Senior Commercial and Product Counsel

Responsibilities

• Negotiate high-stakes technology, SaaS, payor, and strategic partnership agreements
• Audit existing commercial relationships to improve terms and align with evolving data strategies
• Build the "Legal Engine"—creating contracting templates, playbooks, and fallback frameworks
• Oversee compliance with HIPAA/HITECH, CCPA/CPRA, and state health privacy laws
• Lead the legal response for privacy incidents and manage notification obligations
• Advisory product counseling for AI-enabled tools and automated features
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, UX Designers, and Data teams to review product roadmaps, feature specifications, and design mockups for legal and regulatory risk
• Create and implement Charlie Health’s intellectual property strategy, including trade secret protection, copyright compliance, and patent planning
• Create and maintain policies governing open-source software use and AI tools, including rules around data inputs, confidentiality, and ownership of AI-generated content

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• Minimum of 5 years legal experience. Experience in a law firm setting with a focus on technology transactions is required. In-house experience is strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of and experience with commercial contracts, privacy, advertising regulations, and IP fundamentals
• Experience counseling on AI, data, and machine-learning initiatives
• Strong interest and ideally experience with federal and state healthcare privacy regulations (including HIPAA)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and negotiation skills
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Bias for action, with a track record of pushing initiatives across the finish line
• Work authorized in the United States and native-equivalent proficiency in English
• Able to work a hybrid schedule of 4 days/week in our NYC office and located within 75 minutes commuting distance of the office

Benefits

Charlie Health is pleased to offer comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees. Read more about our benefits here.

Pay

The total target base compensation for this role will be between $194,000 and $235,000 per year at the commencement of employment. In addition to base compensation, this role offers a target performance-based bonus. The target total cash compensation range, including potential bonus, will be between $213,000 and $259,000 per year.