General Counsel

About the role

Serve as the company's primary legal advisor across all areas of the business.
Partner closely with founders and executive leadership on strategic initiatives and business decisions.
Lead CLIA, CAP, FDA, HIPAA, advertising, privacy, marketing, and regulatory compliance efforts.
Provide guidance on claims substantiation, consumer protection requirements, and risk management.
Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and outside counsel relationships.
Manage intellectual property, trademarks, licensing, and brand protection initiatives.
Review and negotiate commercial agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and corporate transactions.
Advisory product, marketing, operations, and growth teams on legal considerations and business opportunities.
Develop scalable legal processes, policies, and frameworks to support company growth.
Balance speed, innovation, and risk in a fast-moving startup environment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the company's primary legal advisor across all areas of the business.
• Partner closely with founders and executive leadership on strategic initiatives and business decisions.
• Lead CLIA, CAP, FDA, HIPAA, advertising, privacy, marketing, and regulatory compliance efforts.
• Provide guidance on claims substantiation, consumer protection requirements, and risk management.
• Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and outside counsel relationships.
• Manage intellectual property, trademarks, licensing, and brand protection initiatives.
• Review and negotiate commercial agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and corporate transactions.
• Advisory product, marketing, operations, and growth teams on legal considerations and business opportunities.
• Develop scalable legal processes, policies, and frameworks to support company growth.
• Balance speed, innovation, and risk in a fast-moving startup environment.

Requirements

• 10+ years of legal experience, including significant experience supporting consumer-facing businesses.
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership.
• Experience advising high-growth consumer, healthcare, wellness, subscription, ecommerce, or regulated businesses.
• Deep understanding of CLIA, CAP, HIPAA, FDA, marketing, and consumer protection regulations.
• Strong experience managing claims substantiation and regulatory review processes.
• Experience overseeing litigation, class action matters, and outside counsel.
• Strong commercial contracting and negotiation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic business partner to founders and executive teams.
• Excellent judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Comfortable operating autonomously in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal audiences.
• Experience serving as General Counsel or Associate General Counsel at a high-growth consumer brand.
• Experience supporting healthcare, diagnostics, wellness, supplements, or health technology companies.
• Experience navigating M&A transactions and corporate development initiatives.
• Experience supporting venture-backed startups through periods of rapid growth.
• Prior experience at a top law firm.

Qualifications

• Experience with CLIA, CAP, FDA, HIPAA, advertising, privacy, marketing, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong experience managing claims substantiation and regulatory review processes.
• Experience overseeing litigation, class action matters, and outside counsel.
• Strong commercial contracting and negotiation experience.
• Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic business partner to founders and executive teams.
• Excellent judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Comfortable operating autonomously in fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal audiences.
• Experience serving as General Counsel or Associate General Counsel at a high-growth consumer brand.
• Experience supporting healthcare, diagnostics, wellness, supplements, or health technology companies.
• Experience navigating M&A transactions and corporate development initiatives.
• Experience supporting venture-backed startups through periods of rapid growth.
• Prior experience at a top law firm.

Skills

• Strategic Advisor
• Legal Advisor
• Business Partner
• Regulatory Compliance Expert
• Claims Substantiation Specialist
• Litigation Management
• Intellectual Property Management
• Commercial Contract Negotiation
• Fast-Paced Startup Environment
• Complex Legal Issues Simplification
• High-Growth Consumer Brand Experience
• Healthcare, Wellness, Subscription, Ecommerce, or Regulated Business Experience
• M&A Transactions and Corporate Development Initiatives
• Legal Risk Management

Benefits

• Highly competitive base salary.
• Meaningful equity aligned with the scope and impact of your role.
• Flexible, remote-first work environment.
• Generous Paid Time Off and company holidays.
• 401(k).
• Monthly Rythm membership with full access to at-home blood testing and personalized health insights.
• Healthcare with monthly premium fully covered by the business.
• High ownership and visibility from day one, with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
• The chance to help shape the future of personalized health and preventative care.
• A small, collaborative, mission-driven team that moves quickly and values great ideas regardless of title.

Pay

Competitive base salary and meaningful equity aligned with the scope and impact of your role.

Schedule

Flexible, remote-first work environment.