Associate General Counsel - Life Sciences
Remote • SF Office • FullTime
Posted 2d ago
Remote Work Policy
Fully remote
Employment Type
FullTime
Categories
Applied AI Engineer
About the job
Abridge is seeking an Associate General Counsel - Life Sciences to be the first dedicated legal counsel for their newly formed life sciences business. This role will serve as a trusted advisor to product, engineering, and strategy teams, integrating legal and compliance frameworks into the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate will provide practical, business-oriented guidance to support innovation while ensuring compliance with healthcare, privacy, and other regulatory requirements. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the direction of Abridge's life sciences business as a founding member of an innovative new product line.
Responsibilities
- Serve as product counsel, partnering with life sciences teams on product design, development, and deployment.
- Support go-to-market activities, including drafting and negotiating agreements and advising on contracting strategy.
- Drive the development of Abridge's Life Sciences legal strategy and guardrails.
- Provide legal guidance on regulatory, privacy, and compliance matters, including HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, and AI/ML.
- Advise on healthcare regulatory compliance, including FDA, FTC, fraud and abuse, and related state laws.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and mitigate risk.
- Support privacy impact assessments, compliance risk assessments, and data governance efforts.
- Coordinate with external counsel for specialist issues and risk analysis.
- Monitor emerging regulations around AI, data use, and healthcare technology and advise stakeholders.
Requirements
- 10+ years of legal experience, with at least 2 years in a dedicated life sciences role.
- Strong understanding of and experience with pharmaceutical/biotech products and solutions.
- Ability to communicate and translate complex legal concepts into practical guidance for non-legal professionals.
- Comfort managing a high volume of projects, tight timelines, and competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise business judgment.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships with technical, design, and commercial teams.
- Creativity in solving novel legal matters and developing new processes.
- Familiarity with recent trends in artificial intelligence, particularly large language models and responsible AI principles.
Benefits
- 14 paid holidays
- Flexible PTO for salaried employees
- Accrued time off for hourly employees
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for full-time employees and their families
- Generous HSA Contribution