In-House Counsel / General Counsel

Position Summary

Leo Cancer Care is seeking an experienced In-House Counsel / General Counsel to serve as the company’s lead legal advisor and a strategic partner to the CEO, executive team, and Board of Directors. This is a hands-on leadership role in a fast-moving, FDA-regulated medical device environment.

The General Counsel will oversee all legal affairs across the U.S. and European markets, ensuring strong corporate governance, regulatory compliance, risk management, and legal infrastructure to support a high-growth organization. This role requires deep experience in commercial contracting, corporate and securities matters, intellectual property strategy coordination, and FDA-regulated business operations.

The successful candidate will also play a critical role in helping position the company for future strategic transactions and potential public market activity by building the legal, governance, disclosure, and compliance infrastructure necessary for IPO readiness and public company operations. This includes partnering with executive leadership, finance, and external advisors on securities matters, disclosure controls, Board governance, and legal support for major financing and capital markets initiatives.

This position is ideal for a seasoned attorney who can operate independently with minimal oversight, proactively identify risk, provide practical business-aligned solutions, and help prepare the company for long-term growth, strategic transactions, and potential public offering readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Legal Leadership & Governance

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team
• Provide legal guidance to the Board of Directors on governance, fiduciary duties, and corporate matters
• Establish and maintain corporate governance frameworks, policies, and internal controls appropriate for a scaling organization
• Support fundraising activities, investor relations, disclosures, and capital markets strategy
• Help prepare the organization for IPO readiness and public company governance, including disclosure processes, insider trading policies, governance frameworks, and Board committee structures
• Advise leadership on securities law, disclosure obligations, and governance best practices applicable to a company preparing for potential public market participation
• Partner with Finance and external advisors to support public-company readiness initiatives, including legal support related to S-1 preparation, SEC reporting readiness, disclosure controls, and SOX-related compliance planning

Commercial Contracts & Procurement

• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including:
• Vendor and supplier agreements
• Purchasing and manufacturing contracts
• Consulting and contractor agreements
• NDAs, MSAs, SOWs
• Distribution and service agreements
• Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams
• Build scalable contracting processes, templates, playbooks, and approval workflows
• Balance legal risk with business priorities in a pragmatic, solutions-oriented manner

FDA-Regulated Environment & Compliance Support

• Provide legal support for business activities within an FDA-regulated medical device environment
• Partner with Regulatory and Quality teams to ensure alignment between commercial execution and compliance requirements
• Advise on:
• Quality system-related matters (as applicable)
• Labeling and promotional review
• Customer contracting and regulatory considerations
• Support ISO 13485 Quality Management Systems alignment
• Oversee compliance with FDA, EU MDR, and applicable international healthcare regulations

Corporate, Securities & Equity Administration

• Support corporate governance matters, including Board and investor materials, resolutions, committee matters, and governance documentation
• Provide legal oversight for:
• Stock option plan administration and equity documentation
• Cap table-related legal considerations
• Private company securities compliance
• Partner with Finance and external counsel on fundraising rounds, securities compliance, and disclosure obligations
• Support legal workstreams related to IPO preparation, including external counsel and auditor coordination, due diligence support, governance readiness, and development of processes aligned with future SEC reporting requirements
• Help establish legal infrastructure for public company transition readiness, including documentation standards, disclosure support processes, and policy development

Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy & Legal Risk Management

• Serve as internal lead for IP triage and strategy coordination
• Identify patentable inventions and coordinate filings with outside patent counsel
• Manage invention disclosures and support IP portfolio development
• Support trademark strategy and proprietary technology protection
• Partner with Engineering and Product teams to ensure confidentiality safeguards and trade secret protection

Corporate Transactions & Strategic Initiatives

• Support strategic transactions and corporate initiatives, including:
• Review and negotiation of Stock Purchase Agreements (SPAs)
• Strategic partnerships and licensing agreements
• Distribution and commercial expansion arrangements
• Coordinate due diligence workstreams with external counsel
• Provide legal support for cross-border transactions and EU market activities
• Support potential M&A, strategic investments, financing transactions, and capital markets initiatives

General Legal & Business Support

• Provide practical legal guidance across HR, privacy, employment, and general business risk
• Identify and mitigate legal and regulatory risks while enabling innovation
• Build legal infrastructure appropriate for a scaling, high-growth organization
• Manage external counsel efficiently, including scoping, budgeting, and prioritization
• Optimize legal spend while ensuring high-quality support

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (in good standing)
• 10–15+ years of relevant legal experience (combination of in-house and/or top-tier law firm experience)
• Significant experience negotiating complex commercial agreements
• Experience supporting corporate governance and securities matters in a U.S. company environment
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently and serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and boards
• Strong commercial judgment and business acumen

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in medical devices, biotech, life sciences, or other FDA-regulated environments
• Experience supporting high-growth and scaling organizations
• Direct experience supporting IPO readiness, SEC registration processes, public-company governance, or ongoing public-company compliance
• Experience preparing companies for major financing rounds, strategic transactions, or capital markets activity
• Experience with:
• Stock option plan administration and equity documentation
• Private company securities compliance
• S-1 and SEC disclosure coordination
• Disclosure controls and SOX-readiness planning
• IP triage and coordination with patent counsel
• SPAs and strategic corporate transactions
• Familiarity with EU regulatory frameworks (EU MDR)

Core Competencies

• Strong commercial judgment and negotiation skills
• Strategic thinker with executive presence
• High integrity and discretion
• Clear, confident communicator across technical and executive audiences
• Solutions-oriented and pragmatic
• Comfortable with ambiguity and building processes from the ground up
• Ability to prioritize effectively in a fast-paced, regulated environment

Why Join Us

This is a rare opportunity to build and lead the legal foundation of a transformative cancer care technology company at a pivotal stage of growth. The General Counsel will play a critical role in enabling innovation, safeguarding the company’s mission, supporting strategic expansion across the U.S. and EU markets, and helping position Leo Cancer Care for long-term success, including readiness for future strategic transactions and potential public market participation.