# Associate General Counsel

**Company:** [Abridge](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/abridge)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA, New York, NY
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $210k – $280k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** HIPAA, CCPA, cpra, fda, ftc, fca, aks, AI, Machine Learning, LLMs, responsible ai, privacy impact assessments, Data Governance, Contract Negotiation, Regulatory Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-07-28

> 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.

## Job Description

## 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.

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