Legal Counsel

Fuze Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Fuze Health in Phoenix, AZ seeks an Associate Legal Counsel to navigate healthcare regulatory law and commercial contracting for domestic operations. You will advise business partners on regulatory considerations, draft and negotiate agreements, and balance legal risk with business goals in a fast-paced digital health environment.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years as an attorney, a JD, and in-house or healthcare experience, with strong negotiation, risk assessment, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as an attorney in the digital health, life sciences or healthcare industries.
• Familiarity with regulatory matters relevant to a digital health provider.
• Experience with reimbursement, licensure and credentialing is an asset.
• Previous in-house experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate agreements using playbooks and clause libraries.
• Negotiate and document SLAs, data handling, retention, audit rights, and termination/transition.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure terms are favorable and operationally-minded.
• Maintain and improve templates, clause libraries, and playbooks to reduce cycle time.
• Advise internal partners on healthcare regulatory and privacy matters.

Skills

Attorney experience

Regulatory knowledge

Contract negotiation

Risk assessment

In-house experience

Communication skills

Education

J.D. degree

Job description

Job Summary

About Fuze HealthAt Fuze Health, we put patients first and tirelessly address the most pressing needs in healthcare. We empower millions to digitally connect with care providers, essential health resources and needed treatments – and enable care providers, employers, health plans and life sciences companies to meaningfully enhance quality, outcomes and value. We are dedicated to helping our partners evolve and modernize to meet emerging patient and marketplace needs.Fuze Health’s foundation is built upon the strategic combination of several proven, technology-powered innovators in the digital health, diagnostics, and pharmacy sectors. Our growing portfolio brings together the capabilities of industry leaders including LetsGetChecked, Truepill, and Alto Pharmacy, to create a distinctive, unified force in healthcare. Together, we have the shared vision, advanced capabilities and talented teams to deliver next-generation solutions that patients and healthcare partners need today and into the future.

Job Description

The Associate Legal Counsel is a high-impact, strategic role in Fuze’s enterprise legal department sitting at the intersection of healthcare regulatory law, technology, and patient care. This position serves as a legal architect for Fuze Health’s domestic commercial operations, providing the specialized subject matter expertise required to navigate the high-stakes digital health landscape. The Associate Counsel serves as a trusted advisor to business partners across Fuze Services, advising on the regulatory considerations for new and existing offerings, and contracting with customers for those offerings. The Associate Legal Counsel is a pragmatic attorney with substantive experience in commercial contracting, sound legal judgment, solid risk assessment capabilities, and the ability to balance legal and business considerations in a fast-paced environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• ContractingDraft, review, and negotiate agreements using playbooks and clause libraries., including:Sell-side: payer/customer agreements, data sharing agreements, BAAs/DPAs, SaaS and technology agreements, MSAs, and SOWs
• Buy-side: vendor, procurement, and operations agreements (IT/SaaS, professional services, logistics/delivery, marketing vendors, clinical vendors)
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to ensure contract terms are both favorable and operationally-minded
• Manage redlines, issues lists, internal alignment, and approval workflows through execution; memorialize deviations and approvals
• Maintain and improve templates, clause libraries, and playbooks to reduce cycle time and drive consistency
• Negotiate and document SLAs, support/uptime, data handling/retention, audit rights, business continuity, termination/transition assistance, and fee/charge guardrails
• Healthcare Regulatory and Privacy SupportIssue-spot and provide practical guidance on applicable laws and regulations, such as the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Stark Law, False Claims Act, and FDA requirements relevant to screening and diagnostic testing, laboratory certifications, and telehealth operations.
• Support the Privacy team on HIPAA and data protection matters, including incident response, breach investigations, and privacy compliance activities.
• Partner with outside counsel on complex or novel regulatory questions; help implement recommendations.
• Identify and support the development of training materials and policy and procedure documents on relevant legal and business issues.
• Advise internal business partners on legal risk affecting their priorities the business and its strategies and collaborating on strategies to best manage identified risks.
• Partner with business functions such as Product, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical, and Marketing to ensure compliance with internal policies and regulatory and legal requirements.

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Experience:5+ years of experience as an attorney at a law firm or in-house practicing in the digital health, life sciences or healthcare industries.
• Prior experience and familiarity with the legal and regulatory matters relevant to a digital health provider is required. Experience with reimbursement, licensure and credentialing matters will be an asset.
• General knowledge of business functions and processes at a digital health or healthcare company, with a working understanding and ability to identify, assess risk and problem solve for legal issues relevant to this business.
• Previous in-house experience will be an asset.
• Education: J.D. degree from an accredited law school
• Admitted to practice in a recognized U.S. jurisdiction and active member of a state bar in good standing

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve complex issues and to balance legal risk and business objectives with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to assimilate information effectively, think strategically and execute efficiently.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated effectiveness in consensus building and negotiations.

Additional Physical Job Requirements

Physical requirements for this role include the ability to work at a computer terminal with monitor, keyboard and mouse for extended periods of time, stoop, bend, and reach for equipment and supplies, make frequent repetitive motions required to operate a computer that include the wrists, hands and fingers, and lift, carry, push, pull, and move light objects up to 20 pounds. The role also requires the ability to effectively communicate through verbal interactions, discern auditory information, and visually perceive details to perform essential job functions. Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and similar applicable state laws, it is Fuze Health’s policy to provide reasonable accommodation to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.

Salary and Benefits

Salary Range: $160,000 - $200,00 Commission Eligible: No Travel: No Employment Authorization Requirement: Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. Alto Pharmacy, Fuze Health, LetsGetChecked, and Fuze Care Services can not take over, transfer, or sponsor any visa type at this time. Benefits: Full-time employee benefits include: dental, vision, and multiple group medical plans to choose from, a 401(k) retirement savings plan, group life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA), commuter benefits, employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance, and additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program). Employees are also provided flexible vacation time, accrued paid sick time, 10 paid holidays, (2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees) , and eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees, additional paid weeks for the birthing parent, 4 weeks paid caregiver leave, and a Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month. More Benefits Information Here:

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fuze Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Fuze Health considers qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment and conducts background checks consistent with applicable law, including the California, Los Angeles County, San Francisco, Philadelphia, and New York City Fair Chance laws. We are an E-Verify participating company.

Automated Decision Tools

Fuze Health recruiters and hiring managers may use automated decision tools to help identify candidates who match the stated job requirements, and to what extent. These tools are designed to help ensure fairness in all aspects of the hiring process by providing recruiters and hiring managers with data-backed insights based on information provided in your resume, including work experience, education and other skills. Fuze Health does not use automated decision tools to make hiring decisions; hiring decisions always involve human review and input.

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