Assistant General Counsel | Remote | AirStrip, Shared Services

NantHealth, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

AirStrip Technologies is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to join our Shared Services group. The role centers on drafting and negotiating complex healthcare IT agreements, including software licensing and SaaS, with HIPAA privacy/security in mind.

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, you’ll collaborate across our legal team, manage technology transactions from start to finish, and occasionally travel to offices as required.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school with high academic achievement.
• Licensed to practice law in one or more U.S. states.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience as a lawyer, including large law firm and in-house.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex healthcare/healthIT agreements with HIPAA privacy and security knowledge.
• Experience with healthcare information technology (HIT) transactions; HIT medical devices a plus.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate complex agreements including commercial, software licensing, SaaS and services in a HIT environment.
• Manage complex technology transactions from inception to closure.
• Assist in overseeing and improving contract management policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with Privacy Officer to meet HIPAA privacy, HIPAA security and compliance requirements.
• Support business teams to move transactions to closure and advise on corporate/compliance matters as needed.

Skills

Technology transactions

Contract drafting

Software licensing

HIPAA privacy & security

Healthcare IT

Education

J.D. from a U.S. law school

Licensed to practice law in one or more U.S. states

10+ years of legal experience

Job description

AirStrip Technologies is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to join our Shared Services group. The Assistant General Counsel is an integral member of the Legal Department.

The right candidate will have an exceptionally strong background in:complex technology transactions,drafting and negotiating agreements (particularly commercial, software licensing, intellectual property, SaaS and services agreements) andthe healthcare and/or life sciences industries. Reporting directly to our Chief Legal Officer, you'll join our established team and collaborate regularly with our other attorneys to ensure deadlines are met and goals achieved.

The position offers the flexibility of working remotely within the United States. While regular travel is not expected, this position may require periodic travel to the company’s offices in Dallas, Texas and Los Angeles, California, and other periodic travel, as needed.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Draft, review and negotiate complex agreements, including commercial, software licensing, SaaS and services agreements in a healthcare, healthcare information technology (HIT) and HIT medical device environment.
• Manage complex technology transactions from inception to closure.
• Prior experience negotiating intellectual property licensing transactions with universities is a plus.
• Assist in overseeing and improving the company’s contract management policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with the company’s procurement and contracting policies and procedures, and collaborate with the Contracts Manager to provide related guidance and training to business teams.
• Collaborate with the Privacy Officer and other members of the Legal Department to meet HIPAA privacy, HIPAA security and other compliance requirements.
• Cultivate strong relationships with business teams to help ensure that the company’s legal support needs are addressed in a timely and efficient manner.
• Collaborate with business teams to efficiently move transactions to closure.
• Manage and assist with additional transactional, corporate, compliance and other matters, as needed.

Education & Experience Requirements:

• A J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school (or the equivalent); high degree of academic achievement.
• Licensed to practice law in one or more U.S. states.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience as a lawyer; including large law firm and prior in-house legal experience.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements in a healthcare, healthcare IT and/or life sciences environment, with a good understanding of technology and HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
• Experience with healthcare information technology (HIT) transactions; experience with HIT medical devices is a plus.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Exceptional attention to detail, organizational skills and judgment.
• Ability to effectively independently handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and respond quickly and efficiently to business needs.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Ability to think strategically, effectively engage in-house clients, and give well organized, thoughtful presentations.

The salary range for applicable US-based applicants to this position is below. The specific rate will depend on the successful candidate’s qualifications, prior experience as well as geographic location.

• $170,000 - $210,000 base salary plus bonus potential.