Senior Legal Counsel

Stedi

6d

About The Position

Stedi is building the first new healthcare clearinghouse in decades. In the healthcare sector, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) requires that all insurance payers exchange transactions such as claims, eligibility checks, prior authorizations, and remittances using a standardized EDI format called X12 HIPAA. Clearinghouses process the majority of these transactions, offering consolidated connectivity to carriers and providers. Until Stedi, the space was occupied entirely by a small group of legacy players, built on outdated, often pre-internet technology. Stedi is the world's only programmable healthcare clearinghouse. By offering modern API interfaces alongside traditional real-time and batch EDI processes, we enable both healthcare technology businesses and established players to exchange mission-critical transactions. Our clearinghouse product and customer-first approach have set us apart. Stedi was ranked by Ramp as one of the fastest-growing SaaS vendors. We have lightning in a bottle: engineers and designers shipping products week in and week out; a lean business team supporting the company’s infrastructure; passion for automation and eliminating toil; $142 million in funding from top investors like Stripe, Addition, USV, Bloomberg Beta, First Round Capital, and more. To learn more about how we work, watch our founder Zack’s interview with First Round Capital.

Requirements

• Bar-admitted and ready to take on a role with broad ownership.
• Healthcare experience, whether through BigLaw or in-house.
• Ability to write clearly and explain complex issues in plain language for different stakeholders.
• Comfortable with high-volume work and shifting priorities, and maintain high quality through effective systems and habits.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, create structure from chaos, and independently design scalable processes from scratch.
• Business acumen to blend legal rigor with strategic persuasion – knowing when to apply pressure, and when to collaborate.
• Relentless and resourceful. Follow up, escalate, and push until the job is done – and do it with professionalism and integrity.
• Ability to communicate clearly and confidently with executives, lawyers, regulators, procurement staff, engineers, and everyone in between.
• Move fast and operate with precision. Thrive in an environment where clarity, accountability, and urgency matter.

Nice To Haves

• Eager to use AI and other technology to raise the quality and speed of the work.

Responsibilities

• Own customer contracting from first redline through signature, working closely with the Head of Legal on complex edge cases and process improvements.
• Drive payer trading partner agreements and key vendor agreements to close quickly and within our risk profile while maintaining our rigorous compliance standards.
• Be a strategic partner across Stedi, using your legal expertise to further our business interests.
• Negotiate BAAs as part of customer, payer, and vendor deals, and get most of them to signature without escalation.
• Improve, expand, and automate playbooks and workflows.
• Take on new areas based on interest and business need; as the second legal hire for a rapidly growing business with complex and interesting legal needs, you will have a tremendous opportunity to shape the trajectory of your career.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed