Commercial Counsel

You will:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, including complex revenue-generating agreements with health plans (including Medicaid managed care plans), health systems, community based organizations and other partners, as well as vendor agreements, partnership agreements, BAAs, and confidentiality agreements.
• Help structure complex deals encompassing multiple components and agreements.
• Increase the velocity of the sales contracting process while keeping the company safe.
• Act as a business-minded thought partner to the sales, client development, marketing, operations and other teams, contributing to both the legal and the business aspects of contract negotiations.
• Build processes, create/improve templates, and drive the adoption of tools and technology (including A.I.) to increase the efficiency and quality of the contracting process.
• Review and update contract templates and user terms in light of legal developments and the evolution of the company’s operations and products.
• Provide legal counsel on contractual obligations, risk mitigation, and dispute resolution related to commercial transactions.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and company policies in all contractual engagements.
• Collaborate with internal teams, including finance, security and operations, to support business objectives through effective vendor contract review and management.
• Develop and implement contract templates, playbooks, and best practices to streamline the contracting process.
• Manage relevant processes and tools, e.g. vendor approval process through Jira, contract management tool, and advising on legal/contracting aspects of Salesforce implementation.
• Support corporate transactions as and when they arise.
• Train and educate internal stakeholders on contract-related legal risks and best practices.
• As a member of a small legal team, there will be opportunities to flex and lean into other areas as desired/needed, e.g. intellectual property, privacy advice, employment matters, and to grow into a more generalist role.

You are:

• Highly motivated, hard-working self-starter who identifies and seizes opportunities to add value, drive workstreams to completion and create processes 
• Flexible and able to sort through ambiguity
• Detail-oriented, but don’t lose the forest to the trees
• A business-minded problem solver who can effectively make risk/benefit tradeoffs and has a bias for action
• An effective communicator who can work collaboratively with cross-functional teams as a true partner
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Able to travel about once per quarter for in-person team building and strategizing
• Located anywhere in the U.S., with preference for NYC area to meet in-person with the GC more regularly

You have:

• A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a top tier law school
• Admission to the state bar in which you reside
• 4-6+ years of legal experience, including significant experience in a transactional legal area at a top tier law firm (open to Senior title for candidates toward higher end of that range)
• Healthcare experience preferred, but not required
• Stellar contract drafting skills