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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 7 days Nkarta, Inc.'s roles stay open a median of 36 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Nkarta, Inc.'s roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Nkarta, Inc.
- high 2 stale, 0 reposted of 5 open
- Hiring momentum
- 6 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
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About this role
The Associate General Counsel at Nkarta will provide comprehensive legal support across various functions including commercial contracts, compliance, employment, and corporate governance. This role involves overseeing contract negotiations, maintaining corporate policies, managing outside counsel, and ensuring compliance with SEC regulations, all while collaborating closely with company leaders in a fast-paced biotech environment.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Active state bar membership in good standing (California preferred)
- Minimum 7 years of legal experience, ideally at a public biotech or life sciences company
- Strong transactional experience negotiating complex commercial agreements, ideally in a life sciences setting
- Working knowledge of SEC reporting, corporate governance, and public company compliance
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet tight deadlines with strong attention to detail
- Strong communicator, able to present effectively to senior leadership, the Board, and outside counsel
Nice to have
- Employment law experience preferred
- Experience with FDA advertising and promotion review and trademark and brand matters preferred
- Experience managing outside counsel and supervising or mentoring others
- Prefer candidate that is located in the Greater San Francisco area and able to work a hybrid schedule in the South San Francisco office
What you get
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Equity grant(s)
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance coverage
- 401K plan
- Flexible spending account
- ESPP
Worth weighing
- No salary listed in the posting, but a pay range is provided
- The role requires navigating a fast-paced and potentially ambiguous environment
- The company is described as early stage, which may come with challenges in work-life balance and communication
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Listed by Nkarta, Inc. on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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