Associate General Counsel

TriNetX; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

Equity or stock options

401k plan with company match

Unlimited PTO and paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

TriNetX is seeking an Associate General Counsel in Cambridge, MA. The role focuses on healthcare regulation, data privacy, and commercial strategy, partnering with the GC and leading complex data licensing and SaaS agreements. It requires 8+ years in legal roles, JD, and active bar admission, with hybrid 2–3 days onsite and travel as needed.

You will support growth into new verticals, develop contractual templates, and provide day-to-day guidance on HIPAA and GDPR while mentoring the Legal team.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing in at least one US state.
• 8+ years of progressive legal experience including substantial commercial transactions and data licensing.
• Ability to lead, mentor, and develop other legal professionals.
• Strong judgment, negotiation, and written/verbal communication with senior stakeholders.
• Preferred in-house experience in healthcare technology, life sciences, or health data.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders across healthcare partnerships, commercial, client delivery, solutions, and product teams to manage risk.
• Lead drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial and strategic arrangements, including data licensing and SaaS.
• Support growth into new verticals and launch of products, drafting policies and templates for new markets.
• Translate regulatory developments into actionable guidance for leadership and legal teams.
• Provide day-to-day legal support on data privacy and regulatory terms (HIPAA, GDPR).
• Support corporate governance, corporate transactions, employment, IP, and disputes; act as GC delegate when needed.
• Improve legal policies, contracting frameworks, templates, playbooks, and processes.
• Provide mentorship and direction to the Legal team.

Skills

Leadership & mentoring

Negotiation & communication

Strategic business acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission (US state)

Tools

Contract management software

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Associate General Counsel

LOCATION: Cambridge, MA (Hybrid)

This position reports to our global HQ in Cambridge, MA and is hybrid with 2-3 days onsite. Travel is expected domestically and internationally when needed.

Who We Are:

TriNetX connects healthcare organizations and researchers across the globe so they can see what’s happening in real patient populations—not guesses, not simulations.
Our aim is simple and ambitious: Provide a clear path to trustworthy answers, whether your goal is to create promising new therapies, publish groundbreaking research, or improve health outcomes.
We keep identifiable data where it belongs—inside more than 11,000+ clinical sites across 20+ countries—preserving security, provenance, and granularity. Our trusted partnerships with providers ensure high-fidelity data, and a properly governed linkage back to individual patients.
At TriNetX, we enable life sciences, healthcare, and academic institutions to strengthen human health—with data you can trace, evidence you can defend, and answers you can trust.

Who We Are Looking For:

As Associate General Counsel, you will play a pivotal role at the intersection of healthcare regulation, data privacy, commercial strategy, and product innovation. Partnering with the General Counsel, you will provide trusted counsel across TriNetX's healthcare organization network, life sciences, health plans and research businesses, helping leaders pursue growth while navigating complex regulatory, privacy, and contractual considerations. This is a broad, high-impact legal leadership role for an attorney who can translate complexity into practical guidance, influence senior stakeholders, and support business outcomes. You will play a key role in supporting TriNetX's commercial opportunities, growth in new verticals, and the expansion of its products and offerings.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Partner with leaders across healthcare partnership, commercial, client delivery, solutions, and product teams to pursue growth while managing regulatory, privacy, and contractual risk.
• Lead the structuring, drafting, review, and negotiation of complex commercial and strategic arrangements, including data licensing, SaaS and technology offerings, collaborations, strategic partnerships, healthcare member relationships, and vendor and third-party arrangements.
• Support growth into new verticals and the launch and expansion of products and offerings, including assessing regulatory requirements, structuring new offerings, and developing agreements, policies, and templates for new markets.
• Translate legal and regulatory developments into clear, actionable guidance for executive leadership and commercial teams on deal risk, negotiation strategy, and business impact.
• Provide day-to-day legal support on data privacy and regulatory terms in customer and partner agreements (such as HIPAA and GDPR), working with the Privacy, Security, and Compliance teams.
• Support additional legal matters as needed, including corporate governance, corporate transactions, employment, intellectual property, and disputes, and serve as a delegate for the General Counsel when needed.
• Lead the ongoing improvement of legal policies, contracting frameworks, templates, playbooks, and processes to strengthen legal standards and improve efficiency and consistency.
• Provide day-to-day direction, mentorship, and feedback to Legal team members.

What You Bring toTriNetX:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active bar admission in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
• Eight (8) or more years of progressive legal experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department, including significant commercial transactions and data licensing at a healthcare technology, life sciences, health data, or software-as-a-service company.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop other legal professionals.
• Excellent judgment, negotiation, and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to partner with business leaders at all levels.
• Preferred: In-house experience at a healthcare technology, life sciences, health plan, or real world data company.

Preferred:

• Experience with cross-border data transfers and international privacy regimes, including working knowledge of data privacy and health data laws and regulations (such as HIPAA and GDPR).
• Experience using contract management software.
• Experience supporting corporate governance and corporate transactions (such as M&A and financing).
• Experience providing legal support to Human Resources on employee relations and workplace matters.

Benefits for US employees:

• Base pay
• Variable pay: commission or corporate bonus (role dependent)
• Equity
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account with employer contributions
• Unlimited vacation and paid sick days
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Pet insurance
• 401k plan

Learn more about TriNetX:

To learn more about us, please check out our website, blog, and Careers page - and be sure to follow us on LinkedIn.

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TriNetX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons are considered for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex or gender, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, veteran status, or any other characteristic or status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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