Corporate Counsel/Senior Corporate Counsel

Pearl Health is restoring the independence and joy of practicing medicine for doctors in the United States. Our healthcare system has burdened our doctors with too much process, while removing them from what they do best: caring for those we love most. We are a team of physicians (Groups), technologists (Athena, Hudson River Trading) and health plan leaders (Oscar, Clover, Centivo) who believe that primary care providers (PCPs) are the key to the United States’  future health. Our investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Viking Global Investors, AlleyCorp, and SV Angel.

We are launching Pearl Health to help PCPs who are overwhelmed by the demands of an aging population and the unpredictable business model inherent to Traditional Medicare. Over time, this solution will empower PCPs to provide better care to their entire patient population. We believe there is a need to bring humanism back to healthcare by giving physicians the ability to better allocate their time with patients, increasing their autonomy, creating incentives that are aligned with achieving better outcomes through clinical decision-making powered by actionable intelligence, and making risk more available and more readily optimized through an intelligent marketplace. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is launching a new value-based care program to disrupt Traditional Medicare, and we believe that this represents an opportunity to achieve the meaningful change we envision.

We are seeking a curious, humble and talented Assistant General Counsel to help guide and advise on policies, procedures and compliance issues, as well as assist in risk management. You will work closely with the Chief Legal Officer/General Counsel to solve the many complex issues that surface working across different healthcare populations while managing fast internal  growth.

• Stay up-to-date on relevant U.S. and international laws, regulations and public policy matters, especially those related to healthcare and primary care, and advise the team on how such matters and developments may influence business strategies and ensure continued compliance
• Develop trusted relationships with business partners and stay informed on key product developments
• Draft policies and disclosures, as well as implement related processes to support compliance
• Work collaboratively across multiple functions to help build scalable and effective processes for providing legal input 
• Provide practical legal and strategic business advice to the internal teams and help develop a comprehensive, long-term approach to support new product developments and customer experiences
• Lead and manage numerous initiatives and meet tight deadlines when necessary to achieve business objectives

• J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent) and admission in good standing to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required 
• At least two (2) years of legal experience (either in-house and/or at a law firm), ideally with a background in healthcare regulatory matters,  corporate transactions, legal operations, employment law and/or information security
• Experience counseling and advising clients and teams on business and risk mitigation strategies 
• Experience advising business teams to ensure regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience building relationships and collaborating cross-functionally with external partners, internal teams and other members of a legal team to ensure business needs are met and company remains in compliance with regulatory requirements
• Excellent legal judgment and outstanding communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to research and master complex legal and regulatory topics, communicate them to non-lawyers in clear, easy to understand language
• Excited about working in a startup environment and taking on outsized responsibility at an early-stage company
• Team player and willing to work cross functionally
• Team orientation intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and our employees are people with different strengths, experiences and backgrounds, who share a passion for improving people's lives. Our definition of diversity not only includes race and gender identity, but also age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion and many other parts of one’s identity. We believe all of our colleagues’ points of view are integral to our success, and that inclusion is everyone's responsibility and a cause of beautiful things.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and are committed to a fair hiring process free from discrimination and focused around problem solving, improvement, and mutual empowerment.

We are a remote-first company, with concentrations of team members at our NYC headquarters and in the Boston area. 

If a resume is submitted to any Pearl Health employee by a third party without a valid written and signed search agreement, it will become the property of Pearl Health and no fee will be paid, irrespective of whether the candidate is hired. 

The salary range Pearl Health expects to pay for this position is between $150,000 and $225,000 per year.  Full time employees are also eligible for annual discretionary bonus and equity options. Where a given candidate falls within the compensation  range will depend on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant skills, experience and location, labor market conditions and participation, if any, in other compensation arrangements.  Pearl Health provides its employees a competitive benefit package.  For more information click here: Pearl Health Benefits. 

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