Cytokinetics Incorporated (“Cytokinetics” or “Company”) has retained Major, Lindsey & Africa (“MLA”) on an exclusive basis to conduct a search for a Director, Corporate Counsel (“Counsel”), to be located in South San Francisco, California.  Interested candidates, please respond to the MLA recruiter who contacted you about this search here. Please do not contact Cytokinetics directly; all resumes sent to Cytokinetics will be routed to MLA for handling and may cause delays.

Position Overview: This position will have the opportunity to provide legal advice and support across the Company.  Based on experience and prior job responsibilities, she/he will have primary responsibility to defined functional areas.

Company: Cytokinetics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators as potential treatments for people with debilitating diseases in which muscle performance is compromised and/or declining. As a leader in muscle biology research, Cytokinetics is developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to increase muscle function and contractility. We take a purpose-driven approach by leveraging our unique muscle biology expertise to engineer compounds with specific characteristics aimed at treating diseases that impact muscle function, like heart failure and ALS.

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience.

Location: South San Francisco, CA. 

Relocation: Yes, this is a national search.

Experience: Minimum of 3-6 years of experience as in-house counsel or associate at a major law firm.  Background in biotechnology, pharma or healthcare related matters is a plus.  Familiarity in contract drafting and negotiations is a requirement.

Process: Interested candidates please submit your resume (in MS Word format) to here, or to the MLA recruiter who contacted you about this position.