Virta Health is pioneering a new standard of care for people to reclaim their lives. We are in the midst of a public health crisis: obesity rates are at an all-time high and over half of US adults have type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and despite billions spent on new treatments, outcomes are largely worse. Virta reverses these diseases and delivers life-changing results by pairing individualized nutrition with ongoing care from a clinical support team. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives.
In this role you will be an important strategic advisor for the company. You will be a key member of the legal team and will partner with leaders across the company to shape and lead the company’s privacy strategy and program. You will be responsible for establishing and maintaining a work environment focused on delivering high quality patient care and one that fosters respect, positive communication, collaboration, and teamwork.
This role reports to the General Counsel. You will be part of a collegial legal team, and will have significant exposure to core elements of the business while you operate as a trusted advisor to the company’s stakeholders. There will be significant opportunity to use your expertise in the areas of privacy and related regulatory frameworks as you lead these critical matters for the company. You will play a key role in building a commercially-oriented culture in the legal team that works collaboratively with the rest of the organization to help keep Virta safe while it grows and achieves its mission.
Responsibilities
Manage the company’s privacy strategy and program. Track the evolving legal landscape in state and federal government, and provide practical guidance for ongoing compliance. Develop, evolve and oversee policies and frameworks that enable compliant uses of data throughout the company.
Work closely with the company’s product, engineering, information security and other internal teams on the privacy aspects of our product offerings’ development, implementation and maintenance, as well as related operations and processes of the company.
Track Artificial Intelligence regulations and provide support developing and implementing related compliance measures.
Partner with the company’s sales and procurement teams, including presenting and negotiating privacy and related regulatory positions, and the drafting of same. Work closely with sales and product teams to field and resolve customer, vendor and other third party inquiries regarding privacy and related regulatory topics.
Provide internal training on privacy matters, effectively translating legal advice into meaningful guidance for innovative business teams.
90 Day Plan
Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:
Onboard and become a SME on Virta products and services
Meet with Key Stakeholders
Support internal clients in evaluating vendors and potential clients
Review Key Legal Documents and Policies
Learn Virta’s current privacy program and engage with stakeholders to evaluate pain points and opportunities
Must-Haves
Licensed attorney in at least one U.S. state, with 5+ years privacy experience
Articulate problem solver with expert knowledge of data privacy and protection laws as well as knowledge of health benefit plans, healthcare regulations, including corporate practice of medicine, telemedicine, fraud and abuse rules.
Extremely practical, business oriented approach to practicing law within a company setting
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate to all organizational levels
Excellent project management, drafting (clear and streamlined), negotiation and interpersonal skills
Positive attitude with ownership and accountability mentality
Values-driven culture
Virta’s company values drive our culture, so you’ll do well if:
You put people first and take care of yourself, your peers, and our patients equally
You have a strong sense of ownership and take initiative while empowering others to do the same
You prioritize positive impact over busy work
You have no ego and understand that everyone has something to bring to the table regardless of experience
You appreciate transparency and promote trust and empowerment through open access of information
You are evidence-based and prioritize data and science over seniority or dogma
You take risks and rapidly iterate
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As part of your duties at Virta, you may come in contact with sensitive patient information that is governed by HIPAA. Throughout your career at Virta, you will be expected to follow Virta's security and privacy procedures to ensure our patients' information remains strictly confidential. Security and privacy training will be provided.
Virta has a location based compensation structure. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. For this role, the compensation range is $173,921 - $195,750 per year. Information about Virta’s benefits is on our Careers page at: https://www.virtahealth.com/careers
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