Commercial and Healthcare Regulatory Counsel

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Commercial & Healthcare Regulatory Counsel providing legal support for healthcare contracts at Fuze Health. Responsible for compliance, contracting, and regulatory guidance across integrated pharmacy services.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, California, Idaho, Massachusetts, South Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $135,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements (e.g., MSAs, SOWs, BAAs/DPAs, SaaS and technology, services, licensing, data sharing) using playbooks and clause libraries
Manage redlines, issues lists, internal alignment, and approval workflows through execution; memorialize deviations and approvals
Maintain and improve templates, clause libraries, and playbooks to reduce cycle time and drive consistency
Issue-spot and provide practical guidance on applicable laws and regulations, such as the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Stark Law, False Claims Act, FDA/DEA requirements relevant to pharmacy and telehealth operations, state pharmacy/professional licensing, PBM contracting/network participation, and HIPAA/HITECH
Conduct targeted research, prepare summaries, and assist with regulatory analyses and alerts; coordinate with Compliance to ensure ownership and accountability across healthcare and pharmacy regulatory domains
Partner with outside counsel on complex or novel regulatory questions; help implement recommendations
Support the Privacy team on HIPAA and data protection matters, including incident response, breach investigations, and privacy compliance activities
Assist with drafting and negotiating privacy and security provisions in client and vendor agreements, including BAAs, DPAs, and security addenda
Partner with internal stakeholders to identify and remediate data handling risks; encourage privacy-by-design practices
Draft, review, and negotiate vendor, procurement, and operations agreements (IT/SaaS, professional services, logistics/delivery, marketing vendors, clinical vendors), including MSAs, SOWs, order forms, renewals, and amendments
Partner with Procurement, Finance, Security/IT, Privacy, and Compliance on intake, diligence, and approvals (e.g., security questionnaires, BAAs/DPAs, SOC 2/ISO docs, COIs)
Negotiate and document SLAs, support/uptime, data handling/retention, audit rights, business continuity/DR, termination/transition assistance, and fee/charge guardrails
Provide timely, business-oriented legal advice to Commercial, Partnerships, and Operations teams
Contribute to process improvements (e.g., workflow design, CLM hygiene, playbook refinements, dashboards) that scale the legal function
Support communications and marketing review for external messaging, disclosures, and public statements
Collaborate with Compliance on training materials, audits, and corrective actions
Assist with risk assessments, internal inquiries, and remediation planning as needed

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
8–10 years of legal experience (law firm and/or in-house) in healthcare, digital health, or pharmacy; strong candidates with 4+ years will be considered
Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating commercial and technology agreements
Experience with vendor/procurement contracting and third‑party risk management (e.g., SaaS/IT, SOWs, SLAs, security addenda, BAAs/DPAs)
Working knowledge of healthcare regulatory frameworks (e.g., AKS, HIPAA, FDA, DEA, PBM) with a willingness to deepen expertise and collaborate with specialists
Excellent communication, judgment, and organizational skills with a practical, business-minded approach
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving organization and manage multiple priorities effectively

Benefits

Comp & perks

dental, vision, and multiple group medical plans to choose from
a 401(k) retirement savings plan
group life insurance
accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)
commuter benefits
employer-paid short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance
additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, an employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and a fertility medication discount program)
flexible vacation time
accrued paid sick time
10 paid holidays
(2 floating holidays for full time non-exempt employees)
eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees
additional paid weeks for the birthing parent
4 weeks paid caregiver leave
a Lifestyle Spending Account allowance each month

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Hard Skills & Tools

drafting commercial agreementsnegotiating agreementsvendor procurement contractingthird-party risk managementregulatory analysisprivacy compliancedata protectioncontract lifecycle managementworkflow designlegal advice

Soft Skills

communicationjudgmentorganizational skillsbusiness-minded approachability to manage multiple prioritiescollaborationprocess improvementproblem-solvingadaptabilityattention to detail

Certifications

J.D. from an accredited law schoolactive license to practice law