Finance & Legal Jobs at Biotech & Life Sciences Startups
There are 49 open finance and legal roles at 34 early-stage startups, 27% of them remote. Where pay is stated it is typically USD 137k to 215k, with a median of USD 170k.
What startups in biotech and life sciences build
Startups here work on therapeutics, diagnostics and the tools that speed up drug discovery. Timelines run on experiments and regulators rather than release cycles, so patience is part of the job. Hiring leans towards scientists and lab staff, with software roles built around the data they produce.
Who is hiring finance and legal roles
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- 49open roles
- 34startups hiring
- 27%remote
Salary
Annual pay for this page’s roles that state a salary, in USD. The typical range covers the middle half of those postings.
- $170Kmedian pay
- $137Ktypical range: lower
- $215Ktypical range: upper
Based on 27 postings stating pay in USD.
Pay figures come from the 28 postings on this page that state a salary.
The hiring market
What finance and legal work involves at an early-stage startup
You build the books, the contracts and the controls rather than inherit them. Founders ask you about runway, a customer agreement and a new country's rules in the same afternoon. At a large company each of those sits with a different specialist team.
Experience level
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Questions people ask
How much do finance and legal jobs pay?
Typically USD 137k to 215k a year, with a median of USD 170k, where the posting states a salary.
Which startups are hiring finance and legal roles?
Scholar Rock (5 roles), Iterative Health (4) and Latigo Biotherapeutics (4) have the most; 34 startups are hiring in total.
Can I work remotely?
27% of these roles are remote.
Do I need to be senior?
Most roles are senior (42% of those that state a level), and 4% are junior or intern.
Are new roles coming in?
8 were posted this week.