Overview
A fast-growing healthcare technology organization is seeking an Attorney to join their legal team. This role involves supporting a healthcare SaaS business by managing level-one legal work and building the operational systems that enable the legal function to scale efficiently. The position combines substantive legal responsibilities with legal operations management.
Responsibilities
- Review, negotiate, and execute standard legal agreements including business associate agreements (BAAs), NDAs, vendor contracts, and other commercial contracts.
- Administer and optimize the legal operations ecosystem, including intake tools (such as Ironclad or equivalents), workflow automation, and document management.
- Design and maintain KPI and SLA dashboards to provide real-time visibility into legal team performance.
- Develop and improve the legal request intake process to ensure clear routing, prioritization, and accountability.
- Act as the primary liaison for conflict checks and matter management with outside counsel.
- Transition and organize documents from disparate sources into records management systems ensuring audit readiness.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Sales (GTM), and Salesforce administration to support contracting workflows and commercial deal cycles.
- Champion AI adoption within the legal function by identifying opportunities for AI tools in contract review, research, drafting, and operations.
- Support the General Counsel with ad hoc legal matters, research, and projects as the team and company grow.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school with active bar membership.
- Minimum of 5 years legal experience, preferably in healthcare, health technology, or other highly regulated industries.
- Strong attention to detail and project management skills focused on efficiency.
- Experience working with go-to-market (GTM) teams and understanding commercial deal cycles.
- Knowledge of healthcare regulatory frameworks including HIPAA, BAAs, and data privacy requirements.
- Experience or strong interest in legal operations tools such as intake systems, matter management, workflow automation, and reporting.
- Proven ability to manage work independently from intake through completion.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to explain legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
- Collaborative, problem-solving mindset with a servant leader approach.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing and implementing Ironclad capabilities for contract management.
- Familiarity with AI tools for legal research, drafting, and contract triage.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $127,890 - $170,520
- Remote work environment with flexible scheduling.
- Annual company offsite.
- Generous leave package including flexible time off, 13 paid holidays, paid sick leave, and paid parental leave.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance options for employees and their families.
- Company-funded Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) depending on medical plan choice.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- One-time reimbursement for remote workspace setup.
Location
This employer is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action organization and considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic by law.