Legal Operations Manager

Role Overview

Aadi Bioscience is seeking an experienced Legal Operations Manager to support legal, corporate governance, contract management, and compliance operations. This role is focused on legal operations (not legal advice) and partners closely with the Vice President, Corporate, coordinating with internal stakeholders, outside counsel, and the parent company.

Primary Responsibilities

Contract Management

• Manage the contract lifecycle using LinkSquares or other CLM systems.
• Draft and coordinate routine agreements including NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, Consulting, Vendor, and CDA agreements.
• Produce first-pass contract redlines using company playbooks.
• Track renewals, notice periods, and post-execution obligations.
• Coordinate approvals and DocuSign execution.

Legal Operations

• Maintain legal records and contract repositories.
• Coordinate outside counsel and legal invoices.
• Support legal budgeting, reporting, process improvement, and AI-enabled legal workflows.

Corporate Governance

• Maintain corporate records and minute books.
• Prepare board/committee materials and minutes.
• Support annual corporate filings and corporate housekeeping.

Compliance & Policy Administration

• Maintain company policies and controlled documents.
• Coordinate policy approval workflows.
• Support records management and compliance initiatives.

Cross-Functional Support

• Partner with Finance, Quality, Regulatory, HR, Procurement, and IT.
• Support strategic projects such as reorganizations and integrations.
• Coordinate with the parent company in Japan.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in paralegal work, contract management, or legal operations.
• Experience in life sciences/biotechnology/pharmaceuticals/medical devices.
• Strong commercial contracts knowledge.
• CLM experience (LinkSquares preferred), plus Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and DocuSign.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Corporate Secretary support experience.
• M&A or corporate restructuring experience.
• Experience in FDA-regulated environments.
• Legal technology and/or AI workflow experience.

Salary & Benefits

• $140,000 annually.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; PTO, paid holidays, and parental leave.