Deputy General Counsel, Healthcare
About The Position
Red Cell Partners is hiring a mission-driven Deputy General Counsel to lead legal work across its healthcare portfolio. This high-autonomy role reports directly to the General Counsel and coordinates with internal teams and outside advisors. The Deputy General Counsel will lead healthcare regulatory, privacy, commercial, and corporate legal work, helping portfolio companies move quickly while managing legal and compliance risks. The role owns healthcare regulatory and privacy matters across the portfolio, including HIPAA and state health privacy laws, business associate agreements (BAAs), health data use, healthcare fraud and abuse laws, telehealth, and licensure. It also covers commercial contracting and corporate work associated with building early-stage companies. The Deputy General Counsel will work with stakeholders ranging from engineers to C-suite leaders and will own legal outcomes for mission-critical healthcare companies. The position also involves leading and developing other lawyers and helping build Red Cell’s healthcare legal function. Red Cell describes its culture as hardworking, respectful, high-standard, and good-humored, with exposure to AI tools and technology used by its portfolio and internal teams.
Requirements
- J.D. and current license to practice in good standing in a U.S. jurisdiction.
- 12 or more years of healthcare legal experience, including substantial in-house experience and a demonstrated ability to run regulatory and commercial workstreams independently.
- At least 5 years working with health tech or digital healthcare companies, with direct responsibility for regulatory and privacy compliance.
- Experience managing and developing other lawyers, including setting priorities across a team and reviewing their work.
- Deep, hands-on command of HIPAA and state health privacy laws, BAAs and health data use, and healthcare fraud and abuse rules, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark, and beneficiary inducement.
- Sound, independent judgment under pressure.
- Team-oriented, high-energy, proactive approach, with a record of getting work done and improving collaboration.
Nice To Haves
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts such as vendor, SaaS, and services agreements.
- Familiarity with telehealth, clinical operations, reimbursement, or FDA-regulated products.
- Experience with venture financings, equity incentive plans, and sell-side M&A.
- Experience with venture studio or incubation models, or establishing a legal function at early-stage companies.
- Experience supporting venture-backed or high-growth startups.
- Experience using AI legal technology or other productivity tools.
Responsibilities
- Lead legal work across Red Cell’s healthcare portfolio.
- Own healthcare regulatory and privacy issues, including HIPAA, state health privacy laws, BAAs, health data use, fraud and abuse, telehealth, and licensure.
- Lead commercial contracting and corporate legal work for early-stage healthcare companies.
- Conduct HIPAA and data-flow analyses for products.
- Negotiate BAAs and key commercial agreements.
- Assess referral and compensation arrangements under the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and beneficiary inducement rules.
- Work with stakeholders ranging from engineers to C-suite leaders and own legal outcomes for mission-critical healthcare companies.
- Manage and develop other lawyers, set team priorities, and review their work.
- Help build Red Cell’s healthcare legal function.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and family.
- Paid maternity and paternity leave for 14 weeks at normal pay.
- Unlimited PTO, with management approval.
- Professional development and continued-learning opportunities.
- Optional 401(k), FSA, and equity incentives.
- Mental health benefits through Tara Mind.
- Cost-effective GLP-1 solutions through Crux.
- Career-track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement as the firm grows, based on strong performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
