Firefly Health is hiring a
Senior Counsel

Summary

The job is for a Senior Counsel at Firefly Health, a startup in the healthcare industry that aims to deliver clinical and financial health through joyful, always there care. The role involves partnering with external-facing teams, handling complex transactions, providing legal guidance on compliance, risk management, and data strategy, and managing outside counsel.

Requirements

• You have a JD and are admitted to practice law
• You’ve been practicing for at least 6 years, with time in both law firm and in-house settings

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

• You’ve 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
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and have a proven track record of success within scaling businesses, fast-paced environments, and startups

Benefits

Our office is in Watertown, Massachusetts, but we’ve developed a robust remote working structure to give us more geographical flexibility while hiring for many positions. This role can be done largely remotely