Associate Corporate Counsel, Legal - Amazon Health Services
About the role
Amazon Health Services is on a mission to make it dramatically easier for customers to find, choose, afford, and engage with the medications they need to get and stay healthy. This role is a dynamic mix of transactional work, product counseling, compliance, and regulatory advising. You will support foundational technology efforts, new business initiatives, and customer-facing products and services.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate complex, commercial agreements.
- Provide strategic legal counsel to senior business leaders on a broad range of legal and business matters.
- Identify, assess, and manage legal risks across multiple business lines and jurisdictions.
- Develop and implement legal strategies that support business objectives while mitigating risk.
- Advise on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and emerging legal issues.
- Lead cross-functional projects and collaborate with internal stakeholders at all levels.
- Contribute to the development of legal policies, processes, and best practices.
A day in the life
You will collaborate cross-functionally with clinical, technology, compliance, risk, and healthcare teams, diving into complex legal challenges that demand creative problem-solving. Expect to engage in strategic discussions about new product launches, analyze emerging regulatory developments, draft and negotiate commercial agreements, and develop innovative compliance frameworks that enable our teams to move quickly and confidently. You will balance multiple workstreams—from advising on AI-enabled workflows to reviewing a vendor agreement to counseling on state-specific regulatory requirements—all in service of our mission to make healthcare dramatically easier for customers.
About the team
We are a passionate group of legal professionals dedicated to partnering with our business teams to deliver a better healthcare experience for our customers. We operate with a bias for action, combined with diving deep—believing that smart legal frameworks enable (rather than hinder) innovation. We value curiosity, collaboration, and a sense of humor.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- 2+ years of post bar admission legal experience
- Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in private practice or in-house experience at a technology company or equivalent
- Experience providing legal counsel to senior business stakeholders
- Experience in technology, retail, manufacturing, logistics, or e-commerce industries
- Experience independently managing complex commercial transactions and legal matters
- Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment in ambiguous situations and provide practical, business-oriented legal advice
- Strong leadership skills, with experience mentoring junior team members
- Ability to manage competing priorities from multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Pay
- USA, NY, New York: 144,700.00 - 195,700.00 USD annually
- USA, VA, Arlington: 131,500.00 - 178,000.00 USD annually
- USA, WA, Seattle: 131,500.00 - 178,000.00 USD annually
Benefits
Amazon offers comprehensive benefits including:
- Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance, and option for Supplemental life plans)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Mental Health Support
- Medical Advice Line
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off and parental leave
- Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
Learn more about our benefits at amazon.jobs/en/benefits.