Associate Counsel

Associate Counsel

Reporting to our Senior Director or Legal & Business Affairs, the Associate Counsel position will help drive Big Health's growth by providing practical, business-minded legal support across our operations. This role is expected to draft and negotiate commercial agreements, and serve as a key privacy resource supporting regulatory and data privacy compliance, and partner with teams to enable safe, compliant innovation. We're especially excited about candidates with a genuine interest in privacy law and hands-on experience helping a company build and mature its privacy program. This person operates with moderate independence on defined workstreams while seeking feedback on broader project plans or concepts, ensuring legal guidance keeps pace with a fast-moving digital health environment and balances risk management with strategic execution. In short, the Associate Counsel will help the Big Health scale responsibly while delivering technology that improves patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial Contracting and Negotiation
• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial and clinical contracts, including licensing, collaboration, research, and vendor agreements.
• Manage redlines, coordinate with internal stakeholders, and ensure alignment with regulatory, privacy, market access, sales and other departments' requirements.
• Maintain and improve contract templates and related policies and procedures to support deal cycles.
• Regulatory and Compliance Support
• Advise on compliance regarding healthcare regulations (e.g., Anti-Kickback, Sunshine Act, etc.), product claims and advertising, and data privacy laws (US and global).
• Act as a go-to resource on data privacy, helping build, mature, and operationalize Big Health's privacy program (policies, assessments, vendor diligence, and incident response) as the company scales.
• Internal Legal Operations and Cross-Functional Support
• Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day legal questions and translate complex laws into practical guardrails for business teams.
• Contribute to the development of scalable legal workflows and policies.

Required Qualifications

• Education & Credentials
• J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar (California, Massachusetts, or Delaware preferred).
• 3–5 years of relevant legal experience, ideally with a mix of law firm and in-house in healthcare, digital health, or life sciences.
• Core Legal Expertise
• Strong experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts.
• Working knowledge of healthcare regulatory frameworks, including FDA regulations for software-based medical devices, HIPAA, and federal and state fraud and abuse laws.
• Strong knowledge of data privacy and security laws (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, and other U.S. state privacy laws) and demonstrated experience operationalizing privacy compliance programs; CIPP/US, CIPP/E, or similar privacy certification is a plus.
• Technical & Business Skills
• Ability to interpret and apply healthcare and data protection regulations in a practical, business-enabling manner.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts and tailor messaging for varied, cross-functional audiences.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Comfort working cross-functionally with product, compliance, commercial, and regulatory teams.
• Mindset & Attributes
• Proactive, solutions-oriented, and comfortable exercising sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
• Collaborative and low-ego approach — able to balance risk mitigation with operational agility.
• Mission-driven, with genuine interest in digital health, patient impact, data privacy, and ethical innovation.
• Genuine enthusiasm for privacy as a discipline, and excitement about growing and championing Big Health's privacy program as a core part of this role.

Background and Life at Big Health

• Backed by leading venture capital firms.
• Big Health's products are used by large multinational employers and major health plans to help improve sleep and mental health. Our digital therapeutics are available to more than 62 million Medicare beneficiaries.
• Surround yourself with the smartest, most enthusiastic, and most dedicated people you'll ever meet—people who listen well, learn from their mistakes, and when things go wrong, generously pull together to help each other out. Having a bigger heart and a small ego are central to our values.
• Enjoy benefits including a generous vacation policy, professional development fund, flexible working arrangements, and more.
• Competitive salary packages including stock options.

We at Big Health are on a mission to bring millions back to good mental health, in order to do so, we need to reflect the diversity of those we intend to serve. We're an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building a culturally and experientially diverse team that leads with empathy and respect. Additionally, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Big Health participates in E-Verify for all new hires in the United States.

125000 - 145000 USD a year

The US total compensation range for this full-time position is $125,000 - $145,000. This range reflects the target total compensation for the role and may include a combination of base salary, bonus, or variable pay, equity, and benefits. Our compensation ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target total compensation for hires across all US locations. Within the range, final candidate-specific compensation is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.