Verana Health  partners with leading medical associations to transform clinical data into actionable real-world evidence. These partnerships enable Verana to harness the comprehensive data found in qualified clinical data registries and other specialty data sources to accelerate medical research and enhance patient care. Verana raised $100 million from investors including GV, formerly Google Ventures, and Bain Capital Ventures, showing a continued thirst for new data-driven approaches to treating disease.

Our team is reinventing how medical research happens with data and technology. This is a company built by and for people who are looking to get out of their comfort zone and try new things, who want to learn and grow quickly, and who seek to be part of a mission-driven team committed to improving patient lives. Our headquarters are located in San Francisco and we have additional offices in Knoxville, TN and New York City with employees working remotely in AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL,, MA,  NC, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, TX, UT , VA, WA, , WI. All employees are required to have permanent residency in one of these states. Candidates who are willing to relocate are also encouraged to apply.

In this role, we are seeking a Corporate Counsel to join our expanding legal team. Reporting to the General Counsel, you will provide hands-on legal counsel to all levels of the organization, be responsible for identifying and analyzing legal issues, drafting and reviewing key corporate and commercial contracts (master services agreements, statements of work, partnership agreements, service level agreement terms, business associate agreements, nondisclosure agreements, vendor agreements and other contracts), presenting clear recommendations, and ensuring legal compliance. Strong drafting skills are a must, and experience with a variety of healthcare industry and technology industry concepts is preferred. The position will involve regular collaboration with sales and commercial colleagues and various levels of company management.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for Verana’s commercial activity with a focus on negotiating and drafting master services agreements, statements of work, business associate agreements and related services transactions in the healthcare industry.
• Review and negotiate various corporate and vendor agreements, including nondisclosure agreements and SaaS agreements.
• Be a company resource for contract related questions and processes.
• Identify and analyze health care regulatory considerations and propose risk mitigating solutions. 
• Advise management on compliance with applicable corporate policies and procedures, and a wide range of legal, regulatory and compliance matters.
• Work cross functionally with various departments to meet business objectives.
• Develop and maintain updated template agreements that reflect Verana’s new and evolving products and services.
• Implement and manage a company-wide corporate records retention process.
• Lead the effort to establish a contracts management system and request process to streamline contract operations

Requirements

• JD degree and member in good standing of any state bar.
• 5-7 years of healthcare regulatory and/or health care transactional experience.
• Experience with general business contracting.
• Experience with technology transactions, data use and clinical trials agreements is a plus.
• Ability to negotiate independently with business partners on matters of strategic importance that affect a substantial portion of the business or matters of significant importance to senior management.
• Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
• Superior oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects.

Benefits:

Verana Health values our employees well-being and happiness. We provide fully covered health, vision and dental for employees, Flexible vacation plans, learning and development allowances, a generous parental leave policy, 401K and commuter benefits. 

Final note:

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. Here at Verana, we know that diverse perspectives foster the innovation we need to be successful, and we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills.

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