Associate Director, Legal Project Manager

Who We Are:

Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XENE) is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company dedicated to drug discovery, clinical development, and commercialization of life-changing therapeutics for patients in need. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.

We are advancing an exciting product pipeline to address indications with high unmet medical need, including epilepsy, depression and pain. Our Phase 3 azetukalner program represents the most advanced, clinically validated potassium channel modulator in late-stage clinical development for multiple indications. In March 2026, we announced positive topline data from our Phase 3 X-TOLE2 study of azetukalner in focal onset seizures (FOS), and we anticipate submitting a New Drug Application to the Food and Drug Administration in the third quarter of 2026.

Our Phase 3 epilepsy program also includes a second FOS study, X-TOLE3, which would support regulatory submissions outside the U.S., and the X-ACKT study in primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures, which would support regulatory submissions for an additional epilepsy indication. We also have multiple Phase 3 azetukalner clinical trials underway in major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar depression (BPD), based on topline data from our Phase 2 X-NOVA clinical trial.

In addition, we are proud of our strong heritage in human genetics, deep understanding of ion channel biology, and expertise in novel chemistries to enable potent, selective ion channel targeting. We continue to advance an early-stage pipeline of novel therapeutic candidates, including Phase 1 studies for XEN
1701 and XEN
1720 (targeting Nav
1.7) and XEN
1120 (targeting Kv7), which are being developed for pain. Backed by a strong balance sheet to support our growth plans, we continue to build a fully integrated, premier neuroscience company with strong discovery, clinical development, corporate, and commercial operations.

We are seeking an experienced Legal Project Manager to support Legal & Corporate Governance matters to join our team. As a Legal Project Manager, you will be working closely with and will support our Chief Legal Officer, our Executive Director, Legal (corporate, securities & governance) and the Legal & Compliance team at Xenon as well as senior leaders in Xenon’s Human Resources and Finance departments.

An ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of technology, including SharePoint and board portal tools (Diligent) and will provide critical support for management of the corporate filings calendar and deadlines. The ideal candidate will display the organizational skills to support our state and federal corporate filings, in the US and Canada, including filings with the SEC and SEDI in Canada, and ensure our compliance with state corporate filings as we expand and grow our presence in various states in the US.

We are looking for a motivated self-starter, who has exceptional organizational skills, and who is a strong communicator with an elevated level of commitment, ownership, and keen sense of urgency. Importantly, this individual must display a keen understanding of the need for confidentiality and discretion given the potentially confidential nature of matters that are supported by Legal. Additional attributes of importance include an achievement orientation, exceptional organizational skills and someone with a positive “can do” attitude who will be fully committed to Xenon.

This position reports to the Chief Legal Officer and will be located in the Boston, MA, USA location (Needham, MA).

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of Board of Directors and committee processes, including annual calendars, agendas, meeting materials, briefing documents, minutes, consent resolutions, approvals, follow-up actions, and governance records.

• Serve as a key Legal department liaison and administrative contact for the Board, executive leadership, internal stakeholders, Finance, internal and external counsel, and third-party service providers, fostering strong cross-functional partnerships and…