US Legal Counsel
Caristo Diagnostics · United States · US
Other
Remote
physician
Demand55
Career growth55
Healthcare fit22
Remote potential80
5-year outlook
Senior in-house counsel in medtech can command competitive compensation, but as a first U.S. legal hire at a growth-stage company, some compensation may come through equity and upside rather than guaranteed cash. Exact salary is not stated.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
senior
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-10-18
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Side income
- Classified as side-income friendly
- Engagement type
- Contract
- Hours
- Variable hours
- Eligible countries
- United States
- License jurisdiction
- US, GB, AU
- Profession fit
- physician
- Rate period
- Annual
Why this was classified this way
- contract
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Why this is worth applying to
Only worth applying if you are a qualified U.S. attorney with 6+ years of commercial/legal experience, ideally with healthcare or medtech exposure. It is not a practical route for most clinicians without a law degree and bar admission.
Who should apply
Dual-qualified physician-lawyers, nurse-lawyers, or other clinician-attorneys with U.S. bar admission and 6+ years of commercial contracts, in-house legal, regulatory, or medtech experience.
CV angle
If you are a dual-qualified clinician-attorney, lead with U.S. legal qualifications, commercial contract negotiation, healthcare/medtech regulatory exposure, and cross-functional leadership. Otherwise, use clinical experience only to show healthcare domain knowledge and do not imply legal experience.
Skills to highlight
- Commercial contract drafting and negotiation
- Legal and regulatory risk assessment
- Healthcare/medtech compliance
- FDA regulatory environment
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Corporate governance
- Communication and stakeholder management
Role summary
First U.S. legal counsel for an AI cardiovascular diagnostics medtech company, responsible for commercial contracts, legal and regulatory risk, and building the U.S. legal function in collaboration with UK legal and leadership.
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