Counsel – Artificial Intelligence & Innovation Governance

Cigna Healthcare•Pennsylvania Work at Home, PA

2d•$115,700 - $192,900

About The Position

The Cigna Group is seeking an attorney for its Privacy & Innovation Governance team within Legal & Corporate Affairs. The role provides legal counsel and support on artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies, with a focus on monitoring and interpreting evolving AI laws and regulations and conducting legal reviews of AI use cases. The attorney will also support the review and negotiation of AI-related contractual terms and assist intellectual property counsel with IP matters and enterprise initiatives. The attorney will work with colleagues across Privacy & Innovation Governance, Enterprise Model Governance, Compliance, Information Security, Technology, Procurement, and the business. The position helps enable responsible innovation while identifying and managing legal and regulatory risks. It also supports practical policies, standards, controls, guidance, and processes for AI and intellectual property matters. The anticipated annual salary range is $115,700–$192,900, depending on relevant factors including experience and geographic location. The role is anticipated to be eligible for an annual bonus plan. Employees working from home occasionally or permanently must have cable broadband or fiber internet with at least 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload speeds.

Requirements

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
Active license and good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
At least 3 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, corporate legal department, government agency, or a combination thereof.
Experience with technology, privacy, data, commercial contracting, artificial intelligence, or related legal matters.
Strong legal research and analytical skills, including the ability to monitor, interpret, and communicate the implications of new and evolving laws and regulations.
Experience reviewing and negotiating technology, software, data, cloud, or vendor agreements.
Ability to translate legal requirements into practical processes and workflows, with a continuous-improvement mindset and attention to consistent execution.
Sound legal judgment, including the ability to identify material risks, recommend practical mitigations, and recognize when to seek guidance or escalate issues.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear, practical guidance.
Ability to collaborate effectively with attorneys, compliance professionals, governance teams, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a rapidly evolving area of law.

Nice To Haves

Experience or demonstrated interest in AI, machine learning, generative AI, automated decision-making, or emerging technology law.
Familiarity with evolving U.S. and international legal and regulatory frameworks governing AI.
Experience conducting legal or regulatory reviews of technology or AI use cases.
Experience reviewing or negotiating contractual provisions addressing AI, data use, model training, intellectual property, or generative AI.
Experience with intellectual property matters, such as ownership, licensing, confidentiality, protection of proprietary assets, or employee IP obligations.
Experience developing or improving legal review processes, intake workflows, playbooks, templates, or other tools that improve consistency and efficiency.
Experience with privacy and data protection laws and their application to AI and emerging technologies.
Experience in healthcare, health insurance, pharmacy benefit management, financial services, or another highly regulated industry.
Experience working with multidisciplinary legal, compliance, governance, risk, or technology teams.

Responsibilities

Monitor and analyze emerging federal, state, and international laws, regulations, regulatory guidance, and enforcement developments relating to AI, machine learning, automated decision-making, and other emerging technologies.
Assess new and proposed AI legal requirements and support practical guidance on their impact on the company’s businesses, operations, and AI governance framework.
Maintain regulatory inventories, legal summaries, guidance, and other resources supporting implementation of evolving AI requirements.
Conduct legal reviews of proposed AI and machine-learning use cases, identify applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and advise on risks associated with developing, acquiring, deploying, and using AI systems.
Participate in enterprise AI governance processes and collaborate with Enterprise Model Governance and other stakeholders to provide legal guidance throughout the AI lifecycle.
Review, draft, and negotiate AI- and IP-related provisions in technology, vendor, data, licensing, and other commercial agreements, including provisions concerning data use, model training, intellectual property, confidentiality, regulatory compliance, transparency, audit rights, liability, and generative AI.
Support the development and maintenance of standard AI and IP contractual provisions, negotiation guidance, playbooks, and other resources.
Advise on the intersection of AI requirements with privacy and data protection laws and collaborate with legal subject-matter experts in IP, healthcare regulation, employment, consumer protection, and other applicable areas.
Support intellectual property counsel in reviewing and advising on employee IP obligations, outside activity requests, and matters involving ownership, licensing, protection, and commercialization of IP assets.
Assist intellectual property counsel with enterprise IP initiatives, including identifying and addressing IP risks associated with AI and emerging technologies and developing guidance to protect proprietary assets.
Develop, implement, and improve practical processes and workflows for AI use-case review and related IP legal support, including intake, triage, documentation, escalation, and tracking.
Partner with colleagues across Privacy & Innovation Governance and other enterprise functions to translate evolving legal requirements into practical policies, standards, controls, and business guidance.
Support the development and enhancement of enterprise policies, standards, training, and governance frameworks related to responsible AI and emerging technologies.
Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that supports responsible innovation while appropriately managing legal and regulatory risk.