Head of Legal

Develop Health

. Serve as Develop Health's first in-house lawyer and own legal end to end .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesLead💰 $308,000 - $342,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing commercial contracts end to end, with a strong focus on healthcare regulatory frameworks and the ability to build legal templates and processes. Proficient in clear writing for legal documentation and adept at negotiating with stakeholders while managing outside counsel.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Commercial Contracts ManagementHealthcare Regulatory ExperienceContract Template DevelopmentNegotiation SkillsLegal Writing

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Hard Skills

Contract ReviewRedliningLegal Risk AssessmentTemplate BuildingRegulatory Framework Understanding

Soft Skills

Problem SolvingClear CommunicationConcise Writing

Tools & Technologies

Ironclad

Certifications & Qualifications

Admission To Practice Law

Industry Keywords

HealthcareMarketplacePlatform CompanyOutside Counsel ManagementFinancing

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as Develop Health's first in-house lawyer and own legal end to end
Ensure contracts, product features and pharma services preserve Develop Health's neutrality among PBMs, providers, pharma manufacturers, payers and patients
Review stakeholder agreements side by side and fix inconsistencies and older exposure
Take over review and redlining of contracts in flight
Set contract turnaround times and escalation rules
Build contract templates, playbooks and fallback positions in Ironclad
Lead negotiations with new stakeholders
Select and manage outside counsel for corporate, regulatory, IP and employment matters
Lead the legal side of the next financing
Report to the CEO and work with outside counsel on specialist matters

Requirements

What you’ll need

Own commercial contracts end to end, in-house or as a company's go-to counsel
Ability to understand how terms in one agreement affect other agreements
Ability to propose workable solutions to legal risks
Ability to build templates, triage processes and self-serve tools
Ability to quickly learn unfamiliar regulatory frameworks or business models
Clear, concise writing for memos and redlines
Admission to practice law in at least one US state
Healthcare regulatory experience, marketplace/platform company experience, or prior experience as a company's first legal hire are bonus points
Individual-contributor role for at least the first 12 months
Willingness to manage outside specialists for tax, securities and patent work rather than specialize in those areas

Benefits

Comp & perks

Meaningful early-stage equity
Direct line to the CEO and ownership of a function from day one
Work that directly speeds up access to medication for hundreds of thousands of patients