Associate Legal Counsel - Fuze Services

Overview

This role is an Associate Legal Counsel position within the organization’s enterprise legal department, focused on healthcare regulatory law, technology, and patient care. The counsel will support domestic commercial operations by advising on regulatory considerations for new and existing digital health offerings and negotiating customer contracts.

Responsibilities

Contracting

• Draft, review, and negotiate agreements using playbooks and clause libraries, including:
  • Sell-side: payer/customer agreements, data sharing agreements, BAAs/DPAs, SaaS and technology agreements, MSAs, and SOWs
  • Buy-side: vendor, procurement, and operations agreements (IT/SaaS, professional services, logistics/delivery, marketing vendors, clinical vendors)
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure contract terms are favorable and operationally workable
• Manage redlines, issues lists, internal alignment, and approval workflows through execution; memorialize deviations and approvals
• Maintain and improve templates, clause libraries, and playbooks to reduce cycle time and drive consistency
• Negotiate and document SLAs and key operational terms, including support/uptime, data handling/retention, audit rights, business continuity, termination/transition assistance, and fee/charge guardrails

Healthcare Regulatory and Privacy Support

• Identify and address legal risk by providing practical guidance on applicable laws and regulations, including:
  • Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)
  • Stark Law
  • False Claims Act
  • FDA requirements relevant to screening and diagnostic testing, laboratory certifications, and telehealth operations
• Support the Privacy team on HIPAA and data protection matters, including incident response, breach investigations, and privacy compliance activities
• Partner with outside counsel on complex or novel regulatory questions and help implement recommendations
• Assist with the development of training materials and policy and procedure documents on relevant legal and business issues
• Advise internal business partners on legal risk affecting business priorities and help develop strategies to manage identified risks
• Partner with Product, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, and Marketing to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory and legal requirements

Requirements

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an attorney at a law firm or in-house practicing in the digital health, life sciences, or healthcare industries
• Familiarity with legal and regulatory matters relevant to a digital health provider (reimbursement, licensure, and credentialing experience will be an asset)
• General knowledge of business functions and processes at a digital health or healthcare company; ability to identify, assess risk, and solve legal issues
• Previous in-house experience will be an asset

Education

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school

Licensure

• Admitted to practice in a recognized U.S. jurisdiction and active member of a state bar in good standing

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex issues and balance legal risk with business objectives in a solution-oriented way
• Strong business acumen; ability to assimilate information, think strategically, and execute efficiently
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including effectiveness in consensus building and negotiations

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience and familiarity with reimbursement, licensure, and credentialing matters
• Previous in-house experience

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,00
• Commission Eligible: No
• Travel: No

Benefits (Full-time)

• Dental and vision, plus multiple group medical plans to choose from
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group life insurance
• Accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
• Commuter benefits
• Employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
• Additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program)
• Flexible vacation time
• Accrued paid sick time
• 10 paid holidays (including 2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees)
• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, additional paid weeks for the birthing parent, 4 weeks paid caregiver leave
• Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month

Location

• Limited to individuals residing in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington (WA), Wisconsin.
• Remote role

Employment Authorization

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
• Alto Pharmacy, Fuze Health, LetsGetChecked, and Fuze Care Services can not take over, transfer, or sponsor any visa type at this time.

Application Deadline

• September 28, 2026 (may be extended based on business needs)