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Rula is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to navigate the intersection of healthcare regulation and commercial growth. You will support payor and clinical contracting efforts, serving as a trusted partner to business teams while building scalable, compliant partnerships and ensuring quality service delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
- Advising on complex healthcare regulatory challenges including corporate practice of medicine, fraud and abuse laws (Anti-Kickback Statutes, False Claims Act, Civil Monetary Penalties), telehealth regulations, scope of practice, and state AI laws
- Drafting and negotiating provider agreements, payor agreements, commercial agreements, network participation agreements, business associate agreements, management services agreements, and professional services agreements
- Supporting clinical governance frameworks for AI initiatives
- Providing strategic guidance on Medicare and Medicaid requirements and reimbursement issues
- Building foundational legal processes that enable the company's mission of making high-quality mental healthcare accessible
- Transforming regulatory complexity into clear, actionable advice that proactively mitigates business risks
Required qualifications:
- 7+ years of related professional experience
- Minimum 5 years of healthcare regulatory law experience (law firm or in-house) covering corporate practice of medicine, federal/state fraud and abuse laws, scope of practice, telehealth, HIPAA, and AI governance
- Minimum 5 years of contracting experience with healthcare agreements
- Experience working with healthcare providers and entities
- Strong writing, analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills
Preferred qualifications include privacy law and employment law experience. Rula is a remote-first, Series C-funded mental health company focused on addiction treatment and broader mental healthcare accessibility. The role offers full remote work (US-based, excluding Hawaii), comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), generous time-off including two company-wide shutdown weeks, paid parental leave, home office stipend, and wellness programs.
