The Commercial Counsel will lead contract negotiations, provide strategic legal advice, create bespoke contracts, and ensure compliance with healthcare laws at Lyra Health.
About Lyra Health
Lyra Health is the leading provider of mental health solutions for employers supporting more than 20 million people globally. The company has delivered 13 million sessions of mental health care, published more than 20 peer-reviewed studies, and delivered unmatched outcomes in terms of access, clinical effectiveness and cost efficiency. Extensive peer-reviewed research confirms Lyra’s transformative care model helps people recover twice as fast and results in a 26% annual reduction in overall healthcare claims costs. Lyra is transforming access to life-changing mental health care through Lyra Empower, the only fully integrated, AI-powered platform combining the highest-quality care and technology solutions.
About the Role:
You will be a critical member of Lyra’s Commercial Contracts Team, primarily responsible for driving commercial transactions to fulfill Lyra’s mission of bringing mental health solutions to employers nationwide. You will also provide strategic legal advice to internal stakeholders and contribute to team projects that support Lyra’s rapid growth.
The ideal candidate will exhibit the experience necessary to move fluently between standardized templates and "blank page" drafting in a fast-paced company. You should thrive in an environment that requires flexibility and pivoting to meet change. We are looking for an attorney who enjoys the art of contract drafting and has the professional maturity to advise internal stakeholders on complex business risks.
This is a remote position, but candidates must be physically located within the United States.
Responsibilities
- Independent Drafting & Negotiation: Lead the end-to-end negotiation of commercial contracts, including but not limited to service agreements, confidentiality agreements, data privacy and security agreements, and partnership agreements.
- Bespoke Contract Creation: Create ad-hoc agreements and custom language from scratch for unique partnerships where standard templates do not apply.
- Strategic Advisory: Identify legal and business risks in real-time and effectively communicate "plain English" advice to sales, customer relations, and operational teams.
- Process Innovation: Familiarity and enthusiasm for using AI to improve our contracting process and how it can contribute to projects aimed at process improvements to scale our operations.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal experts to ensure agreements comply with healthcare laws, data security standards, and company policies and collaborate with leadership and internal stakeholders to define/drive discussions with clients and prospects
Qualifications
- Education: Law degree from an accredited law school and membership in a state bar in good standing.
- Experience: 5+ years of legal experience (in-house, law firm, or a combination of both.)
- Transactional Expertise: Proven track record of negotiating complex technology and/or healthcare sales contracts with large corporate entities. Must have experience with BAAs and related laws.
- Drafting Skills: Exceptional ability to draft and redline complex commercial documents with precision and efficiency.
- Strategic Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to build rapport with internal stakeholders and external counsel while maintaining a firm, professional stance during high-stakes negotiations.
- Problem Solving: Strong judgment and the ability to balance legal protection with the need to drive business growth. Willingness to think about solutions, both big and small, figuring out root causes, weighting pros and cons, and coming up with creative suggestions.
- Adaptability: Eagerness to take on new areas of law and function independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Team Attitude: Bring a fun and enthusiastic attitude to a team that values collegiality and an enjoyable work environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- In-house experience within a technology or healthcare organization.
- Knowledge of privacy and security standards for sensitive information (e.g., CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA).
- Familiarity with healthcare delivery systems or regulations (e.g., ERISA, Provider contracts).
- Experience with partnership contracts.
"We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information or any other category protected by law.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed as per the Lyra Health Workforce Privacy Notice. Through this application, to the extent permitted by law, we will collect personal information from you including, but not limited to, your name, email address, gender identity, employment information, and phone number for the purposes of recruiting and assessing suitability, aptitude, skills, qualifications, and interests for employment with Lyra. We may also collect information about your race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation, which is considered sensitive personal information under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and special category data under the UK and EU GDPR. Providing this information is optional and completely voluntary, and if you provide it you consent to Lyra processing it for the purposes as described at the point of collection, for example for diversity and inclusion initiatives. If you are a California resident and would like to limit how we use this information, please use the Limit the Use of My Sensitive Personal Information form. This information will only be retained for as long as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, as described above. Please note that Lyra does not “sell” or “share” personal information as defined by the CPRA. Outside of the United States, for example in the EU, Switzerland and the UK, you may have the right to request access to, or a copy of, your personal information, including in a portable format; request that we delete your information from our systems; object to or restrict processing of your information; or correct inaccurate or outdated personal information in our systems. These rights may be subject to legal limitations. To exercise your data privacy rights outside of the United States, please contact [email protected]. For more information about how we use and retain your information, please see our Workforce Privacy Notice."
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