Counsel, Commercial/Product

Merative

Counsel providing proactive legal advice on commercial transactions and compliance at Truven by Merative. Transforming healthcare through data, innovation, and real-world impact by driving sales and innovation.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $133,709 - $200,564 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Draft, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial and government agreements (enterprise SaaS and data contracts, business associate agreements, data processing agreements, strategic partnerships, vendor contracts, and more)
Negotiate directly with large enterprise customers, government customers and strategic partners, balancing speed-to-close with thoughtful risk mitigation
Learn and understand Truven’s products, business model, strategy, culture, etc. to develop a deep understanding of the business and support its goals by providing practical and actionable legal advice on privacy, product, compliance and enforcement matters as they arise
Build strong business relationships with leadership, internal stakeholders, and external parties to advance business and legal interests and to collaborate on the development of new products, technologies and markets
Assist in building smarter process to help scale contracting and drive compliance
Work with existing contract management systems and contract processes and identify, implement and support improvements
Perform other duties and responsibilities as needed, requested, and/or assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and qualified to practice law in house in the state where you live/work (or ability to obtain promptly)
3+ years of relevant experience (law firm and/or in-house) supporting commercial, product, technology, and/or regulated-industry work
Strong drafting and negotiation skills with a track record of moving deals forward and closing complex agreements
A practical, business-first mindset: you can spot risk, explain it clearly, and propose options that keep teams shipping
Comfort working in a fast-moving environment with multiple stakeholders, shifting priorities, and tight deadlines—without losing attention to detail
Excellent communication and relationship-building skills; you collaborate well with Sales, Product, Engineering/Security, and Operations
Working knowledge of data privacy concepts and the ability to support privacy-forward contracting (e.g., DPAs, BAAs, data use terms)
Experience in health tech, data, SaaS, analytics, or other regulated technology environments
Exposure to government customers, public sector procurement, and/or flow-down requirements is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote first / work from home culture
Flexible vacation to help you rest, recharge, and connect with loved ones
Paid leave benefits
Health, dental, and vision insurance
401k retirement savings plan
Infertility benefits
Tuition reimbursement, life insurance, EAP – and more!

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Hard Skills & Tools

draftingnegotiationcontract managementdata privacycompliancerisk mitigationlegal adviceenterprise SaaSdata contractsbusiness associate agreements

Soft Skills

communicationrelationship-buildingcollaborationattention to detailbusiness-first mindsetadaptabilityproblem-solvingstakeholder managementtime managementstrategic thinking

Certifications

J.D.ABA-accredited law school qualificationin-house practice qualification