Deputy General Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a Deputy General Counsel to help lead and scale the legal function as it continues building infrastructure for continuous, proactive care for people living with chronic conditions.

Reporting to the General Counsel, this leader will oversee core areas of legal work, manage a team of attorneys, and partner with business leaders to ensure timely, practical, business-minded advice while maintaining strong risk discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead core areas of the legal function, including:
  • Commercial contracting
  • Healthcare regulatory
  • Labor and employment
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual property
  • Related strategic legal matters
• Manage, coach, and develop a team of attorneys, including:
  • Setting priorities
  • Providing feedback
  • Evaluating performance
  • Contributing to compensation review processes
• Run and prepare for legal team meetings, ensuring:
  • Clear agendas
  • Decision-making
  • Project ownership
  • Follow-through
• Track legal team projects, deadlines, risks, dependencies, and owners to maintain clarity and accountability.
• Oversee commercial contracting workflows with a focus on:
  • Improving time to completion
  • Enhancing stakeholder experience
  • Maintaining consistency of legal positions
• Manage outside counsel relationships, including:
  • Scoping work
  • Reviewing performance
  • Monitoring budgets
  • Ensuring spend aligns with business priorities
• Partner with the General Counsel on strategic risk decisions, including:
  • When to escalate
  • When to accept risk
  • How to communicate tradeoffs to senior leaders
• Partner effectively with the Chief Compliance Officer to coordinate across legal, compliance, risk, and governance matters

Requirements

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 10+ years of legal experience, including in-house leadership experience in a high-growth, regulated, healthcare, technology, or care delivery environment.
• Strong experience across:
  • Commercial contracting
  • Healthcare regulatory matters
  • Legal operations
• Working knowledge of federal and state healthcare regulations, including:
  • Anti-Kickback Statute
  • Stark Law
  • Civil Monetary Penalties Law
  • Clinical licensure and scope-of-practice requirements
• Experience with HIPAA and privacy law is a plus.
• Experience contracting with payers is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and develop attorneys, including:
  • Prioritization
  • Feedback
  • Performance management
  • Team planning
• Excellent judgment on legal and business risk, with the ability to distinguish between theoretical risk and practical risk.
• Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets.
• Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where legal must be rigorous, responsive, and commercially practical.
• Fluency with AI research and productivity tools, including the ability to evaluate AI-driven insights critically and distinguish signal from noise.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary typically ranges between $310,000 – $345,000, depending on experience, skills, seniority, and business needs.
• In addition to base salary, the role may be eligible for equity as part of the total compensation package.
• Actual compensation may vary by location.

Benefits & perks:

• Competitive pay & equity*
• Fully remote
• Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental & vision
• Paid time off
• 401k plan + matching
• Paid parental leave
• Home office stipend

*Benefit offerings may vary depending on job profile, job level, and worker type.

Location

• Fully remote

Equal Opportunity

The organization is committed to equal opportunity and fairness regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, nation of origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, country of citizenship, medical condition, marital or domestic partner status, family status, family care status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.