Vice President, Head of Legal

Superluminal Medicines is a generative biology and chemistry company revolutionizing the speed and accuracy of how small molecule medicines are created. The Company’s platform aims to create candidate-ready compounds with unprecedented speed using a combination of deep biology, computational and medicinal chemistry, machine learning, and proprietary big data infrastructure. We are expanding the team of talented scientists who seek to build the future of small molecule drug discovery with creativity and innovation.

Superluminal Medicines is a generative biology and chemistry company revolutionizing the speed and accuracy of how small molecule medicines are created. We aim to develop candidate-ready compounds with unprecedented speed using a combination of deep biology, computational and medicinal chemistry, machine learning, and proprietary big data infrastructure. We are expanding the team of talented individuals who seek to build the future of small molecule drug discovery with creativity and innovation.

We are seeking a VP, Head of Legal to provide strategic and practical legal counsel across Superluminal as the company continues to grow. Reporting to the CFO this individual will partner closely with the executive leadership team and Board of Directors and will provide strategic and practical legal counsel across corporate, intellectual property, employment, governance, compliance and other legal matters. This is a highly visible, hands‑on leadership role with the opportunity to establish and scale the company’s legal capabilities.

The VP, Head of Legal will work closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel to provide thoughtful, business-oriented advice, manage legal risk, and support the company’s strategic priorities. This individual will help determine where legal capabilities should be managed internally versus through external counsel and will build the legal function over time as the company’s needs evolve.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical legal expertise, sound business judgment, and excellent communication skills. They will be comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, entrepreneurial environment, moving between strategic matters and detailed execution, and balancing thoughtful risk management with the need to move quickly including the ability to communicate complex legal matters clearly to both legal and non‑legal audiences.

The role is particularly well suited to an experienced in‑house life sciences attorney who has supported companies through significant growth, financings, strategic transactions, and evolving corporate governance requirements, and who is excited by the opportunity to help build the legal infrastructure for the next phase of the company.

• Serve as a senior legal advisor to the CEO, executive leadership team, and Board of Directors.
• Lead corporate governance matters, including Board and committee support, corporate records, resolutions, minutes, and governance policies.
• Establish and maintain effective governance practices and processes as the company grows.
• Advise on corporate structure, capitalization, equity matters, securities and other corporate matters in partnership with Finance and external advisors.
• Support significant corporate milestones, financings, strategic initiatives, and other corporate transactions.
• Partner with Finance and executive leadership on legal considerations related to material events, corporate communications and disclosures.
• Monitor developments in applicable laws and regulations and advise leadership on their implications for the company as the business evolves.
• Advise the business on a broad range of…