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AbridgeAbridgeSan Francisco, CA

Associate General Counsel

Serve as the first dedicated legal counsel for Abridge's new life sciences business, providing product counsel, regulatory guidance, and compliance support on healthcare, privacy, FDA, AI/ML, and related laws. Partner closely with product, engineering, strategy, and commercial teams to embed legal frameworks while driving innovation. Requires 10+ years legal experience including 2+ in life sciences.

210k – 280k/yr
Hybrid10+ YOELegal

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Serve as product counsel, partnering with product, engineering, and strategy teams to support product design, development, and deployment for the life sciences business.
  • Support go-to-market activities, including drafting and negotiating agreements and advising on contracting strategy.
  • Drive zero-to-one development of Abridge's Life Sciences legal strategy and guardrails.
  • Provide actionable legal guidance on regulatory, privacy, and compliance matters, including HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, and the evolving AI/ML landscape.
  • Advise on healthcare regulatory compliance, including FDA, FTC, fraud and abuse (FCA, AKS), and related state laws.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams including policy, partner experience, marketing, IT, finance, corporate development, and commercial to ensure alignment and mitigate risk.
  • Support privacy impact assessments, compliance risk assessments, and data governance efforts and frameworks.
  • Coordinate with external counsel to resolve specialist issues and ensure fast delivery of actionable legal guidance and risk analysis.
  • Monitor emerging regulations around AI, data use, and healthcare technology and advise internal stakeholders on their implications.

Requirements

  • 10+ years of legal experience, including 2+ years in a dedicated life sciences role.
  • Strong understanding of and experience with pharmaceutical / biotech products and solutions.
  • Proven ability to communicate and translate complex regulatory and legal concepts into clear, practical guidance for non-legal counterparts.
  • Comfort juggling a high volume of projects, tight timelines, and competing priorities.
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise business judgement.
  • Proven ability to work cross-functionally, particularly with technical teams, designers, and commercial teams.
  • Creativity in solving and navigating novel legal matters; experience crafting new processes and language.
  • Familiarity with recent trends in artificial intelligence, particularly with large language models and responsible AI principles.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Passion for Abridge’s mission and the energy to support fast-moving product and operational teams.
  • Interest in joining a small team that prioritizes autonomy and trust.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Competitive compensation: $210,000 - $280,000.
  • Equity grants for full-time employees.
  • Generous Time Off: 14 paid holidays, flexible PTO.
  • Comprehensive Health Plans: Medical, Dental, Vision.
  • Generous HSA Contribution.
  • Paid Parental Leave and Family Forming Benefits.
  • 401(k) Matching.
  • Personal Device Allowance, Pre-tax Benefits (FSA, Commuter).
  • Lifestyle Wallet for fitness, professional development, coworking.
  • Mental Health Support, Sabbatical Leave after 5 years.

Skills

HIPAACCPAcprafdaftcfcaaksAIMachine LearningLLMsresponsible aiprivacy impact assessmentsData GovernanceContract NegotiationRegulatory Compliance

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