Legal Assistant / Paralegal, Temporary

SOPHiA GENETICS

Legal Assistant supporting the Legal & Compliance team at SOPHiA GENETICS in France. Managing contract processes and legal documentation for a temporary role.

Posted 7/9/2026contractBidart • 🇫🇷 FranceJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Do you have exposure to legal administrative processes? Have you managed a variety of legal documents and commercial contracts?
If this sounds like you and you are driven by purpose, Join the SOPHiA GENETICS Legal & Compliance team as a **Legal** **Assistant** / **Paralegal**, and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.
This role could suit either someone with previous in-house experience, or a paralegal / clerk within practice looking to make their first move to industry. This is a hybrid (3 Days PW) opportunity connected to our corporate office in Bidart, France. The role is on a temporary contract for 3 months, to cover a period of sickness across our team.
*As an international organisation, English is our primary business language and as part of your recruitment journey, you should expect to meet English-only speakers. For best chances of success, you should include your CV in English. *
**Our Mission**
We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare and our cloud-native AI powered SOPHiA DDM Platform makes that vision a reality on a daily basis. You will have direct input to our mission to democratize data-driven medicine for the ultimate benefit of cancer and rare disease patients across the globe.
**Your Mission**
Reporting to the VP, Legal Affairs you will provide a broad range of legal administrative support, ranging from commercial contract lifecycle management, support on internal queries and involvement in corporate administrative processes.
- Overseeing the contract lifecycle process, including planning, collaboration, negotiation, execution and coordinate the signing process for contracts and other legal documents
- Ensure proper filing of legal documents - Execute administrative and operational processes for the legal team and Keep the legal management database up to date (corporate, contracts, IP)
- Maintain and file corporate records, including resolutions, proxies, board of director changes, annual reports, etc
- Assist with the preparation of appropriate draft documents, including agendas, corporate resolutions and meeting minutes for board of director and committee meetings

Requirements

What you’ll need

To be best set for success we see you bringing
- 2-5 Years experience within a Legal Administrative role – Both practice and in-house experience is valid
- Direct exposure to the negotiation and management of commercial contracts is needed.
- Capable of working autonomously across a broad range of matters, and comfortable prioritising with competing deadlines
- Full fluency (written & spoken) in English is required.
- As a public organisation facing ongoing commercial growth, you will bring a success-orientated and solutions-focused mindset that embraces team collaborations, change, growth and inclusion.
**As an international organisation, English is our primary business language and as part of your recruitment journey, you should expect to meet English-only speakers. For best chances of success, you should include your CV in English. Unfortunately, non-English CVs have a high likelihood of being rejected at application stage.**

Benefits

Comp & perks

You will be joining an organisation with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.
Business recognition and accolades include:
- World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
- World's smartest companies (Top 50)
- 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
- Top 10 European Tech Startup
- Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch
- Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch
Our benefits package is comprehensive but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:
- Forfait-Jour working types
- Health benefits for you and your family covered by 80% employer contributions
- Life Insurance and pensions contribution
- SWILE meal vouchers and home office allowances
- 25 Days Vacation
- Additional voluntary benefits including sports allowance, language courses, bank partnerships and transportation.
- A forward thinking organisation team embracing AI & Automation

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Hard Skills & Tools

Contract Lifecycle ManagementLegal Document ManagementDrafting Corporate ResolutionsNegotiation SkillsMeeting Minutes Preparation

Soft Skills

Solutions-Focused MindsetTeam CollaborationPrioritization Skills