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Sr. Counsel, Commercial (Healthcare & Life Sciences)

Databricks · Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Mountain View, California; New York City, New York; San Francisco, California;... · On-site

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About Databricks

Databricks offers a unified platform for data, analytics and AI. Build better AI with a data-centric approach. Simplify ETL, data warehousing, governance and AI on the Data + AI Platform. Backed by Battery, Insight and Kleiner Perkins.

About the role

Databricks is looking for an experienced commercial attorney to join our Commercial Legal team, with a primary focus on supporting our Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS) sales teams. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Negotiate healthcare-specific agreements and provisions, including business associate agreements, healthcare data privacy and security terms, and regulatory compliance requirements
  • Partner closely with Sales, Deal Desk, Finance, Security, Privacy, Product, and other stakeholders to resolve issues that affect deal execution
  • Help improve templates, playbooks, fallback positions, guidance, and contracting processes - including building institutional knowledge on HLS-specific deal patterns
  • Leverage AI tools to work more efficiently and contribute to the team's adoption of AI-assisted legal workflows
  • Provide concise, practical legal advice that balances legal risk with commercial objectives
  • 7+ years of relevant technology transactions experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department
More about this role

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Databricks is looking for an experienced commercial attorney to join our Commercial Legal team, with a primary focus on supporting our Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS) sales teams.

Our HLS customers - health systems, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, medical device and diagnostics companies, payers and health services companies, healthcare technology and data companies, and clinical research organizations - bring some of the most complex and interesting legal work on the commercial team. The customers on the other side of the table are sophisticated and heavily regulated, with specific compliance, privacy, and security requirements that need to be understood and addressed.

You'll work side-by-side with Sales to lead negotiations, shape deal strategy, and address the issues that matter most to regulated customers - from HIPAA and data privacy to AI terms and security requirements. The role requires strong commercial judgment, the ability to build trust with sales teams and customers alike, and a practical approach to risk. You'll also have a front-row seat to how AI is transforming legal work. Our team is actively building and using AI-powered tools for...

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