Senior Corporate Counsel

Job Description

Welcome to AMN Healthcare \u2014 Where Talent Meets Purpose

Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.

At AMN Healthcare, we don't just offer jobs \u2014 we build careers that make a difference.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard:

• Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare \u2014 three years running.

• Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America.

• Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.

• Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

Job Summary

Seasoned and strategic Senior Legal Counsel to lead our commercial legal function and provide expert guidance on privacy, AI, and product counseling. This role is ideal for an attorney with 10+ years of experience across law firm and in-house settings, particularly within publicly traded companies in the healthcare technology or staffing sector. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in the U.S. privacy laws, including all comprehensive state privacy laws like CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, and a strong understanding of AI governance and emerging regulations, data protection, and employment-related sensitive data processing.

Job Responsibilities

Commercial Leadership

• Lead and manage the commercial legal team, overseeing strategic contract negotiations, vendor agreements, partnerships, and licensing, ensuring alignment with business goals and risk tolerance.
• Develop and implement scalable legal processes to support rapid growth and
• innovation.

AI, Privacy, and Product Counseling

• Advise cross-functional teams on AI use cases, including risk assessments, governance frameworks, and compliance with emerging regulations.
• Counsel product teams on privacy-by-design principles, AI regulatory compliance, and data lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA, TCPA and state-specific privacy laws, including maintaining internal policies on privacy, data governance and protection, AI development and deployment, and HIPAA.

Strategic Risk Management

• Partner with executive leadership to assess legal risks and opportunities in new markets, technologies, and business models, promoting a "smart-risk" mindset, balancing innovation with regulatory compliance and reputational protection.

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Manage and mentor a team of attorneys and legal professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, agility, and collaboration.
• Work closely with IT, Compliance, HR, and business teams to educate and ensure risk-calibrated alignment across departments and business divisions.
• Represent the commercial, privacy, AI, and product legal function in C-Suite/board-level discussions and strategic planning.

Qualifications

Minimum Education/Certifications: J.D.

Preferred Education/Certifications: CIPP/EU or CIPP/US or CIPP/AI

Minimum Experience: 10 years

Preferred Experience: 10+ years

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Work is performed in an office/home office environment.
• Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

\u25cf Respect \u25cf Passion \u25cf Continuous Improvement \u25cf Trust \u25cf Customer Focus \u25cf Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

Pay Rate

$205,500 - $244,500 Salary

Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.