Assistant General Counsel

Title: Assistant General Counsel

Location: Remote - USA

Job Description:

Join the Team Modernizing Medicine

At ModMed, we’re not just building software—we’re reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur, we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This "for doctors, by doctors" philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled, specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care.

A Culture of Excellence

When you join ModMed, you’re joining an award-winning team recognized for innovation and employee satisfaction.   From our global headquarters in Boca Raton Florida, and extensive employee base in Hyderabad India, we are a team of 4,500+ passionate problem-solvers on a mission to increase medical practice success and improve patient outcomes:

• Consistently ranked as a Top Place to Work

• 2025 Globee Business Awards: Gold Globee for “Technology Team of the Year”

• 2025 Black Book Awards: Ranked #1 EHR in 11 Specialties

• Florida Venture Forum: Venture-Backed Company of the Year

We are growing fast, thinking big, and we are just getting started.

Ready to modernize medicine with us?

Job Description Summary:

ModMed is seeking to hire an Assistant General Counsel as a senior legal leader responsible for owning a major legal function and driving strategic alignment between legal and business priorities. This role operates with significant autonomy and influences enterprise-level outcomes.

Your Role:

• Own and lead a major legal function or domain (e.g., commercial, product,regulatory).

• Structure and negotiate highly complex, high-value transactions and partnerships.

• Provide strategic legal guidance to senior business leaders.

• Develop scalable legal processes, frameworks, and systems.

• Drive cross-functional alignment across key stakeholders.

• Lead major initiatives and support enterprise projects.

• Mentor attorneys and contribute to team capability development.

Skills & Requirements:

• Juris Doctor, Law

• 9–13+ years of progressively responsible legal experience.

• Significant in-house legal experience within a SaaS, healthcare technology, or other regulated industry environment.

• Demonstrated experience owning a legal function, domain, or major area of responsibility (e.g., commercial contracting, product counseling, privacy, regulatory).

• Proven track record of leading complex, high-value commercial transactions (e.g., SaaS agreements, strategic partnerships, data-sharing arrangements).

• Experience advising senior business leaders (Director/VP level and above) on legal, regulatory, and operational risks.

• Demonstrated ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical, business-oriented solutions.

• Experience developing and implementing legal processes, playbooks, and frameworks to improve scalability and efficiency.

• Strong cross-functional experience partnering with Product, Compliance, Security, Finance, and Operations teams.

• Experience operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with evolving legal and regulatory requirements.

• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (healthcare, data privacy, or SaaS-related).

• Ability to design and implement scalable legal frameworks, templates, and processes.

• Strong issue-spotting and risk assessment capabilities across legal domains.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to align legal guidance to company objectives.

• Ability to balance risk mitigation with growth enablement.

• Experience influencing strategic decision-making at senior leadership levels.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal audiences.

• Strong executive presence and stakeholder management.

ModMed Benefits Highlight:  At ModMed, we believe it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce. Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits:

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• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution,
• 401(k):  ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep.
• Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs,
• Company paid Life and Disability benefits, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Programs,
• Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed,
• Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning,
• Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US), Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles,
• Weekly catered breakfast and lunch, treadmill workstations, Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters.