About Hello Heart:
Hello Heart is on a mission to change the way people care for their hearts. The company provides the first app and connected heart monitor to help people track and manage their heart health. With Hello Heart, users take steps to control their risk of heart attacks and stroke – the leading cause of death in the United States. Peer-reviewed studies have shown that high-risk users of Hello Heart have seen meaningful drops in blood pressure, cholesterol and even weight. Recognized as the digital leader in preventive heart health, Hello Heart is trusted by more than 130 leading Fortune 500 and government employers, national health plans, and labor organizations. Founded in 2013, Hello Heart has raised more than $138 million from top venture firms and is a best-in-class solution on the American Heart Association’s Innovators’ Network and CVS Health Point Solutions Management platform. Visit www.helloheart.com for more information.
About the role:
As Commercial Counsel, you’ll report directly to the General Counsel, providing pragmatic, strategic, and scalable solutions to legal issues. We need a driven, collaborative, and organized business partner who can help us identify and resolve complex issues in a user-focused, fast-paced environment. You’ll negotiate contracts with clients, partners, and vendors, work with legal team members to develop and manage systems and processes that drive excellence and efficiency. You will also handle emerging legal needs as the company continues to grow.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiate a variety of agreements in the technology, digital health, and healthcare space, including partnership agreements, MSAs, BAAs, NDAs, and licensing agreements
- Become a trusted, go-to legal advisor to the commercial business functions, collaborating with commercial teams on innovative and compliant deal structures that advance the company’s overall mission and goals
- Remain up-to-date on relevant industry trends, laws and regulations, including laws related to the use of AI/ML in healthcare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, digital health intellectual property, and data rights
- Responsibly manage outside counsel
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of commercial transactional healthcare experience, including experience in a premier law firm setting. Experience in digital health a plus
- Highly organized, strong project management skills, with the ability to handle and prioritize multiple matters simultaneously in an entrepreneurial, dynamic environment
- Experience drafting and negotiating legal documents of varying levels of complexity.
- Solid judgment in identifying key risks, finding elegant solutions, and working with business colleagues to appropriately mitigate risk to achieve the organization’s commercial goals
- Significant exposure to key regulatory and contractual issues in the digital health space, including related to intellectual property, data rights, HIPAA, FDA, FTC, CMS, and HHS OIG
- Team player, willing and able to pitch in across wide variety of legal and business needs, where no job is too big or too small
- Growth-minded with demonstrated ability to rapidly absorb and internalize new information and receive feedback
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, effective in a distributed environment
- JD from accredited U.S. law school; licensed in good standing with a state bar
Hello Heart has a positive, diverse, and supportive culture - we look for people who are collaborative, creative, and courageous. Oh, and if you want to see some recent evidence of the fun things we do at Hello Heart, check out our Instagram page.
What We Do
Hello Heart is the only digital therapeutics company to focus exclusively on heart disease, the #1 cause of death for men and women in the US. Through a connected mobile app that uses AI, behavioral science, and personalized digital coaching to drive lifestyle changes, Hello Heart empowers people to embrace healthier behavior, which can reduce the risks of high blood pressure and heart disease. It also helps users catch readings that are extremely high, encourage them to talk to their doctor and catch potential risk in time. Validated in peer-reviewed studies, Hello Heart is easy to use and works alongside an employer’s benefits ecosystem. Founded in 2013, Hello Heart is a member of the American Heart Association’s Innovators’ Network, and is part of the CVS Health Point Solutions Management Program. Visit www.helloheart.com for more information.
