Director, Senior Commercial Counsel, Healthcare

Director, Senior Commercial Counsel, Healthcare

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Reporting to the VP of Legal, this role will serve as Director, Senior Commercial Counsel, Healthcare and be a key member of Oura’s Legal Team. The role will partner closely with the Commercial, Science and Product teams and other cross-functional leaders to support Oura as the company grows and scales.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned transactional healthcare attorney with substantial in-house and law firm experience counseling and negotiating complex commercial healthcare sales and partnerships. In addition to healthcare expertise, the right candidate will have experience negotiating government contracts. The successful candidate will bring strong judgment, credibility with senior stakeholders, and the ability to translate complex legal issues into clear, actionable guidance in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

• Review, draft and negotiate complex healthcare partnership and government contract deals as the lead attorney supporting the Commercial Healthcare and Government Contracting functions of the business.
• Counsel and advise stakeholders on legal issues impacting the business, ensuring alignment, efficiency, and excellence in execution of all healthcare transactions and government contracts
• Serve as a strategic thinker who operates to shape company-wide risk strategy while driving key initiatives and applying a solutions-focused approach
• Operate as a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves practitioner, comfortable managing complex transactions
• Build and refine internal transactional processes, policies, and tools that can scale efficiently with company growth
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior executives, providing clear, business-oriented judgment and actionable recommendations

Location:

Preferred location is San Francisco Bay Area; remote candidates will be considered.

• Has 8-10 years combined law firm and in-house experience, with at least 4 years of experience as a dedicated transactional healthcare attorney and at least 2 years of government contracting experience
• Deep working knowledge of U.S. healthcare regulatory frameworks, including HIPAA/HITECH, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark), and the ability to apply them pragmatically to business objectives
• Exceptional drafting skills, including experience negotiating and preparing sophisticated commercial, clinical and strategic healthcare agreements
• Experience advising on government contracting matters, including agreements involving federal and state agencies
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate regulatory risk while enabling scalable, innovative healthcare business models
• Strong judgment and comfort operating as a trusted advisor to senior business stakeholders in a fast-moving environment
• Clear, practical communicator who can translate complex legal issues into actionable guidance
• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active license to practice law in California
• Excels at working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura is an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We consider applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process and to perform essential job functions.