Associate General Counsel

Modernizing Medicine, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and parental leave

Life and disability benefits

Tuition reimbursement and LinkedIn学习

Job summary

ModMed is seeking an Associate General Counsel to lead complex legal matters and partner with business units. You will advise on operational, commercial, product, technology, data, and regulatory issues, drafting and negotiating a broad range of enterprise agreements and data‑related contracts.

You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure compliance and risk management while supporting strategic initiatives and innovation in a fast‑paced environment.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree required and admitted to practice, with in-house experience preferred.
• 7–10+ years of legal experience in SaaS, healthcare technology, data, or other regulated environments.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and technology transactions.
• Experience advising on procurement, licensing, IP, data use, and regulatory matters.
• Ability to translate legal concepts into practical business guidance and manage cross‑functional initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary legal advisor to multiple business units and corporate functions, aligning legal counsel with business objectives.
• Advise on operational, commercial, product, technology, procurement, data, IP, and regulatory matters.
• Draft and negotiate SaaS, vendor, licensing, professional services, data use, and other enterprise agreements.
• Provide guidance on data licensing, governance, privacy, and real‑world data initiatives, including healthcare data contracts.
• Collaborate with product, security, finance, and other teams to ensure regulatory compliance and risk management.
• Support innovation while protecting company assets and managing risk, escalating high‑risk issues when needed.
• Develop and improve legal processes, templates, and contracting workflows across the department.

Skills

Contract negotiation

SaaS agreements

Regulatory compliance

Data licensing

Intellectual property

Data privacy

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Join the Team Modernizing Medicine At ModMed, we’re not just building software—it’s reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur, we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This \"for doctors, by doctors\" philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled, specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care.

A Culture of Excellence When you join ModMed, you’re joining an award-winning team recognized for innovation and employee satisfaction. From our global headquarters in Boca Raton Florida, and extensive employee base in Hyderabad India, we are a team of 4,500+ passionate problem‑solvers on a mission to increase medical practice success and improve patient outcomes:

• Consistently ranked as a Top Place to Work 2025
• Globee Business Awards: Gold Globee for “Technology Team of the Year” 2025
• Black Book Awards: Ranked #1 EHR in 11 Specialties
• Florida Venture Forum: Venture-Backed Company of the Year

We are growing fast, thinking big, and we are just getting started. Ready to modernize medicine with us?

Job Description Summary

The Associate General Counsel serves as a senior legal advisor responsible for leading complex legal matters and acting as the primary legal partner to a business unit or function. This role balances independent execution with strategic guidance to enable business growth while managing risk.

Your Role

• Serve as the primary legal advisor to multiple business units and corporate functions, providing strategic and practical legal counsel aligned with business objectives and company risk tolerance.
• Advise leaders on operational, commercial, product, technology, procurement, data, intellectual property, and regulatory matters.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of complex commercial agreements, including SaaS agreements, vendor and procurement contracts, technology agreements, strategic partnerships, professional services agreements, licensing agreements, statements of work, data use agreements, and other enterprise transactions.
• Provide legal guidance related to data licensing, data governance, privacy, and real‑world data (RWD) initiatives, including review and negotiation of agreements involving healthcare data, data acquisition, data commercialization, analytics partnerships, and AI-enabled technologies.
• Partner closely with business and technical teams to ensure compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
• Advise on intellectual property matters, including ownership, licensing, protection, commercialization, trademark usage, software and technology rights, open‑source considerations, and contractual IP provisions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to support innovation while protecting company assets and mitigating risk.
• Partner cross‑functionally with stakeholders across Product Development, Procurement, Information Security, Finance, Operations, Sales, Compliance, and other corporate functions to support strategic initiatives, resolve legal issues, and drive alignment between business goals and legal risk management.
• Identify, assess, and advise on legal, operational, regulatory, and commercial risks, translating complex legal concepts into practical business recommendations.
• Escalate enterprise‑level, novel, or high‑risk issues to senior legal leadership as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of legal processes, templates, playbooks, policies, and contracting workflows to improve efficiency, consistency, scalability, and risk management across the Legal Department.

Skills & Responsibilities

• Juris Doctor
• 7–10+ years of legal experience, including in‑house experience.
• Experience supporting a broad range of business functions within a SaaS, healthcare technology, technology, data, or other highly regulated environment.
• Significant experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial and technology transactions.
• Experience advising on procurement, vendor management, licensing, data use, intellectual property, and operational legal matters.
• Experience independently supporting business leaders and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Strong ability to balance legal risk with practical business solutions.
• Advanced commercial contracting and negotiation skills.
• Strong business judgment and strategic thinking.
• Ability to provide practical, solutions‑oriented legal advice.
• Knowledge of technology transactions, procurement, SaaS, data licensing, IP, and regulatory frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage complex legal matters with minimal oversight.
• Cross‑functional collaboration and influence skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills.
• Ability to simplify and communicate complex legal concepts to non‑legal audiences.
• Experience supporting healthcare technology, healthcare data, AI/ML, or real‑world data (RWD) initiatives.
• Experience with privacy, data licensing, healthcare regulatory, or intellectual property matters.
• Prior experience at a fast‑paced, high‑growth SaaS or technology company.
• Experience supporting enterprise procurement and strategic partnership functions.

ModMed Benefits Highlight

At ModMed, we believe it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce. Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits:

• United States Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution,
• 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs,
• Company paid Life and Disability benefits,
• Flexible Spending Account,
• Employee Assistance Programs,
• Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed,
• Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning,
• Global presence and in‑person collaboration opportunities; dog‑friendly HQ (US),
• Hybrid office‑based roles and remote availability for some roles,
• Weekly catered breakfast and lunch,
• treadmill workstations,
• Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters.

It takes more than just a great product to modernize medicine. It takes a great team. Introduce yourself to our recruiters and we'll get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match. The work we do makes a difference. Our web and mobile applications are transforming healthcare information technology to increase practice efficiency and improve patient outcomes. Our innovative and collaborative culture fuels our growth and creates rewarding and empowering experiences for our team.