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Synthio Labs

Legal Associate at Synthio Labs (India)

Synthio Labs· India·

Role details

Work type
Remote
Employment
Full-Time

Job description

About the Role

Synthio Labs is looking for a Legal Associate to own and lead the company's end-to-end legal function. The ideal candidate will be based in India and have 5+ years of legal experience, including experience working with US-based companies, preferably in pharma, life sciences, healthcare

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end legal function and provide legal guidance to the leadership team and business.
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and manage customer, vendor, partner, NDA, MSA, SOW, DPA, and other commercial agreements, particularly US contracts.
  • Advise on contractual risks, liability, indemnification, IP, confidentiality, data protection, and other key legal provisions.
  • Manage vendor and partner legal engagements, including negotiations and onboarding.
  • Support employee-related legal matters, including employment agreements, consulting agreements, policies, employee relations, and terminations.
  • Manage ESOP/equity-related matters, including grants, vesting, exercise, employee equity documentation, and coordination with equity platforms and external counsel.
  • Support fundraising, corporate governance, board matters, shareholder matters, and other corporate transactions.
  • Oversee IP, compliance, privacy, and regulatory matters.
  • Support pharma/life sciences customer requirements and contractual compliance.
  • Manage external legal counsel, legal budgets, and specialist advisors.
  • Establish scalable legal processes, templates, approval workflows, and contract management practices.
  • Proactively identify and mitigate legal and business risks as the company scales.

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of relevant legal experience, preferably with leading pharma/life sciences companies.
  • Prior experience working with US-based companies is required.
  • Strong understanding of US commercial contracts and business practices.
  • Experience with corporate governance, employment, IP, privacy, compliance,ESOP/equity, and regulatory matters.
  • Experience working with US customers, vendors, employees, or cross-border transactions is strongly preferred.
  • Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to independently manage matters end-to-end and work closely with senior leadership.
  • Strong business judgment, communication, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.
  • Experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment is a plus.

Why work at Synthio Labs

  • Culture: “Fast, agile, high growth” – Y Combinator startup with ownership mentality; employees are encouraged to fill gaps, challenge decisions, and push projects forward without waiting for permission.
  • Remote/Hybrid: Primarily San Francisco office with remote roles available (some roles listed as remote).
  • AI-first environment: Everyone uses AI as a “second brain” – from coding to docs to debugging; AI is treated as a teammate.
  • Impact: Work directly on products that help patients navigate care and doctors make better decisions, with a focus on safety and empathy.
  • Perks: Autonomy, responsibility, hands-on experience with frontier AI tools; exposure to top pharma clients and real-world deployment.

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