General Counsel

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🕒 September 30

🏄 California – Remote

🏄 California – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

⚖️ Legal Counsel / General Counsel

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Rythm

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51 - 200 employees

🏥 Healthcare

👥 B2C

Healthcare • B2C

Rythm is a consumer-focused at-home blood testing company. It provides painless finger-prick collection kits that users can mail or schedule pickup for, and Rythm operates its own CLIA-certified and CAP-accredited laboratory to deliver clinical-grade blood test results in under 72 hours. The service is HIPAA compliant, FDA-cleared, HSA/FSA-eligible and sold as a flexible monthly subscription with an AI-powered dashboard and personalized insights/coaching that track biomarkers and trends over time.

📋 Description

• Serve as the company's primary legal advisor across all areas of the business • Partner closely with founders and executive leadership on strategic initiatives and business decisions • Lead CLIA, CAP, FDA, HIPAA, advertising, privacy, marketing, and regulatory compliance efforts • Provide guidance on claims substantiation, consumer protection requirements, and risk management • Oversee litigation strategy, dispute resolution, and outside counsel relationships • Manage intellectual property, trademarks, licensing, and brand protection initiatives • Review and negotiate commercial agreements, vendor contracts, partnership agreements, and corporate transactions • Advise product, marketing, operations, and growth teams on legal considerations and business opportunities • Develop scalable legal processes, policies, and frameworks to support company growth • Balance speed, innovation, and risk in a fast-moving startup environment

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years of legal experience, including significant experience supporting consumer-facing businesses • J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership • Experience advising high-growth consumer, healthcare, wellness, subscription, ecommerce, or regulated businesses • Deep understanding of CLIA, CAP, HIPAA, FDA, marketing, and consumer protection regulations • Strong experience managing claims substantiation and regulatory review processes • Experience overseeing litigation, class action matters, and outside counsel • Strong commercial contracting and negotiation experience • Demonstrated ability to operate as a strategic business partner to founders and executive teams • Excellent judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives • Comfortable operating autonomously in fast-paced, evolving environments • Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex legal issues for non-legal audiences • Experience serving as General Counsel or Associate General Counsel at a high-growth consumer brand • Experience supporting healthcare, diagnostics, wellness, supplements, or health technology companies • Experience navigating M&A transactions and corporate development initiatives • Experience supporting venture-backed startups through periods of rapid growth • Prior experience at a top law firm

🏖️ Benefits

• Highly competitive base salary • Meaningful equity aligned with the scope and impact of your role • Flexible, remote-first work environment • Generous Paid Time Off and company holidays • 401(k) • Monthly Rythm membership with full access to at-home blood testing and personalized health insights • Healthcare with monthly premium fully covered by the business • High ownership and visibility from day one, with the opportunity to make a meaningful impact • The chance to help shape the future of personalized health and preventative care • A small, collaborative, mission-driven team that moves quickly and values great ideas regardless of title