ABOUT US

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage and commercial biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering innovative and clinically meaningful therapies to address unmet medical needs. Our vision is to leverage our proprietary G-MAB™ library in conjunction with proprietary targeted delivery modalities to generate the next generation of therapeutics for treating cancer, autoimmune, inflammatory, viral and neurodegenerative diseases. These modalities include proprietary chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR-T), dimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (DAR-T™), antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), oncolytic virus (Seprehvec™), lymphatic drug targeting (SOFUSA®), as well as bispecific antibody approaches. We are additionally developing pain management solutions, including our clinical candidates resiniferatoxin (RTX) and SEMDEXA™. In response to the global SARS-CoV-2 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, we are also developing and conducting clinical studies for potential coronavirus antiviral therapies and vaccines, including Abivertinib, COVI-MSC™, COVI-AMG™, COVIDROPS™, and COVI SHIELD™, and diagnostic test solutions, such as COVISTIX™ and COVITRACK™.

We attract smart people who play well with others. We're small enough for your ideas to make a big impact, and large enough to offer you opportunities to grow professionally at any stage of your career.

If you’re a quick learner, enjoy working in the biotech industry, and share our mission of providing ground-breaking impact to medicine, each other, and our patients, Sorrento Therapeutics is the place for you!

Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. is a federal government contractor and, in compliance with its obligations under current federal regulations and guidance from the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, Sorrento requires all employees, including newly hired employees, to present proof of vaccination against COVID-19, unless the employee is legally entitled to an accommodation. For further information, please refer to the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force’s 2021 Guidance for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors (Updated November 10, 2021), available at: https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Target Salary Range ($25-$41 per hour)

The Legal Operations Assistant is a key member of the Sorrento Legal Department and will provide legal support to the Legal team (Corporate and IP). This role will be responsible for organizing and filing legal documents, maintaining the contracts database, and assisting the legal team as needed. This role requires the development of collaborative relationships with business unit team members as well as within the Legal Department.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Responsible for maintaining the contracts management system by uploading agreements and other supporting documentation.
• Responsible for organizing and filing legal documents in all forms – including but not limited to physical storage and electronic archives.
• Assist with calendaring of legal due dates and deadlines.
• Assist with IP-related formal documents, such as collection of inventors’ signatures and information
• Provide as-needed support on all other matters requested by members of the Legal Department.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma.

• 2+ years of legal assistant experience, preferably at a life sciences company.
• General understanding of legal agreements, including CDAs, MSAs, MTAs, and SOWs, a plus.

• Ability to manage multiple work streams, deliverables and coordinate across functional initiatives to meet deadlines in a high-volume, high-demand environment while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information with diplomacy and discretion.

• Strong communication skills, verbal and written, to work collaboratively across the company and with external partners to successfully build professional relationships.
• Strong drive and willingness to “own” projects and see them to completion.
• Proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications, DocuSign and contract management software.

YOUR REWARD:

• Support scientists who are on the leading edge of immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer.
• Earn a competitive salary that allows you to focus your attention on your passion.
• A comprehensive benefits package including: medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, matching 401k, company paid holidays, and Three Weeks PTO, plus equity-based compensation.

If this sounds like the right career to fit your personality and interests, please apply, we’re looking forward to meeting you!

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Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)