Senior Healthcare & Market Access Counsel (Remote)

Veracyte; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

The Healthcare & Market Access Counsel at Veracyte serves as a senior legal advisor to the company's Market Access, Reimbursement, and Commercial teams, guiding payer contracting, coverage, and reimbursement strategy.

The role requires deep healthcare law expertise, collaboration with senior leaders, and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business solutions that improve patient access to our diagnostic solutions.

Qualifications

• JD with active bar membership in good standing.
• 5+ years of healthcare law, market access, or payer contracting.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating contracts with private payors.
• Strong understanding of U.S. healthcare reimbursement, CPT, MolDx, CLFS.
• Experience supporting appeals, coverage disputes, or reimbursement challenges.
• Able to translate complex legal issues into actionable business guidance.
• Strong collaboration and cross-functional communication.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead legal strategy on payer contracting, reimbursement, coverage, and market access.
• Review, draft, and negotiate complex agreements with private payors.
• Advise Market Access leadership on payer strategy, risks and opportunities.
• Shape reimbursement strategy with practical business recommendations.
• Lead reimbursement and appeals support with cross-functional partners.
• Ensure compliance with federal/state healthcare laws affecting billing and coding.
• Identify risks in contracts and regulatory requirements, propose strategies.
• Develop scalable processes and templates for payer contracting.

Skills

Healthcare law

Payer contracting

Contract negotiation

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Strategic advisory

Risk assessment

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Active bar membership

Job description

The Healthcare & Market Access Counsel at Veracyte serves as a senior legal advisor to the company's Market Access, Reimbursement, and Commercial teams, guiding payer contracting, coverage, and reimbursement strategy.

The role requires deep healthcare law expertise, collaboration with senior leaders, and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business solutions that improve patient access to our diagnostic solutions.