Contract Attorney

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Contract Attorney to support and accelerate our commercial contracting function. This role is responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of sales-related agreements specific to healthcare technology and RCM solutions.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a high volume of commercial agreements including SaaS agreements, MSAs, licensing agreements, Business Associate Agreements (BAAs), RCM services agreements, statements of work, NDAs, amendments, data security addendums, and other revenue-generating contracts.
• Provide legal support to the Sales and Sales Operations teams on deals across healthcare providers, payers, revenue cycle organizations, and enterprise health systems.
• Ensure all agreements are compliant with HIPAA/HITECH, TCPA and FDCPA, healthcare regulatory frameworks, state-specific privacy laws, and standards applicable to both SaaS and RCM service delivery.
• Advise on contract structure, terms, risks, and negotiation strategy to drive timely deal closure and support revenue growth.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Compliance, InfoSec, Product, Finance, and Operations to validate terms related to data usage, PHI handling, service delivery, performance obligations, SLAs, and pricing.
• Conduct legal research related to healthcare regulations, RCM compliance, telehealth, data privacy, and emerging SaaS policies impacting commercial agreements.
• Recommend and implement continuous improvements in contracting workflows to reduce cycle times and enhance efficiency.
• Provide training and practical guidance to internal teams on contracting protocols, healthcare compliance, and regulatory obligations related to PHI, SaaS deployment, and RCM operations.

Requirements

• Specific Job Skills: Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school; active license to practice law in the U.S. 5+ years of legal experience with substantial work in healthcare, revenue cycle management, SaaS, or health IT. Proven track record drafting and negotiating sales agreements in a healthcare technology or RCM services environment. Strong understanding of HIPAA, data privacy/security regulations (including PHI handling), and healthcare compliance frameworks. Experience working directly with Sales teams and supporting enterprise-level contracting cycles. Ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable business guidance. Excellent communication, negotiation, and issue-spotting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• In-house legal experience supporting healthcare SaaS or RCM services contracts.
• Experience negotiating enterprise SaaS terms such as SLAs, uptime, data retention, security obligations, and integration requirements.
• Familiarity with provider and payer environments, including eligibility, authorizations, claims, billing workflows, and revenue cycle operations.
• Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) systems (e.g., Apttus CLM (Salesforce)).