[Hiring] Senior Counsel, Regulatory & Compliance @Modern Health

Role Description

As Senior Counsel, Regulatory & Compliance, you will be a senior member of the Legal team responsible for healthcare regulatory, privacy, AI, product, and compliance matters arising from Modern Health’s provision of mental health and well-being services through our digital platform.

You will work closely with our clinical, product/engineering, security, operations, marketing, sales, people, and finance teams, and will collaborate with almost every function at the company. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Compliance & Privacy Officer, you will serve as a key advisor to the business, helping Modern Health navigate complex healthcare regulatory regimes while enabling thoughtful, compliant innovation.

What You’ll Do:

• Healthcare Regulatory & Product Counseling:
  • Lead and provide practical, business-focused advice on healthcare regulatory issues.
  • Counsel product, clinical, and operations teams on product design and launch in a regulated environment.
  • Manage and coordinate U.S. and international regulatory reviews for new offerings.
  • Monitor and analyze legislative, regulatory, and rule-making developments.
• Privacy & Data Governance:
  • Serve as legal advisor on privacy and data governance.
  • Partner with various teams to assess privacy and security risks.
  • Support and help operationalize privacy-by-design across the product lifecycle.
  • Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data terms in agreements.
  • Develop and maintain privacy policies and training materials.
• AI Governance:
  • Draft and advise on legal frameworks for AI and ML models.
  • Advise on legal implications of AI/ML usage in mental health products.
  • Develop and implement internal policies for responsible AI.
  • Partner with teams to establish legal review processes for AI/ML features.
  • Monitor emerging legislation and regulations related to AI.
• Compliance & Risk Management:
  • Support Modern Health’s regulatory and compliance frameworks.
  • Assess and prioritize regulatory, privacy, and compliance risk areas.
  • Support compliance certifications, audits, and internal reviews.
  • Contribute to the vetting and oversight of third-party suppliers.
• Cross-Functional Partnership & Leadership:
  • Act as a thought partner to senior leaders on compliance strategy.
  • Collaborate with Legal and Compliance team for consistency of advice.
  • Help prepare reports and updates for executive leadership.

Qualifications

• Approximately 8-10 years of combined healthcare regulatory, privacy, product counseling, and/or compliance experience.
• J.D. from a top-tier law school with strong academic credentials; admission to at least one U.S. state bar in good standing.
• Meaningful experience advising on U.S. healthcare regulatory matters.
• Familiarity with healthcare privacy laws and major U.S. state and global privacy frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience advising on digital health or technology products.
• Experience advising on legal, regulatory, and policy issues surrounding AI and ML models.
• Experience helping to build or operationalize compliance programs.
• Proven ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
• Strategic thinker with excellent legal and business judgment.
• Extremely strong written and oral communication skills.
• Curious, low-ego, and collaborative mindset.

Benefits

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance
• High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) option
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health's platform
• Flexible Time Off
• Company-wide Collective Pause Days
• Parental Leave Policy
• Family Forming Benefit through Carrot
• Family Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitter
• Professional Development Stipend
• 401k
• Financial Planning Benefit through Origin
• Annual Wellness Stipend
• New Hire Stipend for work-from-home setup costs
• Virtual events like active ERGs, holiday themed activities, team-building events
• Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement