Reports To: Chief Business Officer and General Counsel
Functional Area: Legal
Position Location: Remote (possible hybrid)
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
About Tourmaline Bio, Inc.
We are a late-stage clinical biotechnology company with a nimble, driven and accomplished team of entrepreneurs, physicians, and industry experts on a mission to develop transformative medicines that establish new standards of care for patients with life-altering inflammatory and immune diseases. Our core values help drive this mission and are the foundation of our company culture: we have a passion for our mission; we believe respect and inclusion are core to the success of our team; we overcome obstacles to deliver results for patients; and we push the envelope.
Our lead asset is pacibekitug, a long-acting, fully-human, anti-IL-6 monoclonal antibody with best-in-class potential and differentiated properties, including a naturally long half-life, low immunogenicity, and high binding affinity to IL-6. Excluding ongoing trials, pacibekitug was previously studied in approximately 450 participants, including patients with autoimmune disorders, across six completed clinical trials. Tourmaline is currently developing pacibekitug in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and thyroid eye disease (TED) as its first two indications, with plans to expand into abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and additional diseases in the future. In May 2025, Tourmaline announced positive topline results from the ongoing Phase 2 TRANQUILITY trial evaluating pacibekitug in patients with elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and chronic kidney disease.
More information about Tourmaline and pacibekitug can be found at www.tourmalinebio.com.
General Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Chief Business Officer and General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities is responsible for a broad range of legal matters, providing guidance to multiple departments within the organization, with a focus on corporate and securities matters facing a Nasdaq-listed public company. The Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Securities plays a key role in supporting SEC filings, corporate governance, potential M&A transactions, equity compensation issues and other important legal, corporate, and strategic projects.
Responsibilities:
- Working with Tourmaline Finance and outside counsel, manage key securities and corporate governance activities, including preparation of 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy statements, and other SEC filings and reports
- Coordinate the planning and execution Tourmaline’s annual stockholders meeting.
- Advise Tourmaline leadership and key stakeholders on matters related to public company disclosures, stock exchange and SEC interactions, and corporate legal requirements.
- Assist the Chief Business Officer and General Counsel in certain interactions with the Tourmaline board of directors and committees, including coordinating, preparing, and distributing board/committee materials, meeting agendas, and meeting minutes, and maintaining current, audit-ready records of all board and committee actions.
- Provide legal support to Tourmaline’s Corporate Development and Finance teams, including review of press releases, call scripts, corporate deck, investor communications, and other public messaging.
- Provide legal support to Tourmaline’s People, Culture and Compliance (PCC) and Finance teams for all equity-related matters, including stockholder inquiries, equity incentive plans, Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, the administration of Tourmaline’s insider trading policy, and related matters.
- Working with other members of the Tourmaline Legal Department, provide legal support for potential M&A and business development opportunities.
- Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing management of Tourmaline’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework to identify, assess, and mitigate key strategic and operational risks.
- Serve as the legal reviewer for Tourmaline’s Medical, Legal, and Regulatory (MLR) review process, ensuring materials comply with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
- Work collaboratively with Tourmaline Finance to support audit readiness and SOX compliance activities.
- Partner cross-functionally to understand business needs, improve processes, and provide right-sized legal support to enable achievement of corporate goals.
- Educate new hires and existing employees on public company obligations through formal training and regular touchpoints.
- Work closely with outside counsel and other advisors on each of the foregoing, as appropriate. Typically, this will occur if there are in-house bandwidth issues or if outside counsel has particular expertise not possessed in-house at Tourmaline.
- Provide support for other miscellaneous projects and cross-functional initiatives as needed, contributing to evolving corporate priorities and legal departmental goals.
Education and Licensure:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited law school is required.
- Active license to practice law in good standing in at least one U.S. state is required.
Experience and Attributes:
- At least 6 years of legal experience at a law firm and/or corporation practicing securities and corporate law.
- Experience in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry is required.
- At least 3 years leading in-house corporate and securities activities at a U.S. publicly-traded company is strongly preferred.
- Knowledge of and familiarity with SEC regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Nasdaq listing rules, and other related laws, regulations, and guidelines governing publicly-traded pharmaceutical/biotech companies.
- Experience advising clients on public company reporting, compliance, and corporate governance matters.
- Motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and the ability to work well in a team environment.
- Excellent writing, oral and presentation skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to perform independently in a fast-paced work environment.
- Strong collaboration and influencing skills and the ability to build relationships and work well at all levels, both inside and outside of Tourmaline.
- Periodic travel to the Tourmaline office in New York, and other travel related to project meetings and/or team meetings, may be required.
Base Salary Range: $260,000 – $310,000 based on candidate professional experience level.
Note:
This job description is written as a guideline to inform a current or prospective Tourmaline employee of what is or will be generally expected in a given position. The description is not intended to be all-encompassing or limiting in any manner. Duties and responsibilities other than those listed above may be included as needed.
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Tourmaline Bio, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other protected characteristics under applicable law.
