Paralegal
Capricor Therapeutics
Summary
This role provides hands-on support to the General Counsel across contract administration, corporate records, and legal operations, supporting Capricor's regulated operating environment and preparation for a potential commercial launch. Working under the direct supervision of the General Counsel, the Paralegal keeps agreements moving by prioritizing requests, routing documents to the right reviewers, and picking up the phone to resolve issues quickly with business teams, outside vendors, and outside counsel, while maintaining reliable records and handling sensitive matters with sound judgment and confidentiality.
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Manage contract intake and triage, including logging requests, tracking status, prioritizing agreements based on operational criticality and the requesting person or department, and identifying which teams and reviewers need to provide feedback.
- Prepare initial reviews, drafts, and redlines of NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, vendor, consulting, and clinical trial agreements, as requested by the General Counsel.
- Administer electronic-signature workflows (DocuSign) and maintain the contract repository so executed agreements are complete, filed, and retrievable.
- Track contract renewals, expirations, milestones, and deliverables and flag upcoming dates for attorney action.
- Support litigation holds, document collection, and coordination with outside counsel, as assigned.
- Maintain corporate records and support preparation of board and committee materials.
- Serve as a responsive point of contact for Regulatory, Clinical, Commercial, and Finance stakeholders, outside vendors, and outside counsel (as directed by the General Counsel), picking up the phone to resolve simple and complex issues quickly.
- Conduct legal and corporate research and summarize findings for attorney review.
- Follow established legal processes and procedures and, as directed by the General Counsel, help refine intake workflows, templates, trackers, and contract-management practices.
Required Qualifications
- Hands-on experience reviewing and drafting NDAs, MSAs, and SOWs, including preparing initial reviews and redlines for attorney review, in a high-volume environment.
- Degree in legal studies, business, or a related discipline, a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Experience with contract lifecycle management, electronic-signature administration, and contract or document management systems.
- Knowledge of corporate record-keeping, litigation-hold procedures, and handling confidential information.
- Strong written and verbal communication and reading comprehension skills, with the ability to understand complex issues and exercise sound judgment and discretion.
- Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize a high volume of document requests and manage competing deadlines across business teams.
- Typically 3 or more years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Comfortable in a supportive role, following established processes under the direction of the General Counsel and interfacing appropriately with internal teams, outside vendors, and outside counsel.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical organizations is strongly preferred.
- Direct experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Experience supporting litigation matters.
Work Environment & Physical Requirements
The work involves sustained computer use, confidential records, meetings, and cross-location collaboration. Contract deadlines, board cycles, or litigation matters may require occasional schedule flexibility. This role can be based at Capricor's San Diego offices or remote, with a preference for West Coast candidates to align with team working hours.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience reviewing and drafting NDAs, MSAs, and SOWs, including preparing initial reviews and redlines for attorney review, in a high-volume environment.
- Degree in legal studies, business, or a related discipline, a paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Experience with contract lifecycle management, electronic-signature administration, and contract or document management systems.
- Knowledge of corporate record-keeping, litigation-hold procedures, and handling confidential information.
- Strong written and verbal communication and reading comprehension skills, with the ability to understand complex issues and exercise sound judgment and discretion.
- Highly organized, with the ability to prioritize a high volume of document requests and manage competing deadlines across business teams.
- Typically 3 or more years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Comfortable in a supportive role, following established processes under the direction of the General Counsel and interfacing appropriately with internal teams, outside vendors, and outside counsel.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Life & AD&D Insurance
- 401(k) Matching
- Paid Time Off
- Company Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Performance Bonus
- Equity Incentive Awards
Company overview
Capricor Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CAPR) is a biotechnology company headquartered in San Diego, California, dedicated to developing transformative cell and exosome-based therapeutics for serious diseases. Founded in 2005, the company focuses primarily on rare diseases with high unmet medical needs. Capricor's lead product candidate is Deramiocel, an allogeneic cardiac-derived cell therapy currently in late-stage clinical development for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most severe form of muscular dystrophy. The company's innovative approach leverages cardiosphere-derived cells that have demonstrated potent immunomodulatory and anti-fibrotic effects in preclinical and clinical studies. Additionally, Capricor is advancing its proprietary StealthX™ exosome technology platform, which enables targeted delivery of oligonucleotides, proteins, and small-molecule therapeutics for various applications including vaccinology. As a publicly traded company, Capricor maintains strategic partnerships with leading academic institutions and has established commercialization agreements with pharmaceutical partners for its DMD therapy. The company employs 51-200 professionals and continues to advance its pipeline through rigorous clinical development programs aimed at addressing significant unmet medical needs in rare diseases.