Overview
This role requires candidates to be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for immigration support or sponsorship now or in the future.
A healthcare analytics organization is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel to lead its legal and compliance team and oversee contractual affairs. The position involves providing strategic legal advice, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing contracts, and supporting new and existing business initiatives. The ideal candidate will have expertise at the intersection of healthcare and technology, including healthcare data privacy, clinical data acquisition and interoperability, consumer and data protection, AI and emerging technology governance, and data licensing and commercialization agreements.
Responsibilities
- Provide expert legal advice to executive leadership and senior management on matters including HIPAA, TEFCA, privacy, intellectual property, and other relevant laws
- Develop and implement legal and regulatory strategies to support business initiatives and product offerings
- Negotiate, draft, and manage contracts with clients, vendors, and partners, ensuring favorable terms and compliance
- Advise on healthcare data acquisition, licensing, commercialization, interoperability, and strategic partnerships involving data assets
- Oversee license contract templates and approval workflows
- Establish and manage relationships with outside counsel as needed
- Collaborate with global corporate services teams to ensure legal and regulatory alignment
- Counsel internal departments such as Product, IT Security, Sales, Account Management, and Operations
- Oversee policies and processes for client, vendor, and partner contracts, ensuring continuous process optimization
- Define annual objectives and KPIs for legal and regulatory compliance, monitor performance, and adapt plans
- Lead special legal projects as assigned
This is an individual contributor role with significant influence and indirect leadership. Future supervision of 1-3 junior staff may be required.
Requirements
- Member of the State Bar in good standing
- 10+ years of senior in-house legal experience in healthcare, preferably with healthcare technology or data commercialization
- In-depth knowledge of healthcare data privacy, clinical data acquisition and interoperability, consumer and data protection, AI and emerging technology governance, and data licensing and commercialization agreements
- Proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships with executives, internal partners, and external stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting SaaS businesses
- Experience negotiating enterprise technology agreements
- Experience with healthcare analytics, payer, provider, or life sciences organizations
- Experience advising on TEFCA, interoperability, and healthcare data exchange frameworks
- Experience supporting healthcare data acquisition, licensing, commercialization, or strategic data partnerships
Skills and Attributes
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage and influence executives and stakeholders
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to develop innovative legal solutions
- Effective workload management and prioritization to meet deadlines and objectives
- Ability to maintain composure and adaptability under pressure and in dynamic situations
Location
This position is remote within the United States.
Compensation
Salary range:
- $208,610 - $354,660 for candidates residing in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, or the District of Columbia
- $181,400 - $308,400 for candidates in all other locations
Compensation will be based on factors including education, relevant experience, qualifications, skills, and certifications.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees, dependents, and domestic partners
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential personal and work-related support
- 401(k) plan with company matching and profit-sharing contributions
- Discretionary bonus program recognizing employee contributions
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for dependent care, transportation, and eligible medical expenses
- Paid Time Off (PTO) starting from day one; full-time employees accrue 15 days per year
- Minimum of 10 paid holidays annually
- Family building benefits including adoption and fertility assistance
- Paid parental leave up to 11 weeks for eligible employees
- Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) fully paid by the employer
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage fully paid by the employer
Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.