Commercial Counsel - Contract

About the role

As Covera continues to scale, we're looking for a Contract Commercial Counsel to become the primary legal partner supporting our commercial organization during an important period of transition. This is a full-time contract opportunity that will provide dedicated commercial legal support while helping maintain business continuity as our legal team evolves. The timeline for this engagement is to be determined, though we currently estimate it to be approximately six months.

This is a highly cross functional role where you'll partner closely with leaders across Sales, Product, Partnerships, Operations, Procurement, Security, Finance, and People to help the business move quickly while thoughtfully managing legal risk.

You'll own the company's day to day commercial contracting function, negotiating customer and vendor agreements, building scalable legal processes, improving contract operations, and helping establish best practices that enable growth. This role is designed to become the commercial contracting engine of our legal team, allowing the broader Legal team to remain focused on strategic, corporate, employment, regulatory, and other business critical priorities. We're looking for someone who enjoys solving business problems, collaborating across teams, and finding practical solutions rather than creating unnecessary friction.

This role offers broad visibility across the company and an opportunity to make an immediate impact while partnering closely with senior leaders across the organization.

In this role, you will be expected to:

• Own negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements including MSAs, SaaS Agreements, Statements of Work, Business Associate Agreements, Data Processing Agreements, amendments, procurement agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and NDAs.
• Partner closely with Sales to help accelerate deal velocity while appropriately managing legal and regulatory risk.
• Serve as the primary legal partner for day-to-day commercial legal requests across the business.
• Advise business partners on commercial, privacy, product, and operational legal matters.
• Develop and maintain contract templates, fallback language, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks.
• Improve legal operations by identifying opportunities to streamline contracting processes and increase efficiency.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Security, and Operations on commercial initiatives involving healthcare technology and AI.
• Evaluate, implement, and continuously improve the use of AI and legal technology to enhance contracting workflows, legal operations, and team efficiency.
• Support procurement and vendor negotiations across the organization.
• Collaborate with outside counsel on specialized legal matters when appropriate.
• Build trusted relationships across the business by providing practical, solution oriented legal advice that balances business objectives with appropriate risk management.
  Escalate unusual legal, regulatory, or business risks to senior members of the Legal team when appropriate.

Requirements:

• J.D. from an accredited law school with active U.S. bar membership
• 4+ years of legal experience - a blend of law firm and in-house roles in health tech or digital health
• Significant experience advising on data use, privacy, and security in healthcare or other regulated data environments; deep understanding of HIPAA and state consumer privacy laws is required
• Expertise in state and federal laws and regulations that impact our business (FDA, CMS)
• Familiarity with FDA guidance on SaMD, clinical decision support, and state CPOM laws
• Strong background in product counseling, including guidance on ethical and regulatory implications of emerging technologies
• Experience negotiating complex deals with multiple stakeholders, including licensing, payor, hospital systems, and client agreements
• Proactive, mission-driven mindset, comfortable in fast-moving, high-impact environments
• Exceptional communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with a focus on strategic thinking and proactive risk management

AI at Covera

At Covera Health, AI is not a novelty. It's a core part of how we work. Every team member is expected to actively use AI in their day-to-day role, and we invest in building that fluency across the organization. If you lean into new tools and are energized by what's still possible, you'll fit in.

We may use automated tools or AI to assist in reviewing applications.

The minimum and maximum Hourly Rate for this position ranges from $82-$100/hour. Final hourly rate will be based on a number of factors including but not limited to, a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, expertise and location. Final compensation decisions may occasionally fall outside of the posted range. Ranges are periodically reviewed and may be adjusted in response to market trends and company needs.

At Covera Health, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our technology. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Covera Health is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative action employer. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.