Associate Attorney, Compliance

Overview

An organization providing advanced primary care services across the U.S. is seeking an Associate Attorney, Compliance to join their Compliance team. This role offers legal support for compliance and privacy programs within a fast-paced, highly regulated healthcare environment. The position focuses on translating regulatory and legal requirements into clear guidance and ensuring consistent execution across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical legal guidance on healthcare compliance and privacy matters, including HIPAA-related questions, internal policies, and operational workflows.
• Support compliance and privacy investigations and incident response activities, including documentation, analysis support, tracking, escalation, and remediation follow-through.
• Review and support routine compliance- and privacy-related agreements such as business associate agreements and data-sharing agreements, with appropriate attorney oversight.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Legal leadership to support vendor, third-party, and data-handling compliance processes and documentation.
• Assist with Compliance, Privacy, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) governance activities, including preparing agendas, drafting meeting minutes, tracking action items, and maintaining committee records.
• Support policy lifecycle management across Compliance and Privacy, including drafting, updates, approvals, version control, attestations, and audit documentation.
• Assist with auditing and monitoring activities, including evidence collection, remediation tracking, and regulatory readiness initiatives such as HITRUST.
• Support regulatory and business obligation tracking, including licenses, registrations, and other compliance requirements.
• Assist with litigation tracking and insurance-related matters in coordination with Legal and Risk teams.
• Maintain organized, audit-ready compliance and privacy documentation and trackers to support internal and external reviews.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Admission or ability to become admitted promptly to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Two to four years of experience in healthcare compliance, privacy, regulatory, or in-house legal support, or an equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Familiarity with healthcare regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA and related privacy and compliance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex requirements into clear, practical guidance.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and consistent follow-through.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and exercise good judgment regarding escalation and risk.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to build effective relationships across Compliance, Legal, Operations, Risk, and business teams.
• Interest in healthcare compliance and privacy.
• Commitment to professional development in privacy and compliance (e.g., IAPP or similar organizations) is preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $110,000 - $140,000 per year.
• Actual offer may vary based on geographic location, years of experience, and skill level.
• Position is eligible for an annual incentive.

Location

• United States (specific location details not provided).