Assistant General Counsel

Join the Team Modernizing Medicine At ModMed , we’re not just building software—we’re reimagining the healthcare experience. Founded in 2010 by a practicing physician and a successful tech entrepreneur, we took a radically different approach: we hired doctors and taught them how to code. This "for doctors, by doctors" philosophy has allowed us to create an AI-enabled, specialty-specific cloud platform that places patients at the center of care. A Culture of Excellence When you join ModMed, you’re joining an award-winning team recognized for innovation and employee satisfaction. From our global headquarters in Boca Raton Florida, and extensive employee base in Hyderabad India, we are a team of 4,500+ passionate problem-solvers on a mission to increase medical practice success and improve patient outcomes: Consistently ranked as a Top Place to Work 2025 Globee Business Awards: Gold Globee for “Technology Team of the Year” 2025 Black Book Awards: Ranked #1 EHR in 11 Specialties Florida Venture Forum: Venture-Backed Company of the Year We are growing fast, thinking big, and we are just getting started. Ready to modernize medicine with us? Job Description Summary: ModMed is seeking to hire an Assistant General Counsel as a senior legal leader responsible for owning a major legal function and driving strategic alignment between legal and business priorities. This role operates with significant autonomy and influences enterprise-level outcomes. Your Role: Own and lead a major legal function or domain (e.g., commercial, product,regulatory). Structure and negotiate highly complex, high-value transactions and partnerships. Provide strategic legal guidance to senior business leaders. Develop scalable legal processes, frameworks, and systems. Drive cross-functional alignment across key stakeholders. Lead major initiatives and support enterprise projects. Mentor attorneys and contribute to team capability development. Skills & Requirements: Juris Doctor, Law 9–13+ years of progressively responsible legal experience. Significant in-house legal experience within a SaaS, healthcare technology, or other regulated industry environment. Demonstrated experience owning a legal function, domain, or major area of responsibility (e.g., commercial contracting, product counseling, privacy, regulatory). Proven track record of leading complex, high-value commercial transactions (e.g., SaaS agreements, strategic partnerships, data-sharing arrangements). Experience advising senior business leaders (Director/VP level and above) on legal, regulatory, and operational risks. Demonstrated ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical, business-oriented solutions. Experience developing and implementing legal processes, playbooks, and frameworks to improve scalability and efficiency. Strong cross-functional experience partnering with Product, Compliance, Security, Finance, and Operations teams. Experience operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with evolving legal and regulatory requirements. Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance frameworks (healthcare, data privacy, or SaaS-related). Ability to design and implement scalable legal frameworks, templates, and processes. Strong issue-spotting and risk assessment capabilities across legal domains. Strong business acumen with the ability to align legal guidance to company objectives. Ability to balance risk mitigation with growth enablement. Experience influencing strategic decision-making at senior leadership levels. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. Ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal audiences. Strong executive presence and stakeholder management. ModMed Benefits Highlight: At ModMed, we believe it’s important to offer a competitive benefits package designed to meet the diverse needs of our growing workforce. Eligible Modernizers can enroll in a wide range of benefits: United States Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits, including a company Health Savings Account contribution, 401(k): ModMed provides a matching contribution each payday of 50% of your contribution deferred on up to 6% of your compensation. After one year of employment with ModMed, 100% of any matching contribution you receive is yours to keep. Generous Paid Time Off and Paid Parental Leave programs, Company paid Life and Disability benefits, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Programs, Company-sponsored Business Resource & Special Interest Groups that provide engaged and supportive communities within ModMed, Professional development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement programs and unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning , Global presence and in-person collaboration opportunities; dog-friendly HQ (US), Hybrid office-based roles and remote availability for some roles, Weekly catered breakfast and lunch, treadmill workstations, Zen, and wellness rooms within our BRIC headquarters. PHISHING SCAM WARNING: ModMed is among several companies recently made aware of a phishing scam involving imposters posing as hiring managers recruiting via email, text and social media. The imposters are creating misleading email accounts, conducting remote "interviews," and making fake job offers in order to collect personal and financial information from unsuspecting individuals. Please be aware that no job offers will be made from ModMed without a formal interview process, and valid communications from our hiring team will come from our employees with a ModMed email address ([email protected]). Please check senders’ email addresses carefully. Additionally, ModMed will not ask you to purchase equipment or supplies as part of your onboarding process. If you are receiving communications as described above, please report them to the FTC website .