Corporate Counsel, Amazon Pharmacy, Amazon Pharmacy

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs

Health insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon Pharmacy is seeking an experienced attorney to join our team in Seattle. You will provide strategic legal counsel on a broad range of matters, including regulatory strategy, corporate governance, and technology licensing for healthcare products and services.

The role blends transactional work with compliance advising and cross-functional collaboration to support new business initiatives while mitigating risk.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post bar admission legal experience.
• Experience mixing corporate law firm and in-house work.
• Knowledge of regulatory law and healthcare regulations.
• Experience in transactional and technology licensing.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal counsel to senior leaders on diverse matters.
• Identify, assess, and manage legal risks across business lines.
• Develop and implement regulatory strategies to support objectives.
• Advise on regulatory compliance, governance, and emerging issues.
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial agreements.
• Lead cross-functional projects with stakeholders at all levels.
• Contribute to development of legal policies and best practices.

Skills

Regulatory Law

Transactional Law

Technology Licensing

Project Management

Healthcare Experience

In-house Experience

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Amazon Pharmacy is on a mission to make it dramatically easier for customers to find, choose, afford, and engage with the medications they need to get and stay healthy. We are looking for a talented attorney to join our team. This role is a dynamic mix of transactional work, product counseling, compliance and regulatory advising. You will support foundational technology efforts, new business initiatives, and customer-facing products and services. In this role, you will take on diverse responsibilities including negotiating deals, advising on regulatory strategies, looking around corners to identify and mitigate critical legal and reputational risks, and developing mechanisms that allow our builder teams to move quickly and confidently.

Key job responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal counsel to senior business leaders on a broad range of legal and business matters.
• Identify, assess, and manage legal risks across multiple business lines and jurisdictions.
• Develop and implement legal strategies that support business objectives while mitigating risk.
• Advise on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and emerging legal issues.
• Draft and negotiate complex, commercial agreements.
• Lead cross-functional projects and collaborate with internal stakeholders at all levels.
• Contribute to the development of legal policies, processes, and best practices.

A day in the life

You will collaborate cross-functionally with clinical, technology, compliance, risk and healthcare teams, diving into complex legal challenges that demand creative problem-solving. Expect to engage in strategic discussions about new product launches, analyze emerging regulatory developments, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, and develop innovative compliance frameworks that enable our teams to move quickly and confidently. You will balance multiple workstreams, from advising on AI‑enabled workflows to reviewing a vendor agreement to counseling on state‑specific regulatory requirements, all in service of our mission to make healthcare dramatically easier for customers.

About the team

We are a passionate group of legal professionals dedicated to partnering with our business teams to deliver a better healthcare experience for our customers. We operate with a bias for action, combined with diving deep. We believe that smart legal frameworks enable (rather than hinder) innovation. We value curiosity, collaboration, and a sense of humor.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of post bar admission legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• Experience of a mix of corporate law firm and in‑house work
• Experience in Regulatory Law
• Experience in transactional and technology licensing or equivalent
• Experience managing multiple projects and meeting aggressive deadlines
• Experience advising clients in the healthcare industry, or another highly regulated field

Salary and benefits

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign‑on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

Location salary ranges

USA, NY, New York - 169,300.00 - 229,000.00 USD annually

USA, VA, Arlington - 153,900.00 - 208,200.00 USD annually

USA, WA, SEATTLE - 153,900.00 - 208,200.00 USD annually