[Hiring] Assistant General Counsel @Omega Healthcare Solutions

Role Description

The Assistant General Counsel performs a variety of general and specific legal duties in supporting the day-to-day activities of the Legal Department and its internal and external clients, including:

• Contract review and negotiation
• Legal compliance research and reports
• Prioritizing multiple competing priorities

Manages internal and external clients in a very high energy, high productivity environment in a fast-growing global company. The ideal candidate will have experience or strong interest in reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly in the healthcare and technology sectors. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on mission-critical transactions and to gain broad exposure to the legal and operational challenges facing healthcare technology companies.

Essential Job Functions

• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
  • Client master services agreements
  • Business associate agreements (BAAs)
  • NDAs
  • Software/SaaS licenses
  • Vendor, subcontractor, and customer contracts
• Apply expertise in technology, cloud services, data licensing, and artificial intelligence (AI/ML) to negotiate terms covering:
  • Data privacy
  • IP ownership
  • Liability allocation
  • AI governance
• Ensure contractual terms align with internal risk standards, company policies, and applicable regulations (e.g., HIPAA, HITECH, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute).
• Support internal stakeholders (Sales, Product, Operations, IT, Finance, Compliance) with:
  • Contract interpretation
  • Risk assessment
  • RFPs
  • Vendor questionnaires
• Conduct legal research, assist with compliance initiatives, and lead the development of legal templates, playbooks, and corporate policies.
• Oversee corporate entity maintenance, asset research, contract lifecycle management, and legal department process improvements.
• Manage corporate insurance program operations, including application, procurement, and renewal processes.
• Review and manage outside counsel billing and legal invoices.
• Identify critical legal risks for escalation to the Chief Legal Officer.
• Perform other duties as assigned at the discretion of the Chief Legal Officer.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of progressive legal experience, with a strong focus on commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state (and eligible for single-client/in-house corporate counsel registration if applicable).
• Proven track record drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial transactions (e.g., MSAs, vendor contracts, software licenses, NDAs).
• Practical working knowledge of data privacy laws and healthcare regulatory frameworks (e.g., HIPAA/HITECH, BAAs, data security).

Requirements

• 3+ years of direct in-house legal experience within a corporate legal department (especially in healthcare, health-tech, SaaS, or BPO sectors).
• Demonstrated expertise negotiating technology, SaaS, cloud, and artificial intelligence (AI/machine learning) commercial terms and data-licensing agreements.
• Working knowledge of broader healthcare laws (e.g., Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, compliance playbooks).
• Experience managing corporate insurance programs, vendor questionnaires, or outside counsel billing.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that may include health, dental, and vision coverage.
• Voluntary insurance options.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• Opportunity to participate in bonus programs, commissions, or other variable incentive plans.

Company Description

Founded in 2003, Omega Healthcare Management Services® (Omega Healthcare) empowers healthcare to thrive via intelligent solutions that optimize revenue cycle operations, administrative workflows, care coordination, and clinical research on a global scale. The company works with providers, payers, life science companies, medical device manufacturers, health technology firms, researchers, and industry partners to amplify teams with robust technology, specialty expertise, and operational support. Omega Healthcare serves more than 350 healthcare organizations with 35,000 skilled workers in the United States, India, Colombia, and the Philippines.