Overview
A legal counsel role is available focusing on Artificial Intelligence 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 use of AI 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 the ethical, intellectual property, and regulatory aspects of AI/ML model development and deployment.
- 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 (e.g., EU AI Act, U.S. Executive Orders) and translate developments into policy recommendations.
- Provide legal counsel on AI/ML technology deployment, including vendor engagement, IP ownership, fairness, transparency, explainability standards, and risk mitigation for regulated medical and enterprise use.
- Advise 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 coordinate AI-related issues such as 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 a plus.
- Strong research, risk identification, and cross-functional communication skills.
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 programs.
- Financial benefits including 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.