Overview
A partner organization is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel based in the United States to support a fast-growing healthcare entity operating in a highly regulated and rapidly evolving environment. This senior legal role involves advising on employment, privacy, and security matters, translating complex regulatory frameworks into clear guidance, and partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure compliance while enabling business agility.
Responsibilities
- Serve as primary legal advisor to HR, IT, Security, and other stakeholders on employment, privacy, and security issues in a distributed, remote-first environment.
- Provide strategic and practical counsel on employment law matters including worker classification, workplace policies, wage and hour compliance, discrimination, harassment, accommodations, and employee relations.
- Advise on healthcare privacy and security compliance, including HIPAA, state privacy laws, breach response, and related regulatory obligations.
- Review, draft, and negotiate key agreements such as Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), and other privacy and security-related contracts.
- Support compliance with evolving state and federal AI, privacy, and employment regulations, including automated decision-making and workplace monitoring.
- Collaborate with internal teams to build and scale compliant operational processes aligned with legal and regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to incident response and risk mitigation strategies, particularly related to data privacy and security breaches.
- Help develop and improve internal policies, training, and frameworks to ensure consistent legal compliance across the organization.
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of progressive legal experience as a practicing attorney, with exposure to in-house and/or law firm environments.
- At least 5 years of employment law experience advising on multi-state compliance, including workplace policies, employee relations, wage and hour issues, discrimination, harassment, leave laws (FMLA), ADA accommodations, and related matters.
- At least 5 years of healthcare privacy and security law experience, including HIPAA, state privacy laws, data breach response, and vendor contract review (BAAs, DUAs, security agreements).
- Strong understanding of privacy, security, and AI-related regulatory frameworks, including state AI laws impacting employment and data usage.
- Excellent drafting, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical, business-friendly guidance.
- Experience in high-growth, technology-driven, healthcare, or digital health environments is strongly preferred.
- Familiarity with remote, multi-state workforce compliance and platform-based or gig-economy models is a plus.
- Strong judgment, interpersonal skills, and ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving, cross-functional environment.
Compensation & Benefits
- Competitive base salary ranging from $182,750 to $204,250 annually, plus equity.
- 100% remote-first work environment across eligible U.S. locations.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and HSA/FSA options.
- Access to 401(k) retirement plan.
- Generous paid time off, including company-wide shutdown periods.
- Paid parental leave for all parents, including adoptive and foster parents.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) supporting mental and physical well-being.
- Monthly wellness stipend and home office/internet support stipend.
- Quarterly stipend for team activities and in-person collaboration.
- Access to employee resource groups fostering inclusion and belonging.
- Emphasis on wellness, flexibility, and sustainable work-life balance.
Location
- United States (remote-first, eligible locations within the U.S.)