Description:

About the role:
As Commercial Counsel, you will provide legal guidance and support to the company on a broad range of contract-related matters, managing related legal and business risks and accelerating the company's growth. You will work closely with internal stakeholders to draft, review, negotiate, and manage complex agreements that drive the company's success. You will build processes and drive the adoption of technology to improve the contracting function.

You Will:

Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including complex revenue-generating agreements with health plans (including Medicaid managed care plans), health systems, community based organizations and other partners, as well as vendor agreements, partnership agreements, BAAs, and confidentiality agreements.
Help structure complex deals encompassing multiple components and agreements.
Increase the velocity of the sales contracting process while keeping the company safe.
Act as a business-minded thought partner to the sales, client development, marketing, operations and other teams, contributing to both the legal and the business aspects of contract negotiations.
Build processes, create/improve templates, and drive the adoption of tools and technology (including A.I.) to increase the efficiency and quality of the contracting process.
Review and update contract templates and user terms in light of legal developments and the evolution of the company's operations and products.
Provide legal counsel on contractual obligations, risk mitigation, and dispute resolution related to commercial transactions.
Ensure compliance with applicable laws and company policies in all contractual engagements.
Collaborate with internal teams, including finance, security and operations, to support business objectives through effective vendor contract review and management.
Develop and implement contract templates, playbooks, and best practices to streamline the contracting process.
Manage relevant processes and tools, e.g. vendor approval process through Jira, contract management tool, and advising on legal/contracting aspects of Salesforce implementation.
Support corporate transactions as and when they arise.
Train and educate internal stakeholders on contract-related legal risks and best practices.
As a member of a small legal team, there will be opportunities to flex and lean into other areas as desired/needed, e.g. intellectual property, privacy advice, employment matters, and to grow into a more generalist role.

You Are:

Highly motivated, hard-working self-starter who identifies and seizes opportunities to add value, drive workstreams to completion and create processes
Flexible and able to sort through ambiguity
Detail-oriented, but don't lose the forest to the trees
A business-minded problem solver who can effectively make risk/benefit tradeoffs and has a bias for action
An effective communicator who can work collaboratively with cross-functional teams as a true partner
Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

You Have:

A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a top tier law school
Admission to the state bar in which you reside
4-6+ years of legal experience, including significant experience in a transactional legal area at a top tier law firm (open to Senior title for candidates toward higher end of that range)
Healthcare experience preferred, but not required
Stellar contract drafting skills