Deputy General Counsel - Fastest Growing Health & Wellness in USA

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Looking for a Deputy General Counsel to join one of the fastest growing Health & Wellness companies in the USA. This role will be fully in-house and will report directly into the GC. This person must have extensive experience in contract negotiations for early stage brands!

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic legal advice to the General Counsel and other senior leadership on complex legal matters, emerging issues, and policy decisions - with leadership in the areas of healthcare regulations, privacy considerations, and related compliance and risk management efforts.
• Interpret and implement applicable laws, regulations, and policies
• Review of digital content for legal compliance and cooperation with content team, with an emphasis on healthcare regulations.
• Draft, negotiate, and provide counsel on various B2B agreements bearing on business partnerships, vendor/provider relationships, and technology licensing, among others - with a particular emphasis on issues concerning healthcare, digital technology, and privacy.
• Assist with implementing policies and practices and addressing legal matters bearing on employees and consultants.
• Serve as point-of-contact for legal matters with third-party partners and legal adversaries.
• Represent the company in high-level meetings, legal disputes/litigation, and administrative proceedings.
• Remain abreast of applicable changes to laws, regulations, and rulings in the spaces of healthcare and privacy and provide counsel based on those changes.
• Assist with drafting/reviewing regulatory and/or legislative proposals.
• Interact with outside counsel on behalf of th company regarding various legal issues.
• Act as a liaison between the legal department and other departments or external parties

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a well-respected law school and state bar admission.
• At least 6-10 years of relevant legal practice
• Extensive experience, ideally subject matter expertise, at the intersection of healthcare and privacy in a digital context.
• Superlative analytical, communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Willingness to take initiative and primary responsibility as the second attorney at one of the fastest growing healthcare technology companies in the world.
• Dedicated team players only. We work hard, laugh a lot, and show up for each other.
• Prior experience working with founders and start-ups strongly preferred.

Join us on our mission to revolutionize the health technology industry!

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