Welcome to AMN Healthcare — Where Talent Meets Purpose
Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.
At AMN Healthcare, we don’t just offer jobs — we build careers that make a difference.
Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:
Named to Becker’s Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare — three years running.
Consistently ranked among SIA’s Largest Staffing Firms in America.
Honored with Modern Healthcare’s Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.
Proud holder of The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.
Seasoned and strategic Senior Legal Counsel to lead our commercial legal function and provide expert guidance on privacy, AI, and product counseling. This role is ideal for an attorney with 10+ years of experience across law firm and in-house settings, particularly within publicly traded companies in the healthcare technology or staffing sector. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in the U.S. privacy laws, including all comprehensive state privacy laws like CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, and a strong understanding of AI governance and emerging regulations, data protection, and employment-related sensitive data processing.
Job ResponsibilitiesCommercial Leadership
- Lead and manage the commercial legal team, overseeing strategic contract negotiations, vendor agreements, partnerships, and licensing, ensuring alignment with business goals and risk tolerance.
- Develop and implement scalable legal processes to support rapid growth and
- innovation.
AI, Privacy, and Product Counseling
- Advise cross-functional teams on AI use cases, including risk assessments, governance frameworks, and compliance with emerging regulations.
- Counsel product teams on privacy-by-design principles, AI regulatory compliance, and data lifecycle management.
- Ensure compliance with HIPAA, TCPA and state-specific privacy laws, including maintaining internal policies on privacy, data governance and protection, AI development and deployment, and HIPAA.
Strategic Risk Management
- Partner with executive leadership to assess legal risks and opportunities in new markets, technologies, and business models, promoting a “smart-risk" mindset, balancing innovation with regulatory compliance and reputational protection.
Team Leadership & Collaboration
- Manage and mentor a team of attorneys and legal professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, agility, and collaboration.
- Work closely with IT, Compliance, HR, and business teams to educate and ensure risk-calibrated alignment across departments and business divisions.
- Represent the commercial, privacy, AI, and product legal function in C-Suite/board-level discussions and strategic planning.
Minimum Education/Certifications: J.D.
Preferred Education/Certifications: CIPP/EU or CIPP/US or CIPP/AI
Minimum Experience: 10 years
Preferred Experience: 10+ years
Work Environment / Physical Requirements- Work is performed in an office/home office environment.
- Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.
Our Core Values● Respect ● Passion ● Continuous Improvement ● Trust ● Customer Focus ● Innovation
At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.
Pay Rate$205,500 - $244,500 SalaryFinal pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.
Skills Required
- J.D. Degree
- 10+ years of legal experience
- Experience with U.S. privacy laws and AI regulations
- CIPP/EU or CIPP/US or CIPP/AI certification
AMN Healthcare Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AMN Healthcare and has not been reviewed or approved by AMN Healthcare.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, and vision options along with disability and life insurance protections. Wellness and support add-ons such as EAP access, virtual care, and condition-specific programs are also presented as part of the package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a 401(k) with company match and the option for Roth 401(k) participation. An employee stock purchase plan is also offered, expanding the set of longer-term financial benefits beyond base pay.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing-oriented benefits extend beyond insurance to include mental-health support, financial planning, legal counseling, and discounts, with hardship grants available for qualifying life events. Professional support such as free continuing education and learning resources is also included in the total rewards picture.
AMN Healthcare Insights
What We Do
AMN Healthcare is the leader and innovator in total talent solutions for healthcare organizations across the nation. The Company provides access to the most comprehensive network of quality healthcare professionals through its innovative recruitment strategies and breadth of career opportunities. With insights and expertise, AMN Healthcare helps providers optimize their workforce to successfully reduce complexity, increase efficiency and improve patient outcomes. AMN total talent solutions include managed services programs, clinical and interim healthcare leaders, temporary staffing, executive search solutions, vendor management systems, recruitment process outsourcing, predictive modeling, language interpretation services, revenue cycle solutions, credentialing and other services. Clients include acute-care hospitals, community health centers and clinics, physician practice groups, retail and urgent care centers, home health facilities, schools and many other healthcare settings. AMN Healthcare is committed to fostering and maintaining a diverse team that reflects the communities we serve. Our commitment to the inclusion of many different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives enables our innovation and leadership in the healthcare services industry.
