Counsel, Tech, AI, and IP

Verily Life Sciences LLC; San Bruno (CA); Hybrid; USD 188,500 - 282,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Verily Health seeks a Counsel, Tech, AI, and IP to drive IP risk strategies and negotiate major technology agreements. You will support AI governance across the enterprise and translate evolving AI laws into practical policies.

Ideal candidates hold a JD, are US-licensed, with 6+ years in healthtech licensing, and have strong communication skills to collaborate across healthcare, engineering, and business teams.

Qualifications

• JD degree or equivalent education.
• Licensed to practice law in a US jurisdiction.
• 6+ years of law firm or in-house experience in healthtech transactions and IP licensing.
• Experience drafting complex licensing and technology agreements.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate IP, AI, and technology contracts with vendors and partners.
• Provide legal counsel for AI governance, data use, and lifecycle controls.
• Track global AI laws and translate into policies and training.
• Develop IP strategy to support product development and supervise outside counsel.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Legal drafting

Education

JD degree

Tools

Licensing agreements drafting

Job description

## Counsel, Tech, AI, and IPApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: San Bruno, Californiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: REQ-822# **Who We Are**Verily Health is a data platform and technology company purpose-built to power AI-enabled precision health solutions that accelerate research and improve care for individuals and communities. Uniquely positioned at the intersection of technology, data science, and healthcare, Verily transforms multimodal health data into insights, models, and actions that make healthcare more personalized, predictive, and precise.# ****Description****As Counsel, Tech, AI, and IP for Verily, you will play a pivotal role in driving strategic commercial transactions, leading all aspects of IP risks and strategies, providing day-to-day legal and compliance support for the cross-functional design, development, deployment, and ongoing oversight of AI systems across the enterprise. You will partner directly with a team of experts from the fields of healthcare, technology, engineering, computer science, and more on complex commercial transactions that support groundbreaking projects. This role demands a seasoned legal professional with a strategic mindset, leadership potential, and the ability to navigate complex legal issues in a fast-paced, evolving environment.# ****Responsibilities***** Negotiate and advise on IP, AI, and technology related contractual provisions with vendors, partners, and customers, including data use, model training, indemnities, audit rights, tech ownership, transfer, and development, inbound and outbound licensing, and cloud and application hosting.* Provide legal counsel and support cross-functional implementation of the enterprise AI governance framework, including model inventory, lifecycle controls, human oversight protocols, data retention, disclosures, training, and incident response workflows - both for internal AI use and for AI use with external facing healthcare products and services.* Track and interpret global AI laws, regulations, guidance, and standards, and translate them into actionable policies, playbooks, standards, and training materials. For example, comfortable advising on key AI laws and frameworks, including the EU AI Act, NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, OECD AI Principles, and U.S. federal and state AI guidance.* Develop an IP strategy that will support product development and commercialization goals and supervise outside counsel in the preparation and prosecution of trademarks and patents.# ****Qualifications****Minimum Qualifications* JD degree or equivalent education.* Licensed to practice law in a US jurisdiction.* 6+ years of experience in a law firm or in-house legal department, specifically supporting healthtech transactions, SaaS agreements, including IP and commercial deal structuring, and advising science and engineering teams.* Substantive experience drafting and negotiating complex licensing and commercial technology agreements (technology transactions or IP licensing strongly preferred)* Experience in advising and leading development of AI-driven products (e.g., LLMs, machine learning, or agentic workflows) within a complex, regulated enterprise environment.Preferred Qualifications* B.S., M.S., PhD or equivalent experience in life sciences, preferably in Data Sciences, Bioinformatics, Genomics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or Computational Biology.* Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.* Demonstrated strong communication skills and experience effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams.* Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage a high volume of requests, balance competing priorities, and handle multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously.* Ability to be flexible, self-directed, and thrive in a fast-paced environment with limited direction.The US base salary range for this full-time position is $188,500 - $282,500 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.*Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.*Verily Health Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.### Why Join UsBuild What’s Vital.At Verily, you are a part of something bigger. We are a diverse team of builders innovating at the intersection of health and technology—united by a shared spirit of curiosity, resilience and determination to make better health possible for all. This builder mindset means your fingerprints will be on the work that shapes the future of health.Fulfilling our precision health purpose starts with the health of our Veeps, which is why we offer flexibility, resources, and competitive benefits to support you in your whole-person well being.Our culture reflects the behaviors that stem from living our values every day in how we Innovate Healthcare and Technology, Gain Velocity as One Verily, and Respect Individuals. As One Verily, we uphold our collective accountability to sustain this culture and to create an environment where all Veeps feel included, feel a sense of belonging, and have opportunities to grow.If this sounds exciting to you, we would love to hear from you.