Assistant General Counsel Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance

Pay: $200,000.00 - $275,000.00 per year

Why This Is a Great Opportunity

• Step into a high-impact legal leadership role at the intersection of healthcare, technology, telehealth, pharmacy, and e-commerce.
• Partner directly with senior leadership and the General Counsel on complex regulatory, compliance, risk, and growth initiatives.
• Help build scalable legal frameworks that support new products, markets, and continued company growth.
• Lead meaningful work involving healthcare regulations, telehealth, pharmacy licensing, privacy, FDA requirements, and corporate compliance.
• Join a fast-moving organization where your legal judgment can directly influence business strategy and patient outcomes.
• Enjoy company-paid medical, dental, and vision premiums, a 401(k) with company match, paid time off, company-paid holidays, and free daily lunch.

Location: Austin, TX — Fully on-site. This role is designed for someone who genuinely enjoys working collaboratively in an office environment. Some flexibility to work from home may be available as needed.

Note: An active bar license in any U.S. state and 5+ years of directly relevant healthcare regulatory and compliance experience are must-have qualifications. Candidates should currently live in the Austin area or already be in the process of relocating to Austin, as relocation assistance is not available.

About Us

We are a rapidly growing consumer technology and healthcare organization building innovative businesses across pharmacy, telehealth, e-commerce, and digital healthcare. Our teams combine technology, healthcare expertise, and entrepreneurial thinking to create scalable solutions that improve patients' lives. We value smart, practical professionals who want to make a measurable impact in a fast-paced environment. Confidential Employer.

Job Description

• Partner with the General Counsel and executive leadership on complex healthcare regulatory, compliance, and risk matters.
• Build and scale legal frameworks, policies, controls, and compliance programs that support continued growth.
• Advise the business on federal and state healthcare laws affecting pharmacy, telehealth, e-commerce, and consumer health operations.
• Monitor corporate practice of medicine requirements, state medical board regulations, remote prescribing rules, and other evolving telehealth standards.
• Help oversee pharmacy licenses, accreditations, regulatory inquiries, audits, inspections, and related responses across multiple jurisdictions.
• Provide guidance on FDA requirements involving prescription medications, drug labeling, advertising, and consumer health platforms.
• Advise on privacy, data security, and legal requirements governing patient health information.
• Oversee significant transactions and litigation matters, including outside counsel strategy, budgets, and performance.
• Support legal and regulatory considerations for new products, business initiatives, and expansion into new territories.
• Lead, mentor, and help develop the legal team while maintaining a high standard of legal work and business partnership.

Qualifications

• JD from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in any U.S. state.
• 5+ years of directly relevant healthcare regulatory and compliance experience.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory laws, including pharmacy, telehealth, e-commerce, corporate practice of medicine, and privacy.
• Experience developing or managing compliance frameworks in a highly regulated environment.
• Experience handling regulatory inquiries, audits, licensing, or accreditation matters.
• Strong business judgment with the ability to balance legal risk with practical business objectives.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Why You Will Love Working Here

You will have a genuine opportunity to shape the legal function of a growing healthcare and technology organization rather than simply maintain the status quo. Our environment is entrepreneurial, collaborative, and highly visible, giving you the chance to work closely with leadership and influence decisions that have a real operational and patient impact. If you enjoy solving sophisticated regulatory challenges, building scalable systems, and seeing your work translate into business growth, this is a role where you can make a lasting difference.

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Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Requirements: Must-have: Bar license any state, 5+ yrs of healthcare regulatory/compliance experience

• Required Years as Associate: 5+

• Additional context: Relocation- [no]. Packages - [no]

• Salary Bands (Only if attorney role):

• 5-7 years: 200,000-225,000

• 8-11 years: 225,000-250,000

• 12+ years: 250,000-275,000

Submission Email / Name: Kerra - [email protected]; [email protected]

Quick Recruiter Reference

Fast-growing consumer healthcare technology company seeking an Assistant General Counsel to partner with the GC on healthcare regulatory, compliance, risk, litigation, transactions, and legal department leadership. Role supports pharmacy, telehealth, e-commerce, privacy, FDA, licensing, and expansion matters. Fully on-site in Austin; targeting candidates already local or relocating independently.

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• Client job title: Assistant General Counsel – Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance

• Location: Austin, TX

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• Experience: 5+

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