Description:
We're looking for a Senior Counsel to provide broad support for A Provider of Healthcare Services's Legal team. First and foremost, A Provider of Healthcare Services's next Legal hire will be a smart, detail-oriented generalist, but some experience with commercial contracting is required. Our ideal candidate also has data privacy expertise. Experience with healthcare, health plans, or other employee benefits is another major plus, but is not required. This role reports to A Provider of Healthcare Services's Head of Legal.Responsibilities will include:
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of agreements, including MSAs, business associate agreements, vendor agreements, data use agreements, partnership agreements, NDAs, and employment-related agreements.
- Working closely and collaboratively with other business functions and providing guidance and practical advice related to product development and features, internal operations and policies, and day-to-day issues and challenges impacting the company and our clients.
- Supporting compliance with data and privacy-related laws and other relevant regulations by developing an understanding of applicable requirements and communicating those requirements and the related risks to business stakeholders in a practical, digestible way.
- Liaising with external counsel, auditors, and other service providers.
- Managing existing legal processes and operations and helping to develop new processes as the company continues to scale.
- Assisting with corporate maintenance, including board matters and financings.
- 3+ years of experience. A mix of in-house (ideally at a high-growth healthcare, technology, or other regulated company) and law firm experience is preferred.
- A J.D. from a U.S. law school and admitted to a state bar.
- No fear of technical, financial, or data science concepts.
- A willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and do whatever is necessary to ensure company success.
- Experience working in a rapidly-evolving startup environment.
- Experience reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial agreements is required.
- Data privacy experience is strongly preferred. Experience dealing with healthcare, health plans, or other employee benefits and related regulatory regimes is an added bonus.
- A desire to support our mission to improve the U.S. healthcare system.
