with Finance and People.
  • Maintain internal policies and compliance frameworks.
  • Help prepare for audits and meet regulatory obligations across jurisdictions.
  • Provide legal support for customer security and procurement assessments.
  • Contribute to privacy and data protection matters with IT, Compliance, and the external DPO.
  • Work with Security and Engineering on compliance programs.
  • Maintain records of processing activities, DPAs, and the sub-processor register.
  • Address ongoing intellectual property, licensing, and open-source licensing questions.
  • Collaborate with Product and Engineering to align new features with legal and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

  • 3–6 years of post-qualification legal experience.
  • Admission to practise law in a relevant jurisdiction.
  • Practical commercial contracting experience, preferably in SaaS, technology, or high-growth companies.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate commercial agreements independently.
  • Experience in at least one additional area such as privacy, corporate law, intellectual property, or compliance.
  • Working knowledge of GDPR.
  • Experience working in a startup, scale-up, or international business.
  • Venture capital experience is strongly preferred.
  • Sound commercial judgment with the ability to weigh risk against opportunity.
  • Comfort making pragmatic decisions in ambiguous situations.
  • Execution-oriented and willing to establish processes from the ground up.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities.
  • Highly organized with a process-driven working style.
  • Fast, responsive, autonomous, proactive, practical, and solutions-focused.
  • Experience supporting globally distributed teams is a plus.
  • Familiarity with legal technology, contract lifecycle management systems, or AI-enabled workflows is a plus.
  • Exposure to life sciences, biotechnology, or data-focused platforms is a plus.

Benefits

  • 23 days of annual vacation.
  • Three additional Seqera-provided days in December.
  • National and public holidays based on your location.
  • Equity participation.
  • Private health insurance.
  • Private life insurance.
  • Home office allowance valued at more than 1,000 USD.
  • Subscription to the Oliva Mental Health App.
  • Annual learning and development budget of 1,000 USD.
  • Remote work arrangement.

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