[Hiring] Director, Associate Attorney @Carrum Health

Role Description

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director, Associate Attorney to serve as a trusted legal advisor across the business. This attorney will review, draft, negotiate, and manage a high volume of commercial agreements, including master services agreements, while advising on the compliance, privacy, and healthcare regulatory issues that shape how Carrum contracts with employers, health plans, providers, and partners. This role is critical to ensuring legal compliance, operational efficiency, and strategic alignment as Carrum grows.

You will partner with Sales, Client Success, Finance, Operations, Product, and Compliance to keep deals moving and the business protected. You’ve negotiated, you’ve advised, you’ve built process, and you love the intensity of a startup in high-growth mode.

Responsibilities

• Commercial Contracting:
  • Review, draft, negotiate, and manage a high volume of commercial agreements, including master services agreements, with a focus on customer and partner contracts.
  • Work directly with Sales, Client Success, and Finance to negotiate and close agreements on terms that protect Carrum and support growth.
  • Help build and maintain contract templates, standard clauses, and negotiation playbooks to ensure consistency and legal compliance.
• Legal Advice & Business Strategy:
  • Advise on legal issues, risks, business strategies, and complex agreement structures, including value-based and bundled payment arrangements.
  • Identify and mitigate legal and contractual risks, explain them plainly, and recommend a path forward that supports the business objective.
  • Handle general legal matters as they arise and coordinate with outside counsel where specialized support is needed.
• Compliance & Privacy:
  • Advise on HIPAA, business associate agreements, the federal anti-kickback statute, Stark, ERISA, MHPAEA, and related healthcare regulatory requirements.
  • Partner with Compliance on policies, vendor and partner reviews, and privacy and data-flow questions.
  • Assess PHI data flows and subcontractor flow-down requirements in customer, partner, and vendor agreements.
• Process Improvement & Legal Operations:
  • Support continuous improvement of standard legal processes and policies as the company grows, so the team can handle increasing volume without adding friction for the business.
  • Use contract lifecycle management (CLM) and AI-enabled tools, such as Ironclad, to accelerate review and improve consistency.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Serve as a liaison between Legal, Compliance, Sales, Operations, Finance, Product, and other business stakeholders.
  • Understand business needs and tailor contract terms to align with operational and strategic goals.

Qualifications

• J.D. degree and active membership in good standing of the bar of at least one U.S. state or jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 7 years of legal practice experience, including substantial experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, such as master services agreements.
• Healthcare industry experience (digital health, health plan, provider, or healthcare services) is required.
• Working knowledge of HIPAA and the ability to apply it to real deals, including business associate agreements and PHI data flows.
• Working knowledge of the federal anti-kickback statute, Stark, ERISA, and MHPAEA is strongly preferred, along with the ability to apply them to real deals.
• Experience with healthcare-specific contract types (e.g., business associate agreements, provider agreements, and payer and customer contracts); experience with subcontractor flow-down is a plus.
• Preferred: transactional or corporate legal experience, such as commercial transactions, corporate governance, or general corporate matters, at a law firm or in-house.
• Strong negotiation, drafting, and communication skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to manage complex, high-stakes agreements.
• Adept at balancing legal risk with business objectives.
• High attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a cross-functional team.
• Familiarity with CLM tools (Ironclad is a plus) and comfort using AI tools to support contract work.
• Entrepreneurial and resourceful—we need people who can find creative ways to make a big impact quickly and without much direction.
• Experience handling deadlines, keeping many balls in the air, and prioritizing work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Passion for collaborating cross-functionally with sales, operations, client success, finance, data, and product teams to ideate, complete projects, and drive impactful results.

Benefits

• Stock option plan and performance bonus for eligible employees.
• Flexible schedules and remote work.
• Chicago and San Francisco offices available as an option.
• Flexible PTO, within reason.
• Summer Fridays (sign off @ 1pm local time).
• 15+ paid holidays, including Juneteenth, World Mental Health Day, and Carrum Health Day.
• Annual holiday shutdown in December.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health, vision, and dental insurance.
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
• 401K retirement plan.