Assistant General Counsel- Privacy

About Abridge

Abridge was founded in 2018 with the mission of powering deeper understanding in healthcare. Our AI-powered platform was purpose-built for medical conversations, improving clinical documentation efficiencies while enabling clinicians to focus on what matters most-their patients.

Our enterprise-grade technology transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes in real-time, with deep EMR integrations. Powered by Linked Evidence and our purpose-built, auditable AI, we are the only company that maps AI-generated summaries to ground truth, helping providers quickly trust and verify the output. As pioneers in generative AI for healthcare, we are setting the industry standards for the responsible deployment of AI across health systems.

We are a growing team of practicing MDs, AI scientists, PhDs, creatives, technologists, and engineers working together to empower people and make care make more sense. We have offices located in the Mission District in San Francisco, the SoHo neighborhood of New York, and East Liberty in Pittsburgh.
The Role

We are seeking an experienced Privacy Counsel to join our legal team and support Abridge's continued growth. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of healthcare privacy experience. This role will partner closely with business teams and senior leadership to drive strategic initiatives while managing legal risk and ensuring compliance.

What You'll Do

• Lead Abridge's incident response and data breach management program, including investigation protocols, notification assessments, regulatory reporting, and post-incident remediation
• Build and scale efficient, cross-functional privacy compliance programs aligned with national and global frameworks including GDPR, UK DPA, CCPA/CPRA, and other U.S. state-level privacy laws
• Partner closely with Security, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure security safeguards, privacy-by-design, and clear roles and responsibilities in data governance, data access, and incident preparedness.
• Partner the support function to respond to requests from customers for access to or deletion of data.
• Collaborate with internal Legal colleagues to ensure privacy compliance is integrated into wider compliance and regulatory strategies (e.g., marketing, procurement, product lifecycle, public policy, customer flow-through requirements), and advise other teams in the business on how to perform their functions in a manner that complies with data protection laws.
• Develop and deliver privacy policies, playbooks, templates, and training materials that promote awareness and enable operational consistency.
• Stay abreast of privacy and data security trends and regulatory changes, and assess their practical impact on Abridge's operations.

What You'll Bring

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 8+ years of relevant privacy and data protection experience, including in-house counsel roles.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and exercise business judgement, interest in joining a small team that prioritizes autonomy and trust.
• Deep understanding of global privacy regulations, including GDPR, UK GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, biometric specific laws and other U.S. privacy and data security frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience leading data breach and incident response programs
• Practical, risk-based mindset and strong organizational skills-comfortable building scalable systems that reduce redundancy and ensure compliance.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, ability to distill complex regulatory requirements into clear, actionable advice tailored for business partners.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus Points If...

• Strong preference for prior in-house, government, or law firm experience focused on healthcare or health tech.
• Familiarity with recent trends in the intersection of privacy regulations and artificial intelligence.
• Preference for New York City or Bay Area candidates but open to candidates who are willing to travel, at least once per quarter, to a hub office for in-person collaboration. This role will also require periodic travel to other areas in the US for off-sites and partnership meetings.

Why Work at Abridge?

At Abridge, we're transforming healthcare delivery experiences with generative AI, enabling clinicians and patients to connect in deeper, more meaningful ways. Our mission is clear: to power deeper understanding in healthcare. We're driving real, lasting change, with millions of medical conversations processed each month.

Joining Abridge means stepping into a fast-paced, high-growth startup where your contributions truly make a difference. Our culture requires extreme ownership-every employee has the ability to (and is expected to) make an impact on our customers and our business.

Beyond individual impact, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a team of curious, high-achieving people in a…