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Regulatory Counsel, Healthcare
Provides legal counsel on healthcare marketing compliance, reviewing ads and content for FDA, FTC, HIPAA adherence, and drafts agreements for influencers and partners in a telehealth DTC business. Requires JD, 10+ years healthcare law experience focused on promotional regulations.
United StatesLegalRemote10+ YOE
About the role
What You'll Do
- Serve as the primary legal partner for growth and creative teams, reviewing digital ads, landing pages, and influencer content to ensure compliance with FTC and platform standards.
- Provide expert counsel on FDA rules for prescription and compounded medications, claims substantiation, and state-level "Anti-Kickback" and consumer protection laws.
- Build scalable review workflows and self-serve guardrails that allow marketing teams to move quickly without manual legal bottlenecks.
- Counsel on HIPAA, patient consent, and the use of tracking technologies (pixels) within healthcare e-commerce and acquisition funnels.
- Draft and negotiate specialized agreements for influencers, marketing agencies, and pharmacy partners, specifically focusing on compounded medication and cash-pay models.
- Other duties as assigned.
Who You Are
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (with ability to register as in-house counsel where required).
- Minimum of 10 years of healthcare law experience, with a substantial focus on healthcare marketing, advertising, and promotional regulatory matters.
- Deep working knowledge of FDA promotional regulations, FTC advertising standards, HIPAA, and state consumer protection and healthcare advertising laws.
- Demonstrated experience reviewing and approving DTC healthcare marketing at volume, across digital channels.
- Excellent judgment and the ability to translate complex regulatory frameworks into clear, practical guidance for non-lawyers.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and a track record of operating independently in a fast-moving environment.
Bonus Points
- Prior in-house experience at a telehealth, digital health, or DTC healthcare company — strongly preferred.
- Experience advising on GLP-1s / obesity medications, hormone therapies (TRT, menopause, thyroid), or longevity and wellness products, including compounded formulations.
- Familiarity with the MSO / friendly-PC model and the corporate practice of medicine doctrine across multiple states.
- Experience with performance marketing workflows, ad-tech and pixel privacy issues, and AI-enabled marketing tools.
- Track record managing NAD challenges, FTC inquiries, or state AG investigations.
Skills
Fda RegulationsFtc StandardsHIPAAAnti-Kickback LawsConsumer Protection LawsDtc MarketingDigital AdvertisingInfluencer AgreementsTracking TechnologiesPixelsMso ModelCorporate Practice Of MedicineGlp-1 MedicationsAi Marketing Tools
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