Vice President of Legal

10X Health System•Scottsdale, AZ

About The Position

10X Health System is searching for a seasoned, entrepreneurial healthcare attorney to serve as VP of Legal across a rapidly scaling, high-growth healthcare organization. The VP of Legal will be a part of the senior leadership team, reporting to the President of 10X Health and the Chief Legal Officer of Cardone Ventures (parent company of 10X Health). This role will be integral in helping drive the national roll-out of 10X’s personalized precision medicine model both virtually and through our clinic partners. Day-to-day, this person will be overseeing the legal, regulatory, compliance, and privacy functions across 10X Health, collaborating closely with our leadership team to ensure our operations, practices, and strategies align with legal and regulatory requirements. This role requires a person to possess a strong analytical mindset, coupled with a strong healthcare regulatory and compliance background. The ideal candidate will have a practical, business-oriented approach to problem-solving and the ability to provide proactive, strategic advice, tempered by an appreciation of legal complexity and risk, and coupled with significant health experience.

Requirements

7-10+ years of experience in healthcare law (provider-side preferred)
BA/BS and JD with excellent law school credentials
Bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state with ability to practice as in-house counsel in the State of Arizona
Demonstrate broad and granular knowledge of substantive legal topics impacting the business
Ability to adapt and operate in a fast-paced, fast-growth startup environment
Master understanding of the business operations from a general, legal, and compliance perspective
Ability to form relationships and maintain consistent lines of communication with internal key stakeholders, vendors, and outside counsel
Prioritize and communicate the key business points and know how to signal and address potential legal issues
Demonstrate business acumen in conjunction with legal issues
Ability to lead and collaborate to help contain, resolve and address the many issues that may arise
Prolonged periods of time sitting at a desk or computer
Travel up to 15% of the time

Nice To Haves

Experience within a law firm and/or in-house legal department supporting a high-growth healthcare provider and/or digital health company preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as primary point of contact for all legal & compliance questions regarding licensing, franchising, and state and federal regulations
Work with the team to facilitate the process for opening new locations in various states, providing both onsite and concierge services
Strong knowledge of healthcare laws and regulations, including data privacy laws, Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPoM), anti-kickback, Stark law, and FTC/FDA regulations
Stay abreast of federal, state, and local laws and regulations affecting the healthcare and functional medicine industry, as well as the 10X Health suite of products and services, ensuring the company's compliance
Create and maintain templates aimed for efficiency, velocity and consistency, and draft, review, and negotiate professional service, supplier, vendor, and other agreements
Offer counsel and advice to the Executive team on a variety of legal issues
Team with the parent company’s legal and finance team on strategic corporate transactions, including M&A and JV activity, and help develop deal strategy
Research and anticipate unique legal issues that could impact the company
Review advertising and marketing materials to ensure that they are in comply with legal requirements
Assist with drafting and auditing any HR documents (i.e. letters of employment, non-compete, non-solicit, termination agreements, etc.)
Provide accurate, relevant, and timely advice to 10X Health and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector
Manage and mitigate legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures
Promote legal, compliance, and risk management best practice throughout the company
Liaise with and manage any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors
Research and advise on special projects assigned by executive management or company legal counsel, and conduct legal research as needed