Counsel - Commercial

Title: Counsel - Commercial

Location: Remote, UNITED STATES, United States

Remote role - must be based within the USA

Full-time

Compensation: USD 130,000 - USD 150,000 - yearly

Job Description:

At Intelerad, we believe the path to answers in healthcare should be clear-whether you are waiting for a diagnosis or trying to expedite one. Our medical imaging solutions streamline the flow of information, simplifying complex processes, maximizing efficiencies, and shining a light on the unknown. We empower physicians to get patients the answers they need faster and improve outcomes for everyone. With more accessible imaging, we are getting patients out of the dark.  

Headquartered in Raleigh, NC and Montreal, Intelerad has nearly 800 employees located in offices across four countries. The company empowers nearly 2,000 healthcare organizations around the world with the speed, scalability, and simplicity needed to increase business performance while, most importantly, improving patient outcomes.

Role Overview

The Legal Counsel - Commercial serves as a strategic legal advisor managing complex commercial negotiations. This role primarily involves negotiating agreements in the healthcare technology industry and supporting the growth engine to manage deal flow while protecting Intelerad's interests. Such agreements include SaaS subscription agreements, business associate agreements, data processing agreements, NDAs, vendor agreements and more. The Legal Counsel – Commercial must possess a working knowledge of applicable data privacy laws, including HIPAA, and must be comfortable advising the business on the implications of these laws during a negotiation, if necessary. Most importantly, the Legal Counsel – Commercial must be able to communicate deal status to stakeholders both internally and externally, negotiate deals with clients virtually, and be flexible in their negotiation strategy based on the needs of the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Legal Counsel & Commercial Contracts: Draft, review, and negotiate major and nonstandard technology contracts with public and private sector customers, including complex licensing agreements, professional services agreements, and SaaS subscription agreements for cloud-based offerings. Drive standardization and continuous improvement of commercial contract terms, clause libraries, and playbooks while identifying and mitigating legal and commercial risks.
• Decision Maker: Serve as an escalation point for complex deal issues and cross-functional challenges
• Vendor Contracts: Draft, review, and negotiate vendor agreements to assist Intelerad's procurement function. Work alongside purchasers and internal approvers to ensure vendor agreements are executed in a timely manner while adhering to Intelerad's financial, security and legal guidelines.
• Privacy & Information Security Knowledge: Maintain a working understanding of applicable privacy laws, including HIPAA, that relate to the handling of personal health information, and negotiate deals within the boundaries those laws set.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with departments across Intelerad to close deals while protecting the business, setting reasonable expectations for internal stakeholders and identifying key approvers needed to push negotiations forward.

Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience Required

• JD and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state
• 5+ years of experience as a qualified lawyer at a leading law firm and/or in the technology industry, including experience supporting global technology companies through complex transactions
• Solid understanding of corporate, commercial, and intellectual property law, with proven experience drafting and negotiating technology-related subscription agreements for cloud-based software offerings
• Demonstrated knowledge and practical experience working with applicable data privacy laws, including HIPAA
• Strong understanding of software, healthcare technology, and privacy regulations, with the ability to quickly grasp medical imaging concepts
• Understanding of IT security controls and frameworks
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams and build strong internal and external relationships
• Demonstrated ability to provide clear, actionable legal guidance to executives and operational teams

Preferred Qualifications & Special Requirements

• Familiarity with ISO 27001, SOC 2, or other security and privacy certification frameworks

This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or requirements and Intelerad reserves the right to change it at any time.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Applicants may be required to complete an online technical and/or personality assessment as part of your application.

The base pay for this position ranges from $130,000 to $150,000 within any geographic market in the US. Pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Intelerad is a total compensation company. Pay is dependent on the position offered.  Bonus and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, retirement, PTO, and/or other benefits.

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Intelerad is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and all other employment laws and regulations. Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age , disability and genetic information (including family medical history). Intelerad is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.