Overview
This role is responsible for leading legal strategy and execution across healthcare regulatory and commercial matters, while also serving as a generalist on a range of additional legal issues. The position is highly visible and hands-on, partnering closely with senior leadership and teams across the organization.
The Vice President, Legal will report to the CEO/Co-Founder and will manage broad responsibility for advising on healthcare compliance, negotiating strategic commercial agreements, and supporting the organization’s development and use of technology and artificial intelligence.
Responsibilities
- Lead and negotiate commercial agreements with hospitals, health systems, physician groups, imaging centers, vendors, technology partners, and other strategic counterparties.
- Draft and negotiate agreements involving professional and diagnostic imaging services, technology and software, data use, business associate relationships, strategic partnerships, procurement, and other commercial matters.
- Advise the business on healthcare regulatory matters, including Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, physician arrangements, and other state and federal requirements relevant to the organization’s operations.
- Partner with clinical, product, technology, and business teams to assess regulatory issues related to new services, products, partnerships, and the organization’s use of artificial intelligence and other healthcare technology.
- Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that supports organizational objectives while appropriately managing regulatory, contractual, and operational risk.
- Serve as a broad legal resource for additional matters as needed, including employment, corporate, governance, compliance, and general business issues.
- Develop scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks and manage outside counsel strategically where specialized expertise is required.
Requirements
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- 12+ years of relevant legal experience, including meaningful experience in healthcare, digital health, medical technology, healthcare technology, or another highly regulated industry.
- Strong healthcare regulatory experience, including familiarity with Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, or other legal requirements applicable to healthcare providers and healthcare services.
- Significant commercial contracting experience, with the ability to independently structure, draft, and negotiate sophisticated business agreements.
- Experience working with hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, healthcare providers, or healthcare technology companies is highly desirable.
- Experience advising on AI, medical technology, digital health, or other regulated technology is a plus, but not required.
- Broad legal judgment and comfort handling or overseeing a variety of general corporate, employment, compliance, and other business matters.
- Strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to provide clear, practical advice in a fast-moving environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- A sophisticated, business-minded healthcare legal background with comfort navigating regulatory questions and supporting commercial deal execution.
- Demonstrated ability to operate as a broad-based legal advisor rather than a narrow subject-matter specialist.
Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: around $340,000–$350,000 depending on experience.
- Annual bonus eligibility.
- Meaningful stock grant as part of the overall compensation package.
Location
- Not specified in the provided description.