Senior Corporate Counsel, Product

## **About Abridge** Founded in 2018, Abridge is the first AI-native clinician intelligence platform organized around the patient, built for clinicians, and designed to help health systems coordinate the clinical, financial, and evidence-based decisions for every moment of care. Powered by purpose-built AI for healthcare, Abridge connects patients, providers, payers, and life sciences companies. This year, the platform will support more than 100 million patient-clinician conversations across more than 300 of the largest and most complex health systems in the U.S. With deep workflow integration, the Abridge clinician intelligence platform has been validated to support encounters in 28+ languages across specialties and care settings. Abridge is setting the industry standard for the responsible deployment of Al across health systems with continual and transparent Al evaluation. Clinical decision support references and cites gold-standard sources of evidence, and features like Linked Evidence map AI-generated documentation to source data, helping clinicians quickly trust and verify the output. Abridge was awarded Best in KLAS for Ambient AI in 2025 and 2026, in addition to other accolades, including TIME Best Inventions of 2024 and 2025, CNBC Disruptor 2025, and Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies 2025. We are a growing team of practicing clinicians, AI scientists, PhDs, creatives, technologists, and engineers working together to transform healthcare. We have offices located in San Francisco, New York, and Pittsburgh. The Role Abridge’s in-house legal team is a group of lawyers and legal professionals operating across multiple disciplines. As we continue to expand, we are looking for a practical, versatile product lawyer to join our growing legal team. The right person can identify the legal issue quickly, learn the product deeply, and give the business a practical path forward. You will serve as a trusted advisor to product and engineering teams, embedding legal and compliance frameworks into our product lifecycle. You will own matters independently and help turn recurring questions into clear guidance and durable systems that support innovation while ensuring compliance with healthcare, privacy, and other regulatory requirements. This is a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of both AI and healthcare. What You’ll Do - Serve as a primary legal partner for our products and features from early design through launch and post-launch review. - Partner with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, policy, partner experience, marketing, IT, finance, corporate development, and commercial to ensure alignment and mitigate risk. - Review product launches, feature changes, user-facing disclosures, and marketing claims - Develop and scale practical legal processes, frameworks, and templates that enable teams to move quickly with appropriate guardrails - Provide actionable legal guidance on regulatory, privacy, and compliance matters, including the evolving AI/ML landscape. - Flex across the broader Product, Privacy and Regulatory Legal portfolio as company priorities and risk change. - Coordinate with external counsel to resolve specialist issues and ensure fast delivery of actionable legal guidance and risk analysis. - Monitor emerging laws and regulations affecting Abridge’s products and data practices and advise internal stakeholders on their implications. What You’ll Bring - Passion for Abridge’s mission and the energy and drive to support fast-moving product and operational teams - 5+ years of legal experience, including 3+ years in product counseling. Prior in-house experience at a technology company is a requirement. - Working knowledge of privacy and data protection, consumer protection, and intellectual property issues as they apply to technology products - Ability to spot issues across a broad range of legal areas, dig into unfamiliar regulatory questions, and know when to bring in specialist expertise - Proven ability to communicate and translate complex regulatory and legal concepts into clear, practical guidance for non-legal counterparts and colleagues. - Comfort and confidence with juggling a high volume of projects, tight timelines, and competing priorities. - Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise business judgement; interest in joining a small team that prioritizes autonomy and trust. - Proven ability to work cross-functionally, particularly with technical teams, designers, and commercial teams, building relationships and earning their confidence. - Creativity in solving and navigating novel legal matters; experience in crafting new processes and language to meet the needs of a rapidly-moving enterprise in a novel industry. Bonus Points If… - Expertise in intellectual property, AI, or software and technology transactions (e.g., licensing, open source) - Familiarity with recent trends in AI, particularly with large language models and responsible AI principles - Prior experience at a growth-stage, AI-native, or healthcare technology company - Strong understanding of and experience with federal and state healthcare laws, including HIPAA and state health privacy laws - Experience with healthcare regulatory matters, including FDA, FTC, fraud, waste, and abuse laws, health data interoperability and information blocking rules, and related state laws This role is in San Francisco or New York City. Monday/Wednesday/Friday are in office days. ## **Why Work at Abridge?** At Abridge, we’re transforming healthcare delivery experiences with generative AI, enabling clinicians and patients to connect in deeper, more meaningful ways. Our mission is clear: to power deeper understanding in healthcare. We’re driving real, lasting change, with millions of medical conversations processed each month. Joining Abridge means stepping into a fast-paced, high-growth startup where your contributions truly make a difference. Our culture requires extreme ownership—every employee has the ability to (and is expected to) make an impact on our customers and our business. Beyond individual impact, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a team of curious, high-achieving people in a supportive environment where success is shared, growth is constant, and feedback fuels progress. At Abridge, it’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it. Every decision is rooted in empathy, always prioritizing the needs of clinicians and patients. We’re committed to supporting your growth, both professionally and personally. Whether it's flexible work hours, an inclusive culture, or ongoing learning opportunities, we are here to help you thrive and do the best work of your life. If you are ready to make a meaningful impact alongside passionate people who care deeply about what they do, Abridge is the place for you. ## **How we take care of Abridgers:** - **Generous Time Off**: 14 paid holidays, flexible PTO for salaried employees, and accrued time off for hourly employees - **Comprehensive Health Plans**: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for all full-time employees and their families. - **Generous HSA Contribution**: If you choose a High Deductible Health Plan, Abridge makes monthly contributions to your HSA. - **Paid Parental Leave**: Generous paid parental leave for all full-time employees. - **Family Forming Benefits:** Resources and financial support to help you build your family. - **401(k) Matching**: Contribution matching to help invest in your future. - **Personal Device Allowance**: Tax free funds for personal device usage. - **Pre-tax Benefits:** Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits. - **Lifestyle Wallet**: Monthly contributions for fitness, professional development, coworking, and more. - **Mental Health Support**: Dedicated access to therapy and coaching to help you reach your goals. - **Sabbatical Leave**: Paid Sabbatical Leave after 5 years of employment. - **Compensation and Equity**: Competitive compensation and equity grants for full time employees. - ... and much more! ## **Equal Opportunity Employer** Abridge is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability. 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