Vice President, Legal (Remote) (988-SLS)

Job description

Our client, a rapidly growing, AI-enabled diagnostic imaging company, is seeking a Vice President, Legal to play a key leadership role within its legal function. The company is building a new model for diagnostic imaging that combines exceptional physicians, proprietary technology, artificial intelligence, and comprehensive operational support to deliver high-quality diagnostic care at scale. This is a highly visible, hands-on position that will partner closely with senior leadership and teams throughout the organization. The Vice President, Legal will report to the CEO/Co-Founder and have broad responsibility across healthcare regulatory and commercial matters, while also serving as a generalist on a range of additional legal issues. ### Key Responsibilities: - Lead and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with hospitals, health systems, physician groups, imaging centers, vendors, technology partners, and other strategic counterparties. - Draft and negotiate agreements involving professional and diagnostic imaging services, technology and software, data use, business associate relationships, strategic partnerships, procurement, and other commercial matters. - Advise the business on a broad range of healthcare regulatory matters, including Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, physician arrangements, and other state and federal requirements relevant to the company’s operations. - Partner with clinical, product, technology, and business teams to assess regulatory issues associated with new services, products, partnerships, and the company’s use of artificial intelligence and other healthcare technology. - Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that helps the company achieve its objectives while appropriately managing regulatory, contractual, and operational risk. - Serve as a broad legal resource to the organization on other matters as needed, including employment, corporate, governance, compliance, and general business issues. - Develop scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks and manage outside counsel strategically where specialized expertise is required. ### Qualifications: - J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar. - 12+ years of relevant legal experience, with meaningful experience in healthcare, digital health, medical technology, healthcare technology, or another highly regulated industry. - Strong healthcare regulatory experience, including familiarity with Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, or other legal requirements applicable to healthcare providers and healthcare services. - Significant commercial contracting experience and the ability to independently structure, draft, and negotiate sophisticated business agreements. - Experience working with hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, healthcare providers, or healthcare technology companies is highly desirable. - Experience advising on AI, medical technology, digital health, or other regulated technology is a plus, but not required. - Broad legal judgment and comfort handling or overseeing a variety of general corporate, employment, compliance, and other business matters. - Strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to provide clear, practical advice in a fast-moving environment.