Vice President of Compliance & General Counsel
About The Position
Asher Med is hiring a Vice President of Compliance & General Counsel to provide strategic legal guidance while leading operational compliance across compounding pharmacies, provider relationships, clinical workflows, and patient/partner communications. This dual-role blends legal advisory, regulatory strategy, and operational leadership, ensuring the company operates safely, compliantly, and ready to scale. The role is designed for someone with direct experience in compounding pharmacies (503A/503B), deep knowledge of MSO structures, FDA and state regulations, HIPAA, USP standards, CPOM laws, and multi-state healthcare operations. The VP will translate complex regulations into operational processes, oversee legal and compliance risk, and build a multi-functional compliance organization with specialized leaders in IT, Logistics, Clinical, Pharmacy, Regulatory Affairs, and Data Privacy.
Requirements
- JD degree and active bar membership preferred
- 5+ years in healthcare legal and compliance roles
- Direct experience with compounding pharmacies (503A/503B)
- Deep knowledge of MSO structures, FDA regulations, HIPAA, USP standards, CPOM laws, and multi-state healthcare compliance
- Proven ability to translate regulations into operational processes
Nice To Haves
- Experience in telehealth, digital health, or medical weight loss/peptide therapies
- Compliance certification (CHC, CHPC)
- Advanced healthcare-related degree
- Experience scaling compliance in a high-growth startup
Responsibilities
- Serve as the company’s primary legal advisor, supporting executive leadership on regulatory, contractual, and operational matters
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, NDAs, vendor agreements, and partnership agreements
- Liaise with regulators, legal partners, and external counsel
- Lead internal investigations and responses to compliance incidents
- Conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies
- Oversee compliance of 503A/503B compounding pharmacy partners
- Audit pharmacy practices, sourcing, and fulfillment workflows
- Ensure adherence to USP standards and state board requirements
- Maintain understanding of MSO structures and provider relationship compliance
- Design and refine compliant provider models
- Ensure adherence to CPOM laws and state-specific requirements
- Support provider oversight, documentation, and compliance standards
- Ensure medical practices align with regulatory and safety standards
- Partner with Clinical Operations to enforce compliant prescribing workflows
- Oversee adherence to state-specific prescribing laws and telehealth regulations
- Ensure all patient and partner communications are HIPAA-compliant
- Review and approve workflows across SMS, email, portals, and CRM systems
- Partner with Product and Engineering to build compliant systems
- Conduct internal audits across pharmacy, provider, clinical, and communication workflows
- Identify gaps and implement corrective action plans
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and compliance reporting
- Lead company-wide compliance training and awareness programs
- Support Product, Clinical, and Operations teams in building compliant processes
- Promote a culture of accountability, risk awareness, and ethical standards
Benefits
- Relocation Assistance Available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
