Sr. Product & Commercial Counsel

About AKASA

AKASA is the preeminent provider of generative AI solutions for the healthcare revenue cycle. The company has raised more than $205M in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, BOND, and Costanoa Ventures. 

Named one of the fastest-growing GenAI startups to watch by AIM Research, we’re solving the biggest challenges in the financial infrastructure of healthcare. Transaction volume through the AKASA Platform has grown consistently, with a ~2.5x year-over-year increase in the last year. The AKASA customer base represents more than $90B in net patient revenue and includes the most innovative health systems in the country, like Stanford and Johns Hopkins.    

Our founding team includes Silicon Valley leaders who have founded or been founding team members of multiple companies with successful exits. Our CEO was ranked among the “Top 50 Healthcare Technology CEOs” by the Healthcare Technology Report. We have been recognized as one of “America’s Best Startup Employers” by Forbes, “Most Innovative Digital Health Startups” by CB Insights, “Best Companies for Remote Workers” by Quartz, and “Best Places to Work” by Fortune, Modern Healthcare, and Built-In, along with being certified as a “Great Place to Work” for the past four years in a row. 

Learn more at www.AKASA.com.  

We are building the future of healthcare with AI. Everyone is welcome. As an inclusive workplace, we are committed to building an environment where our employees are comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work.  

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About the Role

As Sr. Product & Commercial Counsel, you'll have a broad range of responsibilities across legal, contractual, and regulatory obligations. In this highly cross-functional role, you’ll be deeply involved in our product development and launch cycles, commercial processes, and business operations. You will create and negotiate a wide range of inbound and outbound agreements and structure commercial partnerships. Entrepreneurial by nature, you’ll have immediate impact through analytic rigor, uncanny judgment, and effective counseling. If you love a challenging, team-focused and fast environment, then this is the place for you.

What You'll Do

• Advise technical and business development teams on legal, regulatory, and privacy risk through all stages of product development.

• Draft, negotiate, and analyze a broad range of agreements - including inbound, outbound, infrastructure, partnership and business associate agreements.

• Support continuous improvements of forms, policies, and processes to streamline and simplify deals and product/service terms.

• Partner closely with our Go-to-Market teams on product positioning and support regulatory or compliance reviews by customers.

• Work cross-functionally across the company to analyze legal risks, devise creative solutions, and develop strong, trusted advisor relationships.

• Analyze our legal processes and consistently iterate to help the organization become more efficient and scale effectively.

• Manage internal projects, processes, trainings, and drive cross-functional efforts to successful completion.

Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience in a relevant setting, including in-house and start-up experience. Previous healthcare and/or healthtech experience is required.

• Experience counseling product development and working closely with designers, engineers, and product management.

• ​​Significant demonstrable experience negotiating, drafting, and reviewing commercial contracts and technology agreements, and counseling go-to-market strategies.

• Experience with and passion for commercial technology licensing, intellectual property, SaaS offerings, and transactions. Experience with AI/ML products is a plus.

• Experience with data privacy, HIPAA, security, intellectual property law, marketing and advertising law, and information policy. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Great interpersonal skills with sound business judgment.

• Passion for navigating complex problems, coming up with simple and practical solutions, and identifying ways to move the business forward.

• Energized by a fast-paced team environment.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school and must be licensed to practice law.

What We Offer

• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)

• Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision

• Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)

• Generous parental leave policy

• Full employee coverage for life insurance

• Company-paid holidays

• 401(K) plan

Compensation

• Based on market data and other factors, the salary range for this position is $165,000-$225,000 + Equity. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

We’re committed to doing the best work of our lives, together. Come see if we're the right team for you.

AKASA is a proud equal opportunity employer and we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is an imperative. We welcome people of different backgrounds, genders, races, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and perspectives, just to name a few. We do not discriminate based upon any protected class and we encourage candidates of all identities and backgrounds to apply. AKASA considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

AKASA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at recruiting@akasa.com.