The Vice President of Legal will negotiate contracts, guide executive teams on legal matters, and manage compliance and outside counsel.
Company Overview
We’re looking for the optimists, the changemakers, the status quo smashers, and those who reject the very idea of the impossible. At Clarify, we firmly believe that healthcare can (and should) perform better. Our AI-driven healthcare analytics solutions help some of the biggest entities in healthcare pinpoint new ways to do so, starting with their margins and their missions. We’re looking for talented individuals to join us in blueprinting healthcare’s next evolution.
The Vice President of Legal will take ownership of customer and vendor contract negotiations and be responsible for supporting the go-to-market team in ensuring a smooth and efficient process for prospective customers. They will also manage other legal issues with the aid of specialized outside counsel.
The role
- Act as lead negotiator for complex transactions, negotiating and drafting a wide range of contracts and subcontracts.
- Provide legal guidance to the executive and management team, as well as other Clarify personnel and stakeholders, regarding a wide variety of topics surrounding Clarify’s contractual relationships.
- Support and partner with the go-to-market team in the negotiation of complex agreements.
- Interface with current and prospective customers and their counsel if needed.
- Assist with the building of scalable processes for the Commercial Legal team.
- Resolve issues that arise in commercial relationships, such as pre-litigation disputes.
- Act as subject matter expert on contract issues, intellectual property, data, and matters related to commercial contract terms.
- Compose commercial reports and other paperwork associated with business agreements.
- Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including data protection.
- Manage outside counsel.
What we are looking for
- Have a JD and be a member in good standing of a state bar.
- Bring significant experience (typically 7+ years) in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating complex commercial contracts and acting as a trusted business partner.
- Have experience at a leading law firm or in-house legal team.
- Experience using contract AI tools such as ContractSafe, Legartis, Summize
- Possess outstanding communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
- Thrive in a high-growth, fast-paced environment with a collaborative mindset.
- Experience in healthcare, SaaS, or data privacy is a plus.
What we offer you
- Competitive compensation
- Quality health insurance
- Traditional 401K plan
- Vision, dental, disability and life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
- Generous PTO
- Flexibility
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Remote friendly
- A collaborative workplace, which will challenge you and celebrate your work
- An Opportunity to shape legal strategy in a high-growth, innovative environment.
We believe that a happy, diverse, and impact-driven team is critical to our mission of transforming healthcare. Having a diverse team allows us to bring more ideas to the table when working on lighting the path to higher-value care. We embrace employees and applicants of all backgrounds, including those of traditionally underrepresented groups. With this in mind, we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, the basis of disability, homelessness, reproductive health decisions or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Top Skills
Contract Ai Tools
Contractsafe
Legartis
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