Assistant General Counsel

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Job Title Assistant General Counsel FLSA Exempt Reports to Chief Legal Officer

Band

 

4B Location

Remote

 

Grade U

 

Summary/Objective
Performs a variety of general and specific legal duties in supporting the day-to-day activities of the Legal Department and its internal and external clients, including contract review and negotiation, legal compliance research and reports, and prioritizing multiple competing priorities. Manages internal and external clients. Works in a very high energy, high productivity environment in a very fast-growing global company. The ideal candidate will have experience or strong interest in reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly in the healthcare and technology sectors. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on mission-critical transactions and to gain broad exposure to the legal and operational challenges facing healthcare technology companies.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Review, draft, and assist in negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements, including client master services agreements, business associate agreements, non-disclosure agreements, software and technology licensing agreements, vendor, subcontractor, and customer contracts and other contracts as needed
• Support internal stakeholders (e.g., Sales, Product, Operations, IT, Compliance) with contract interpretation and risk assessment.
• Conduct legal research and assist with compliance initiatives, policies, and playbooks.
• Ensure contractual terms align with internal risk standards, applicable laws, and company policies (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH, Stark, Anti-Kickback).
• Assist with contract lifecycle management and documentation 
• Help develop and maintain legal templates, guidance materials, and process improvements.

Provide general support to the Legal team on corporate, regulatory, and transactional matters as needed.

• Assists in contract governance and compliance.
• Conduct entity, asset and related corporate research for proper contract execution and enforcement.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with internal and external clients to ensure their needs are met.
• Engage in regular communications with vendors to resolve issues.
• Identify issues to be escalated to senior attorneys, as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes relating to the legal department and devise plans to implement these changes.
• Substantial involvement in administration and management of the Company insurance program, insurance related matters, application/procurement and renewal process. 
• Assists in review and response to RFPs, vendor questionnaires, and other contract-adjacent needs.
• Assists in drafting, revising, and administration of corporate policies and practices.
• Management of and preliminary review of outside counsel legal invoices.
• Other duties as assigned at the discretion of the Chief Legal Officer and Deputy General Counsel.

 

Key Success Indicators/Attributes

• Familiarity with contract law and interest in commercial transactions
• Excellent analytical, drafting, and communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment
• Interest in healthcare and/or technology industries strongly preferred
• Exposure to privacy regulations, HIPAA and related healthcare laws, Stark/Anti-Kickback and related healthcare laws, technology and intellectual property-related contracts, and other general healthcare regulatory issues is a plus
• Exemplify strong attention to detail.
• Ability to self-motivate, set goals and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain professionalism when interacting with internal and external customers and working as part of a multidimensional team.
• Demonstrate exceptional problem-solving and analytical skills.