General Counsel

Overview

The organization is seeking a General Counsel to serve as a key strategic advisor to founders and executive leadership. This role supports responsible scaling by balancing opportunity, risk, and innovation.

This is not a traditional legal gatekeeper position. The ideal candidate will operate as a commercially minded partner, viewing legal as a business function and helping the organization move quickly while managing risk effectively.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the organization’s primary legal advisor across all areas of the business.
• Partner closely with founders and executive leadership on strategic initiatives and business decisions.
• Lead compliance efforts across CLIA, CAP, FDA, HIPAA, advertising, privacy, marketing, and regulatory requirements.
• Provide guidance on claims substantiation, consumer protection requirements, and risk management.
• Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and outside counsel relationships.
• Manage intellectual property, trademarks, licensing, and brand protection initiatives.
• Review and negotiate commercial agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and corporate transactions.
• Advise product, marketing, operations, and growth teams on legal considerations and business opportunities.
• Develop scalable legal processes, policies, and frameworks to support company growth.
• Balance speed, innovation, and risk in a fast-moving environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of legal experience, including significant experience supporting consumer-facing businesses.
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership.
• Experience advising high-growth consumer, healthcare, wellness, subscription, ecommerce, or regulated businesses.
• Deep understanding of CLIA, CAP, HIPAA, FDA, marketing, and consumer protection regulations.
• Strong experience managing claims substantiation and regulatory review processes.
• Experience overseeing litigation, class action matters, and outside counsel.
• Strong commercial contracting and negotiation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic business partner to founders and executive teams.
• Excellent judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Comfortable operating autonomously in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience serving as General Counsel or Associate General Counsel at a high-growth consumer brand.
• Experience supporting healthcare, diagnostics, wellness, supplements, or health technology companies.
• Experience navigating M&A transactions and corporate development initiatives.
• Experience supporting venture-backed startups through periods of rapid growth.
• Prior experience at a top law firm.

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive base salary.
• Meaningful equity aligned with the scope and impact of the role.
• Flexible, remote-first work environment.
• Generous Paid Time Off and company holidays.
• 401(k).
• Monthly membership with full access to at-home blood testing and personalized health insights.
• Healthcare with monthly premium fully covered by the business.

Location

Flexible, remote-first work environment.