General Counsel

Metriport • San Francisco, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The General Counsel plays a critical, hands-on role in managing a broad spectrum of legal, regulatory, and compliance matters in close collaboration with the executive team. You will own customer and vendor contracting, licensing, regulatory and compliance, data privacy, and related strategic initiatives. You’ll build our legal function from the ground up – no project too small or large.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school and active California State Bar membership with at least 5 years of practice experience.
• Proven expertise in drafting, negotiating, and advising on diverse commercial agreements, with sharp instincts for spotting and analyzing critical legal issues.
• Thrives in ambiguity and fast-moving environments, meeting tight deadlines with flexibility and composure.
• Deep familiarity with U.S. privacy frameworks—including HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA—is essential.
• Three or more years of healthcare industry experience required.
• Equally comfortable operating tactically and thinking strategically.
• Exceptional organizational abilities and sound prioritization judgment.
• Experience counseling on digital health products, service design, and AI/ML applications.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare startup experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal reviews of new business models, programs, and partnerships to ensure compliance with healthcare regulations.
• Provide counsel on data privacy and HIPAA compliance across all platforms and services.
• Own customer and vendor contracting efforts end to end. Build playbooks to enable other departments to execute on your legal guidance.
• Support corporate governance initiatives, internal policy development, and entity management.
• Advise on employment matters and vendor/contractor relationships as needed.
• Offer strategic guidance on operational models and navigate federal and state regulations governing pharmacy and physician dispensing.
• Perform legal research to enable Metriport to promptly evolve with healthcare regulations and digital health law, including leading internal training sessions and policy development on compliance and legal best practices.

Benefits

• Competitive equity + compensation package 🚀
• Full family Platinum health insurance, dental, and vision coverage 🦷
• 401(k) retirement plan + matching 💰
• Flexible work from home or in-office 🏢
• Healthy lunches complimentary in-office (breakfast/ dinners as needed) 🍏
• Quarterly company off-sites with the team ⛷
• MacBook provided by us 💻
• Unlimited PTO (we work hard, but trust you to take time you need to be at your best)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree