Legal Counsel, Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation (Remote)

Overview

This role involves serving as Legal Counsel specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Data Innovation. The position supports the legal development and governance of AI/ML tools, algorithm oversight, and data-driven technologies with a focus on 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 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 such as the EU AI Act and U.S. Executive Orders, translating 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 on AI-related issues such as model training with sensitive data, cross-border data flows, platform integrations, retention, access controls, and auditability in collaboration tools.

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 and 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 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

Details regarding the work location were not specified.

Additional Information

Employees and new hires in sales and field roles requiring access to customer accounts may be required to obtain various vaccinations as an essential function of their role, depending on customer requirements.