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Function Health

20h

About The Position

Function Health is seeking a Product Counsel to join their in-house Legal team. This role will partner closely with Product, Engineering, Data, and Go-to-Market (GTM) teams to build and launch new health products at scale. The Product Counsel will be central to innovation and risk management, helping the company move quickly while navigating complex regulatory, privacy, and product considerations, particularly with AI-driven healthcare tools and services involving Protected Health Information (PHI). The role involves ensuring legal keeps pace with a high-velocity product roadmap, advising on product design to go-to-market strategy.

Requirements

5–7+ years of legal experience, with strong preference for in-house product counseling experience.
Background at a high-growth startup or technology company, ideally in health tech, digital health, or AI.
Demonstrated experience supporting rapid product development cycles (frequent launches, iterations, and updates).
Strong familiarity with privacy and data protection laws (e.g., HIPAA, consumer data frameworks).
Strong familiarity with AI/ML product considerations, including emerging regulatory and risk landscapes.
Experience advising on products involving PHI or sensitive health data.
Ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
Strong judgment, with a bias toward enabling the business while managing risk.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-paced environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting AI-based healthcare or data-driven products.
Familiarity with consumer health or DTC healthcare models.
Experience building or scaling legal infrastructure in early-stage environments.
Exposure to product counseling across both B2C and B2B2C motions.

Responsibilities

Embed with Product & Engineering teams to advise on legal risk across the full product lifecycle (0→1 launches, iterations, and feature updates).
Provide practical, business-oriented guidance on product, privacy, and regulatory considerations in a fast-moving environment.
Counsel on AI/ML-enabled products, including tools that process, store, or transmit PHI and sensitive health data.
Partner with Data, Security, and Compliance teams on privacy frameworks, data use, and governance.
Advise on consumer health, digital health, and regulated product offerings, ensuring alignment with applicable laws and industry standards.
Support go-to-market strategy, including product positioning, claims, and risk mitigation.
Build scalable legal processes, templates, and frameworks to support rapid product development.
Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Compliance, Security, and Operations to enable safe and efficient scaling.