Legal Counsel, Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation (Remote)

Overview

A legal counsel role is available focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Innovation. This position supports the legal development and governance of AI/ML tools, algorithm oversight, and data-driven technologies. The role emphasizes responsible, ethical, and compliant AI use across enterprise systems, digital health products, and real-world data initiatives. Collaboration with Privacy, Data Governance, R&D, and Product teams is essential to address regulatory and legal challenges related to AI deployment.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on AI/ML model development and deployment, including ethical, intellectual property, and compliance considerations.
• Guide on algorithmic transparency, explainability, model lifecycle management, and fairness audits.
• Conduct legal reviews for vendor engagements, data training sets, and co-development of AI-powered tools.
• Counsel on cross-border data flows, data labeling, retention, and reuse in AI applications.
• Collaborate with Privacy and Digital Health teams to ensure AI projects comply with global data protection and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor emerging AI legislation such as the EU AI Act and U.S. Executive Orders, translating developments into policy recommendations.
• Advise on deployment of AI/ML technologies covering vendor engagement, intellectual property ownership, fairness, transparency, explainability standards, and risk mitigation for regulated medical and enterprise use.
• Provide legal guidance on enterprise productivity platforms focusing on licensing, interoperability, data handling, and user compliance.
• Partner with legal colleagues across commercial, regulatory, IP, data governance, and privacy areas to align on AI-related issues including model training with sensitive data, cross-border data flows, platform integrations, retention, access controls, and auditability.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree with an active license to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional legal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.
• Demonstrated experience or strong interest in AI/ML, data science, or emerging technologies; experience in medical device, pharmaceutical, or life sciences sectors is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of intellectual property, data protection, and regulatory frameworks applicable to AI innovation.
• Exposure to algorithmic governance, model validation, or ethics in technology is advantageous.
• Strong research abilities, risk identification skills, and effective cross-functional communication.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $179,100 to $388,100 plus eligibility for bonuses.
• Eligibility for short-term and long-term financial incentives.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Personalized healthcare support, wellbeing programs, and tobacco cessation support.
• Financial benefits such as Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), 401(k) plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), basic life and AD&D insurance, and short-term disability insurance.

Location

This role may require compliance with vaccination requirements depending on customer-facing responsibilities and job functions.