Senior Paralegal, Corporate & Securities Boston

About Celea Therapeutics

Celea Therapeutics is dedicated to advancing transformative treatments for people with serious respiratory diseases. Drawn from the Latin word for “sky,” our name reflects our mission to rise above the status quo and deliver therapies that change lives. Our lead program, deupirfenidone (LYT-100), is currently in Phase 3 clinical development with active candidate enrollment, representing a potential new standard of care for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other fibrotic lung diseases.

Rising above the status quo takes a team as strong as its science, and we hire and work by five values:
accountability — owning outcomes and acting like owners;
transparency — talking straight and building trust;
collaboration — achieving together what no one could alone;
innovation — challenging accepted ideas and taking smart risks; and passion — bringing energy and heart to the mission.

As we prepare for our next stage of growth and clinical advancement, Celea is seeking an experienced, highly organized, and hands‑on Senior Paralegal, Corporate & Securities to serve as a key member of the Legal team. This role will support a broad range of corporate, transactional, governance, securities, and contract‑management matters, with particular emphasis on building scalable legal operations as the company grows.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently in a fast‑paced, science‑driven environment.

This position will report to the General Counsel and will work closely with executive leadership and outside counsel.

This position is hybrid and based in Boston.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle, including intake, drafting support, negotiation tracking, approvals, execution, amendments, renewals, terminations, archiving, and reporting.
• Develop, maintain, and improve contract templates, playbooks, workflows, and standard operating procedures for commonly used agreements, including NDAs, consulting agreements, vendor agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, clinical, manufacturing, supply, research, and collaboration agreements.
• Administer and improve the company’s contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, legal document repositories, matter trackers, signature tools, and legal department processes, including thoughtful use of AI and automation, so the function scales with the company.
• Support the Board of Directors and committee processes, including preparation and organization of agendas, resolutions, consents, minutes, presentations, calendars, and meeting materials.
• Maintain corporate minute books, capitalization and equity-related records, entity documentation, governance calendars, officer and director records, and other corporate records.
• Assist with the preparation, coordination, review, filing, and recordkeeping for SEC reports and related materials, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K, proxy statements, Section 16 filings, and public‑company disclosure support.
• Partner cross‑functionally with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, Human Resources, Business Development, R&D, Clinical, Technical Operations, and outside counsel on contracts, governance, securities, compliance, and transactional matters.
• Support financings, strategic transactions, audits, litigation holds, compliance initiatives, legal training, outside counsel management, and other projects as needed.

Qualifications

Required

• 7+ years of relevant paralegal experience, including significant in‑house legal department experience; biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or high‑growth technology company experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing commercial,…