Deputy General Counsel – US Commercial and Legal Operations

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +4 more states.

📋 Description

• Design and negotiate enterprise-level agreements that facilitate the expansion of Fuze Services.

• Assess a diverse array of products and programs to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory standards, particularly FDA and HIPAA.

• Serve as the internal regulatory authority for Fuze Services, ensuring that growth initiatives are compliant and defensible under applicable federal and state laws.

• Provide guidance on matters pertaining to US-based testing.

• Regularly assess and mitigate risks associated with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and its state counterparts.

• Develop and maintain a review system for marketing and communications content across all of Fuze Health, encompassing claims substantiation and the use of intellectual property.

• Supervise attorneys and other legal professionals who support Fuze Services and Legal Operations.

• Manage critical operational agreements throughout Fuze Services.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and an active license in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

• 12–14 years of legal expertise in healthcare, with a preference for experience in both law firms and in-house settings.

• Extensive subject matter knowledge of healthcare regulatory frameworks.

• Proven track record of serving as a lead negotiator for complex, revenue-affecting enterprise agreements within the healthcare sector.

• Familiarity with payor/PBM contracting, the corporate practice of medicine, reimbursement economics, and healthcare fraud-and-abuse regulations (AKS, FCA).

• Established management abilities, with a background in leading attorneys, collaborating with cross-functional executive teams, and steering enterprise-level legal strategies.

• Outstanding communication skills and judgment, with the capability to provide rapid analysis on enterprise agreements and evaluate strategic risks beyond standard contract matters.

🏝️ Benefits

• Dental, vision, and various group medical plans available.

• 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-funded short-term (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance.

• Additional supplemental insurance plans (spouse life insurance, legal insurance, employee assistance program, home health testing kits, and fertility medication discount program).

• Flexible vacation policy.

• Accrued paid sick leave.

• Ten paid holidays (including two floating holidays for full-time non-exempt employees).

• Eight weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees.

• Additional paid weeks for the birthing parent.

• Four weeks of paid caregiver leave.

• A Lifestyle Spending Account allowance provided each month.