Paralegal and Legal & Compliance Operations Manager

About Genetix Biotherapeutics At Genetix Biotherapeutics every role has meaning, every team member is respected, and every day is a chance to make a difference. When you join Genetix, you're not just landing a new role, you become part of a company that's pursuing curative gene therapies to give patients and their families more days. We are doers, thinkers and collaborators who embrace and live by our values: Our innovation is rooted in the diversity of our teams and results are achieved through cooperation and the integration of multiple viewpoints. This is personal and we approach every challenge with radical care. This is a full-time hybrid position (3 days a week) in our Somerville – Assembly Row, Massachusetts office.   Position Description : The Paralegal and Legal & Compliance Operations Manager pairs substantive paralegal work with ownership of the operational engine behind the Legal and Compliance function. This position will manage the contract lifecycle, corporate governance records, and entity administration; execute the recurring obligations of the healthcare compliance program, including federal and state transparency reporting, engagement documentation, exclusion screening, policy administration, and training; and own the systems, calendars, metrics, and vendor relationships that allow a lean department to operate at commercial scale. This position is well suited to an experienced in-house paralegal who is seeking a broader remit than a traditional paralegal seat, or to a compliance operations professional who brings strong transactional and governance experience. The role is an individual contributor position with significant autonomy and cross-functional visibility. Job Duties and Responsibilities : Contract Lifecycle and Transactional Support (approximately 30 percent) Serve as day-to-day administrator of the contract lifecycle management system, including intake triage, routing, template selection, version control, execution through the electronic signature platform, and post-execution filing and obligation tracking. Prepare first drafts of routine agreements from approved templates, including confidentiality agreements, consulting and advisory board agreements, master services agreements, statements of work, speaker agreements, data use agreements, and business associate agreements. Coordinate review across Legal, Compliance, Finance, Procurement, Quality, and Privacy, and escalate non-standard terms and playbook deviations to the responsible attorney. Maintain the contract repository, the signature authority matrix, and the renewal and expiration calendar, and give business owners advance notice of upcoming decision points. Support qualified treatment center agreements, payer and outcomes-based agreements, clinical trial and site agreements, and vendor onboarding documentation at the direction of the responsible attorneys. Healthcare Compliance Operations (approximately 30 percent) Own the operational calendar for federal Open Payments reporting under the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, including data collection, validation, dispute resolution, attestation, and submission. Administer state transparency and pharmaceutical marketing obligations, including the Massachusetts pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer code of conduct filing, the California comprehensive compliance program declaration, and Vermont, Connecticut, Nevada, and District of Columbia requirements, together with pharmaceutical representative licensing and registration where applicable. Manage aggregate spend data flows across Finance, travel and expense, Medical Affairs, and third-party vendors, and reconcile reported transfers of value to source records. Process and document engagements with healthcare professionals and healthcare organizations, including needs assessments, fair market value determinations, exclusion and debarment screening, conflict-of-interest disclosures, and verification of post-engagement deliverables. Support the intake and review workflow for grants, charitable contributions, medical education support, and investigator-initiated study requests through the applicable review committees. Maintain the compliance policy library, including version control, scheduled periodic review, attestation tracking, and archiving of superseded versions. Coordinate the onboarding and annual compliance training curriculum in the learning management system, and track completion, escalation, and remediation. Prepare agendas, materials, and minutes for the Compliance Committee, and support periodic reporting to executive leadership and the Board of Directors. Support monitoring and auditing activities, including field ride-along documentation, speaker program monitoring logistics, expense report review, and corrective action tracking. Provide intake and administrative support for hotline reports and internal investigations under attorney direction, maintaining strict confidentiality and an accurate investigation log. Corporate Governance and Entity Management (approximately 20 percent) Maintain corporate minute books, board and committee materials, written consents, resolutions, and officer and director records for the parent company and each subsidiary. Manage entity housekeeping, including annual reports, franchise tax filings, foreign qualifications, registered agent relationships, certificates of good standing, and secretary certificates. Support equity administration and capitalization recordkeeping in coordination with Finance and outside counsel. Coordinate corporate authorizations, notarizations, apostilles, and signature packets for domestic and international transactions, including partnership and distribution arrangements outside the United States. Legal Operations and Department Management (approximately 20 percent) Administer the matter management system, outside counsel guidelines, engagement letters, conflict