Senior Counsel

Summary

Join Firefly Health as Senior Counsel to support the company's growth by partnering with external-facing teams and providing strategic internal legal guidance.

Requirements

• Have a JD and be admitted to practice law
• Have been practicing for at least 6 years, with time in both law firm and in-house settings
• Know how to navigate risk and regulation and assess and manage risk to guide the business to hit its goals and advance its mission
• Understand highly complex regulatory environments and compliance in the healthcare industry and what it takes for a startup to be successful (HIPAA, fraud & abuse laws, governance, IP, transactions, security, employment, etc)
• Be a great listener, build rapport and strong working relationships with senior leaders, colleagues, investors, and customers to drive business outcomes and to provide clear, succinct, creative and principled legal advice
• Work independently, with minimal supervision, and feel comfortable taking ownership and responsibility for completing projects

Responsibilities

• Partner with internal stakeholders to handle complex transactions and strategic partnerships
• Provide legal guidance on compliance, risk management, and data strategy
• Advise the Product and Clinical teams on the legal implications of new programs
• Manage outside counsel, ensuring the right expertise is in place and engage external legal experts to support business growth
• Review, negotiate, and finalize various agreements, including payer contracts, partnerships, NDAs, and business associate agreements
• Develop a deep understanding of the business model and lead complex transactions with payers and providers
• Establish yourself as a leader, identifying risks and opportunities
• Implement compliance programs, and establish legal processes that enable efficient deal flow and strategic advice delivery

Preferred Qualifications

• Have spent the bulk of your legal career supporting or leading value and risk-based contracting, and payer transactions in the healthcare space and have experienced the pace and growth of a startup
• Be comfortable with ambiguity and have a proven track record of success within scaling businesses, fast-paced environments, and startups