Senior Commercial and Product Counsel

Charlie Health • New York, NY

8h • $194,000 - $259,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Charlie Health is dedicated to transforming behavioral healthcare by connecting individuals with life-saving treatment. We offer personalized, virtual care focused on connection between clients, clinicians, care teams, loved ones, and supportive communities. Our mission is to expand access to meaningful care for individuals with complex needs, driving better outcomes from home. As a rapidly growing organization, we are building a team that redefines behavioral health treatment and are looking for passionate, forward-thinking professionals inspired by our mission to increase access to mental healthcare and impact millions of lives.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing
• Minimum of 5 years legal experience
• Experience in a law firm setting with a focus on technology transactions is required
• Strong understanding of and experience with commercial contracts, privacy, advertising regulations, and IP fundamentals
• Experience counseling on AI, data, and machine-learning initiatives
• Strong interest and ideally experience with federal and state healthcare privacy regulations (including HIPAA)
• Excellent analytical, communication, and negotiation skills
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities
• Strong bias for action, with a track record of pushing initiatives across the finish line
• Work authorized in the United States and native-equivalent proficiency in English
• Able to work a hybrid schedule of 4 days/week in our NYC office and located within 75 minutes commuting distance of the office

Nice To Haves

• In-house experience is strongly preferred
• Experience in digital health or healthcare
• Prior experience at a high-growth startup requiring end-to-end ownership of strategic projects

Responsibilities

• Negotiate high-stakes technology, SaaS, payor, and strategic partnership agreements
• Audit existing commercial relationships to improve terms and align with evolving data strategies
• Build the "Legal Engine"—creating contracting templates, playbooks, and fallback frameworks
• Oversee compliance with HIPAA/HITECH, CCPA/CPRA, and state health privacy laws
• Lead the legal response for privacy incidents and manage notification obligations
• Advise Charlie Health’s product teams on patient-facing and internal tools, including AI-enabled tools and automated features. Issues range from HIPAA and state privacy laws, AI notice and bias laws, AKS, FCA and other fraud and abuse laws
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, UX Designers, and Data teams to review product roadmaps, feature specifications, and design mockups for legal and regulatory risk
• Develop and implement Charlie Health’s intellectual property strategy, including trade secret protection, copyright compliance, and patent planning
• Create and maintain policies governing open-source software use and AI tools, including rules around data inputs, confidentiality, and ownership of AI-generated content
• Review marketing and advertising materials for compliance with FTC guidance, privacy laws, healthcare regulations, and intellectual property requirements

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to all full-time, exempt employees
• Total target base compensation for this role will be between $194,000 and $235,000 per year
• Target performance-based bonus
• Target total cash compensation range, including potential bonus, will be between $213,000 and $259,000 per year
• Stock options
• Other Charlie Health-sponsored benefits

What This Job Offers

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