Senior Commercial Counsel

Cohere Health

1d•$160,000 - $180,000•Remote

About The Position

Cohere Health is seeking a self-starter to join its Legal team as Senior Commercial Counsel. The role supports the company and its customers by providing transactional and commercial legal counsel, with a primary focus on the Growth team, sales transactions, and enterprise customer contracts. The position works closely with the Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel and collaborates with Legal, Finance, Product, Sales, Operations, HR, and other stakeholders. The counsel will lead commercial contracting across the full lifecycle, help develop and scale commercial processes and legal infrastructure, and provide practical legal guidance that balances risk management with business objectives. The role also supports AI and data governance, product launches, international expansion, partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and intellectual property protection.

Requirements

J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing.
3–5 years of corporate legal experience, including experience at a law firm and in-house.
Ability to manage a wide range of legal matters and balance risk with business objectives.
Strong track record drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, particularly in the technology space.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical guidance.
Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to identifying and resolving issues.
Experience working cross-functionally and building trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
Strong business acumen and ability to operate with urgency in a fast-paced, results-driven environment.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving processes.
High level of ownership, intellectual curiosity, and attention to detail.
Ability to think independently, explore creative solutions, and recommend viable paths forward while managing risk and compliance.
Strong organizational and time-management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
Team-first mentality and willingness to take on tasks of varying scope.
Integrity, humility, and a collaborative spirit.

Nice To Haves

Health tech experience.
Familiarity with healthcare laws and regulations, such as HIPAA, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Exposure to cloud technologies or AI.

Responsibilities

Provide transactional and commercial counsel for the company’s product offering to health insurer customers and commercial partners.
Lead commercial contracting by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating customer contracts, vendor agreements, marketing materials and agreements, partnerships, licensing deals, NDAs, and SaaS agreements, with a primary focus on sales transactions and enterprise customer contracts.
Build and maintain commercial legal infrastructure, including contract templates, playbooks, policies, and process improvements.
Advise Sales, Product, Operations, and HR teams with clear, practical, solution-oriented legal guidance.
Partner with internal teams on AI and data usage and governance.
Identify and appropriately escalate legal risks while supporting business momentum.
Monitor legal developments affecting AI and other technologies as they apply to the company’s products.
Support and implement contracting strategies for new product launches.
Identify and proactively address legal risks as the business scales internationally and expands partnerships.
Support the Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel in mergers and acquisitions activity.
Support the Deputy General Counsel on corporate governance and intellectual property protection.