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OpenAI

Senior Counsel, Commercial – Health and Life Sciences

OpenAI

. Serve as the legal partner for OpenAI’s business transactions, partnerships, and operations, with a focus on life sciences .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesSenior💰 $330,000 - $366,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates extensive legal expertise in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements, particularly within the life sciences sector, while providing actionable legal advice to business stakeholders. Proficient in navigating regulatory compliance and intellectual property issues related to AI and technology.

Highest-signal resume keywords
10+ Years Legal ExperienceComplex Commercial AgreementsLife Sciences TransactionsHIPAA FamiliarityRegulatory Compliance

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Hard Skills
Drafting AgreementsNegotiating ContractsLegal AdviceRegulatory MonitoringIntellectual Property Coordination
Soft Skills
Sound JudgmentTrust BuildingEffective CommunicationOwnershipCuriosity About Technology
Tools & Technologies
Contract TemplatesPlaybooksTraining Processes
Certifications & Qualifications
US State Bar AdmissionFederal Bar Admission
Industry Keywords
Life SciencesHealth Data TransactionsAI CompliancePrivacy IssuesBusiness Transactions

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About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Serve as the legal partner for OpenAI’s business transactions, partnerships, and operations, with a focus on life sciences
  • Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice to Go-to-Market, Partnerships, and Research teams
  • Draft, structure, and negotiate complex commercial agreements with enterprise customers, vendors, and strategic partners, including life sciences transactions
  • Identify and coordinate intellectual property, privacy, security, regulatory, and product-use issues with specialist teams
  • Lead negotiations and manage multiple stakeholders, escalating consequential issues with clear options and recommendations
  • Develop and improve templates, playbooks, processes, and training to make routine contracting more efficient and consistent
  • Monitor and advise on regulatory and compliance matters affecting AI and technology in life sciences
  • Collaborate with OpenAI’s global legal team to ensure alignment across jurisdictions

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • 10+ years of relevant legal experience
  • Substantial responsibility for drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements
  • Experience with life sciences transactions
  • Familiarity with HIPAA and transactions involving health data
  • Ability to translate legal and commercial complexity into clear, actionable advice for business stakeholders and senior leaders
  • Sound judgment and ability to take ownership and move matters forward when facts are incomplete or circumstances change
  • Ability to build trust across functions and communicate a principled position constructively
  • Interest in improving processes and creating practical scaling tools
  • Curiosity about technology and motivation to learn about AI and its commercial implications
  • Based in the US
  • Currently admitted to and in good standing with at least one US state or federal bar

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Equity
  • Performance-related bonuses for eligible employees
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family
  • Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents)
  • Paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays
  • Multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year
  • Paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in offices
  • Meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends may also be provided