Counsel

Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.

Counsel providing transactional legal support for Adaptive Biotechnologies, focusing largely on contracting and risk mitigation. Collaborating with internal teams on commercial contracts in a biotech environment.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $172,000 - $258,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, review and negotiate laboratory services agreements (LSAs), electronic medical record (EMR) integration agreements, and other contractual arrangements relating to Adaptive’s clonoSEQ assay.
Lead internal efforts regarding risk mitigation and compliance with government contract terms.
Partner closely with privacy and compliance attorneys and counterparts in market access, marketing, finance, security, and operations functions to spot issues and carefully evaluate and mitigate risks.
Provide support on NDAs, vendor contract reviews and vendor management matters.
Advise on and direct internal traffic regarding routine, ongoing legal queries in the diagnostic clonoSEQ business.
Help develop, implement, and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, company policies, and other legal processes.
Keep informed of new laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting Adaptive.
All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Juris Doctorate from a nationally accredited law school and current member in good standing of a U.S. state bar.
At least 5+ years prior in-house or law firm experience providing transactional legal counsel.
Ability to travel at least 1-2 times per year for in-person team or department meetings.
At least 2-3 years in a law firm environment.
Experience with a biotech and/or the life sciences industry, particularly a diagnostics company.
Familiarity or experience with FARs, DFARs and other government contracting terms and rules.
Demonstrated client service orientation.
Comfortable with layers of regulatory, compliance and privacy considerations.
Sound business judgment and ability to navigate complex legal issues.
Strong verbal and written business communication skills.
Ability to juggle multiple priorities, work under fast-paced conditions.
Strong project management skills.
Initiative to solve problems and help the commercial function within the Legal department drive process improvements and scalability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity grant
bonus eligible

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Hard Skills & Tools

Contract DraftingNegotiationRisk MitigationLegal ComplianceVendor ManagementRegulatory KnowledgeLegal ResearchContract Template DevelopmentEMR Integration AgreementsNDA Support

Soft Skills

Client Service OrientationStrong Verbal CommunicationStrong Written CommunicationProblem-Solving InitiativeAbility to Manage Multiple Priorities

Certifications

U.S. State Bar Membership