Overview
The Associate Legal Counsel is a high-impact, strategic role at the intersection of law, technology, and patient care. This position supports the organization’s domestic operations by providing specialized subject matter expertise to navigate the digital health landscape. Working closely with the business, the role focuses on designing legal frameworks that enable sustainable revenue generation and rapid product innovation.
Responsibilities
- Provide dedicated support and subject matter expertise to the U.S. legal function on a broad range of matters, including commercial, product development and regulatory compliance, intellectual property use and litigation.
- Advise internal business partners on legal risk affecting the business and its strategies, collaborating on strategies to manage identified risks.
- Build and operationalize core legal processes and implement legal operation tools.
- Maintain awareness of evolving laws, regulations, and industry guidance relevant to the digital health industry that may impact the business.
- Partner with Product, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, and Marketing to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory and legal requirements; review materials from marketing and corporate communications teams.
- Identify and support development of training materials and policy and procedure documents on relevant legal and business issues.
- Support domestic expansion of the organization.
- Escalate business and legal issues as appropriate and support management of outside counsel relationships; report to the Deputy General Counsel/ U.S. Commercial and Legal Operations.
Requirements (Experience & Qualifications)
- 7+ years of general legal experience at a law firm or in-house, practicing in the digital health, life sciences, or healthcare industries.
- Prior experience and familiarity with legal and regulatory matters relevant to a digital health company, including marketing matters (experience with reimbursement, licensure, and credentialing matters is an asset).
- General knowledge of business functions and processes at a digital health or healthcare company, with the ability to identify, assess risk, and solve legal issues relevant to the business.
- Previous in-house experience is an asset.
Education
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school
- Admitted to practice in a recognized U.S. jurisdiction and an active member of a state bar in good standing
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex issues while balancing legal risk and business objectives with a solution-oriented mindset.
- Strong business acumen; ability to assimilate information effectively, think strategically, and execute efficiently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated effectiveness in consensus building and negotiations.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,00
- Commission Eligible: No
- Travel: No
- Benefits (full-time): dental, vision, and multiple group medical plan options; 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).
- Time off: 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.
- Other: Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month.
Location
- Residency is limited to individuals residing in: 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.
Employment Authorization Requirement
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Alto Pharmacy, Fuze Health, LetsGetChecked, and Fuze Care Services cannot take over, transfer, or sponsor any visa type at this time.
Additional Information
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Application deadline: September 28, 2026 (may be extended based on business needs).
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Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Reasonable accommodations are provided for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would cause undue hardship.
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Background Checks: Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records are considered in accordance with applicable law, including the California, Los Angeles County, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York City Fair Chance laws.
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E-Verify: Participating company.
Physical Job Requirements
- Ability to work at a computer terminal with monitor, keyboard, and mouse for extended periods of time.
- Ability to stoop, bend, and reach for equipment and supplies.
- Ability to perform frequent repetitive motions required to operate a computer, including the wrists, hands, and fingers.
- Ability to lift, carry, push, pull, and move light objects up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to effectively communicate through verbal interactions, discern auditory information, and visually perceive details to perform essential job functions.
Automated Decision Tools
Recruiters and hiring managers may use automated decision tools to help identify candidates who match the stated job requirements and the extent to which they match, using data-backed insights based on information provided in a resume (including work experience, education, and other skills). Automated tools are not used to make hiring decisions; hiring decisions involve human review and input.