Transactional Senior Counsel, Legal Business Development & Corporate
Genentech · South San Francisco, CA · Business Strategy & Delivery
About this role
Genentech is hiring a senior-level Legal Counsel based in South San Francisco, CA. Compensation is listed at $203,800–$378,400 per year.
- Role
- Legal Counsel
- Function
- legal
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- South San Francisco, CA
- Department
- Business Strategy & Delivery
- Posted
- Feb 11, 2026
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Job description
from Genentech careersThe Position
The Position
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, seeks a strategic, experienced transactional attorney to provide legal support to Roche and Genentech’s combined global Corporate Business Development team and other teams within the Roche Group, with a primary focus on structuring, drafting, and negotiating complex bio-pharma licensing and other strategic transactions. This position reports into the global Legal Business Development & Corporate practice group.
The Opportunity
To be successful in this role, you must have the ability to anticipate and assess legal and business risks associated with complex transactions and also possess a strong aptitude for learning new science and technologies in the bio-pharma and diagnostics spaces. You will be expected to structure, draft and negotiate complex licensing and strategic transactions, as well as develop and recommend innovative solutions to challenging legal and business issues.
You must be able to work closely and independently with stakeholders in business development, research, development, manufacturing, regulatory, finance, tax and commercial teams. You should feel comfortable leading cross-functional teams and managing competing objectives and demands from a variety of stakeholders. You should be able to clearly and effectively communicate recommendations to legal and non-legal colleagues, including senior executives and business stakeholders.
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