Assistant Corporate Counsel

Overview

This role supports an internal legal function with a primary focus on commercial contracting, healthcare regulatory matters, corporate compliance support, risk management, licensure and regulatory filings, and corporate governance.

The position is full-time, salaried, and exempt. Travel is occasional.

Responsibilities

Commercial Contracts and Transactions

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including:
  • Master service agreements
  • Customer and vendor contracts
  • Equipment lease and purchase agreements
  • Radiopharmaceutical purchase and sale agreements
  • Software and technology agreements
  • Consulting and professional services agreements
  • Nondisclosure agreements
  • Other business and operational documents
• Support negotiations with customers, vendors, healthcare partners, technology providers, consultants, and other third parties.
• Review contract terms for legal, financial, operational, compliance, and risk considerations.
• Support the contracting process from intake through execution, including issue identification, revisions, internal approvals, and documentation.
• Assist with the development and improvement of contract templates, standard legal language, playbooks, and internal contracting procedures.

Healthcare Regulatory and Compliance Support

• Provide legal support on healthcare regulatory matters involving compliance, privacy, fraud and abuse, licensing, accreditation, state-specific requirements, and operational risk.
• Partner with the Compliance team on policy review, regulatory monitoring, training support, issue management, corrective action planning, and documentation.
• Review policies, procedures, guidance documents, and internal communications related to compliance, operations, patient care, privacy, and business conduct.
• Monitor changes in laws, regulations, agency guidance, and industry standards that may affect operations.
• Support audit readiness through organization and maintenance of contract files, regulatory materials, and compliance records.

Licensure and Regulatory Filings

• Assist with Certificate of Need matters, ambulatory care facility licensure, facility-related filings, and other healthcare regulatory submissions.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research involving state healthcare requirements, facility operations, licensure rules, and Certificate of Need laws.
• Coordinate with internal departments, outside counsel, consultants, government agencies, and business leaders to obtain documentation for filings and regulatory responses.
• Track filing deadlines, renewal dates, submissions, and related follow-up requirements.

Risk Management and Legal Guidance

• Identify, evaluate, and communicate legal risks associated with commercial transactions, vendor relationships, operational activities, and strategic initiatives.
• Provide practical, business-focused legal guidance that balances risk, compliance, timing, and organizational objectives.
• Support dispute prevention and resolution involving contracts, vendors, customers, and operational matters.
• Assist with legal analysis for growth initiatives, partnerships, corporate transactions, new service lines, and process improvements.
• Coordinate with outside counsel as needed, including managing information requests and reviewing work product.

Corporate Governance and Legal Operations

• Assist with corporate governance matters, including entity documentation, resolutions, written consents, meeting materials, and corporate records.
• Maintain organized contract files, legal templates, matter trackers, documentation repositories, and status reports.
• Help improve legal intake, contract review, approval, and communication processes.
• Prepare legal summaries, contract issue lists, risk assessments, and business-facing materials for leadership.
• Maintain the confidentiality of company, employee, patient, financial, legal, contractual, and strategic information.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school required.
• Active license to practice law required.
• Pennsylvania licensure is preferred. Candidates must otherwise be able to become licensed or authorized to practice in Pennsylvania, as applicable.

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of five years of corporate, commercial, healthcare, or transactional legal experience preferred.
• Experience within a reputable business law firm, healthcare organization, in-house legal department, or highly regulated business environment is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Healthcare regulatory or healthcare transactional experience preferred.
• Familiarity with vendor agreements, customer contracts, service agreements, technology agreements, NDAs, and other commercial arrangements.
• Experience involving HIPAA, healthcare compliance, fraud and abuse considerations, state licensure, accreditation, Certificate of Need processes, or facility-related regulatory matters is a plus.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Strong legal research, analytical, drafting, negotiation, and issue-spotting abilities.
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical, and business-oriented guidance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across legal, compliance, finance, commercial, operations, human resources, and executive leadership teams.
• High levels of professionalism, discretion, judgment, confidentiality, and integrity.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Short-term disability coverage.
• Company-paid long-term disability coverage.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Employee referral program.
• Employee discount programs.
• Hands-on training and professional development.
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement.

Benefits are subject to applicable eligibility requirements and the terms of the respective benefit plans.

Location

• Remote, United States

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.