Paralegal

Job description

About Stellar Health: Historically, US Healthcare has relied on a fee-for-service reimbursement system where providers are paid based on the quantity of patient visits and procedures, rather than the quality of health outcomes. At Stellar Health, we help primary care providers put patient health first. Our platform - a mix of technology, people, and analytics - supports providers at the point of care, delivering real-time patient information, activating practice staff, and empowering providers and care teams with incentives that reward the work they are already doing to keep patients healthy. Using the Stellar App, our web-based, point-of-care tool; practices receive a simple checklist of recommended actions that support the best quality care. Providers and care teams are then paid monthly for each action they complete, and Payors save money in reduced healthcare costs along the way. Stellar is a US-based Health-tech backed by Top VCs (General Atlantic, Point72, & Primary Venture Partners) with an established product & proven operating model. We’ve shown that we make a real difference for physician practices and their patients. ABOUT THE POSITION: We're growing our legal department and hiring our second team member. Our lead attorney joined less than a year ago as the company's first in-house counsel and has built a lot of the foundation: contract templates, workflows in SpotDraft, intake processes in Jira. But there's more to build, and just as importantly, there's always room to get better and faster. If you're the kind of person who looks at a working process and immediately sees three ways to make it more efficient, you'll fit right in. You'll work directly with the lead attorney to support a value-based care technology platform and our risk-bearing entities (ACO, MSO, and IPA), handling first-pass drafting on commercial contracts that range from straightforward to genuinely complex. Our agreements are diverse. We contract upstream with health plans and ACOs and downstream with physician practices. Our deal structures include SaaS vendor arrangements, aggregator models, physician services agreements, and sophisticated partnership agreements. If you like variety and want to understand how all the pieces fit together, you'll enjoy this work. This is a highly cross-functional role. You'll partner with teams across the business (especially growth and compliance), and coordinate with health plan customers, provider networks, vendors, and external counsel. You'll talk to a lot of people, and we hope you like that. WHAT YOU'LL DO Commercial Contracting - Draft, review, and prepare first-pass redlines for commercial contracts, including health plan service agreements, provider network and participation agreements, vendor contracts, and data use and business associate agreements - Identify and flag key issues, unusual terms, and risk areas for attorney review - Support negotiations by preparing comparison charts, tracking open issues, and maintaining version control across deal threads - Serve as a responsive point of contact for the sales team on routine contract questions and status updates Legal Operations & Systems - Manage and maintain the contract lifecycle in SpotDraft: intake workflows, template libraries, clause banks, approval routing, renewal tracking, and reporting - Maintain and refine the contract obligations inventory, including key dates, notice requirements, and renewal terms - Support and execute the legal intake process through Jira - Build playbooks, FAQs, and self-service resources that reduce repetitive questions and let the business move faster - Spot inefficiencies and fix them; we're always looking for ways to do things better Corporate Records & Governance - Maintain corporate records, entity documents, resolutions, and governance materials for the parent company and subsidiaries - Handle corporate housekeeping: annual filings, registered agent coordination, minute book maintenance - Support subsidiary management and entity compliance as needed Cross-Functional Support - Partner with business teams to gather deal terms and ensure contracts reflect commercial intent - Coordinate with compliance on regulatory research, policy updates, and documentation - Create and maintain training materials that help business teams participate in the contracting process - Monitor regulatory developments relevant to Stellar's contracts and flag what matters External Counsel Coordination - Manage document flow, scheduling, and information exchange for outside counsel engagements - Track outside counsel spend and flag budget variances REQUIREMENTS: - 5+ years of paralegal experience with substantial commercial contract drafting - Healthcare industry experience, ideally including payor contracts, provider agreements, or value-based care - Thorough understanding of HIPAA - Working familiarity with AKS, Stark Law, and healthcare data privacy requirements - Ability to work autonomously in a fast-paced environment - Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail - Strong written and verbal communication skills - Paralegal certificate or equivalent training NICE TO HAVES: - Experience with SpotDraft CLM - Legal operations experience: You've built or significantly improved contract management systems, intake processes, or legal workflows - A track record of making things more efficient, not just maintaining them - Prior experience in a small in-house legal team (fewer than 5 attorneys) - Familiarity with ACO structures, MSSP, or similar CMS programs - Health plan contracting experience (commercial, Medicare Advantage, or Medicaid managed care) Perks & Benefits: Stellar offers a carefully curated selection of wellness benefits and perks to our employees: - Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits - Flexible PTO - Universal Paid Family and Caregiver Leave - Wellhub+ Gym Memberships - Pre-tax commuter benefits, HA, FSA plans - Company sponsored One Medical memberships and Citibike memberships - Medical Travel Benefits - JOON, a flexible lifestyle spending account that gives our team a monthly stipend to spend on what matters most to them - Stock Options & a 401k matching program - A broad calendar of company sponsored social events that for our in-office and remote employees - Company sponsored lunch for all NY HQ employees Diversity is the key to our success. Stellar Health is an equal opportunity employer and we are open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We believe that diverse teams -and the different identities, cultures, and life experiences our team members bring to the table- enable us to create amazing products, find creative solutions to interesting problems, and build an inclusive working environment. Stellar Health Employment Privacy Notice https://stellar.health/employment-privacy-notice/ At Stellar Health, your privacy and security as a job seeker is a priority no matter where you are in the interview process. As recruiting scams have become more prevalent, please take note of the following practices to ensure the legitimacy of any interaction with our team. - Please note that any communication from our recruiters and hiring managers at Stellar Health about a job opportunity will only be made by a Stellar Health employee with an @stellar.health http://stellar.health email address. - Stellar Health does not utilize third-party agencies for recruitment services and does not conduct text message or chat-based interviews. Any other email addresses, agencies, or forums may be phishing scams designed to obtain your personal information. - We will not ask you to provide personal or financial information, including, but not limited to, your social security number, online account passwords, credit card numbers, passport information, and other related banking information until we begin onboarding activities, which will be coordinated by a member of the Stellar Health People Ops Team with an @stellar.health http://stellar.health email address. If you are ever unsure whether you are in contact with a legitimate Stellar Health teammate, please contact people-team@stellar.health. If you believe you've been a victim of a phishing attack, please mark the communication as “spam” and immediately report it by contacting the U.S. Federal Trade Commission https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/job-scams.