U.S. healthcare is frustrating and deeply flawed. Cedar's mission is to drive better outcomes for everyone involved, including providers, insurance companies and the people they serve. At a time when consumer-friendly healthcare experiences are more critical than ever, our platform is uniquely equipped to solve problems that lead to billing issues and administrative waste. At Cedar, know that your work will have a meaningful impact on people's lives.
The Role
We are seeking a Corporate Counsel to join our growing Legal Team! You will help us draft and negotiate a variety of business agreements while serving as a trusted legal advisor and protecting the company against risk. You will play a critical cross-functional role in supporting internal stakeholders such as Commercial, Information Security, Product, Finance, Marketing and People. The ideal candidate must be able to handle technology contract negotiations single-handedly from redlines to execution and work independently with minimal oversight.
Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate a wide variety of customer and vendor SaaS agreements
• Work with our Commercial team to develop best practices for client contracting
• Consult and assist with a variety of corporate legal processes (e.g. labor and employment, regulatory compliance, product, IP, etc.)
• Anticipate and guard company against legal risks
• Additional responsibilities may include: drafting/updating form agreements; training team members on privacy & security law compliance; management of online terms of use & privacy policy; tracking contract review requests and agreed upon business terms in executed agreements; and working with and managing outside counsel.

Requirements

• A JD degree from a top law school and 4+ years of law firm and/or in-house legal experience working with technical teams
• Excellent experience and skills with negotiating SaaS and data security agreements
• Demonstrated understanding of healthcare regulations, including but not limited to HIPAA and Anti-Kickback regulations
• Demonstrated understanding of TCPA and PCI compliance
• Knowledge of data privacy and ideally CIPP certified; experience drafting and negotiating data security and data privacy contract exhibits, with a solid understanding of state and federal data privacy and data protection laws and information security requirements (e.g., SOC 2, ISO 27000, and PCI-DSS).
• Highly organized and proactive with attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Cross collaborative - both internally across the organization and externally
• Passionate about Cedar's mission of improving the healthcare finance experience
• Eligible to work in the United States

What do we offer to the ideal candidate?

• A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
• Flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
• Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days-we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
• Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
• Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on your first day
• 401k plan with 3% employer non-election contribution
• Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a stipend for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally

About us
Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcech company fueled by remarkable growth. Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, bringing Cedar's valuation to $3.2 billion.
Today, Cedar helps over 15 million patients annually-and partners with more than 50 leading healthcare providers, including Yale New Haven Health, Summit Health, Novant Health, Allina Health, Providence, ChristianaCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, CommonSpirit Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.