Legal: Legal/Compliance Officer - Remote - Ny/New England

About Ambit:

Ambit is a healthcare technology and services company that provides data, analytics, consulting, and platform-based offerings to biopharma companies with a focus on rare and specialty diseases. Ambit capabilities include the areas of Strategy, Digital, Analytics, Digital Transformation, and Patient Identification & Activation.

About Ambit Leadership:

Ambit is led by a team of entrepreneurs with decades of rare and specialty disease experience and a passion to deliver data-driven innovation for our Biopharma partners.

Overview:

At Ambit we are on a mission to transform the world of rare and specialty disease. We are looking for people who excel in their work and are able to manage ambiguity with resourcefulness and creativity. Our core values are:

• Deliver on ambitious goals
• Be responsible and trusted
• Be relentless and innovative
• Set high standards

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Legal/Compliance Officer to oversee our organization's legal and compliance functions related to information security, data privacy, and contract compliance. The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure Ambit’s compliance with applicable laws and regulations including HIPAA and GDPR, minimize legal and financial risks, and protect the organization's assets and reputation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research Compliance: Support compliant market research, IRBs.
• Regulatory Monitoring & Compliance
• Risk Assessments. Decide when we need to do internal/external risk assessments/audits, including budgeting for them (and coordinate if anyone asks to audit us)
• Data Privacy: Write and maintain privacy policies and terms & conditions for all Ambit websites, systems, etc. to comply with applicable laws. Assess and approve data flows to ensure informational system compliance.
• Coordinating with IT on Information Security.
• Contract Oversight: The officer will serve as the main point of contact for inquiries (including standardized procurement questionnaires) about our compliance practices and will be responsible for overseeing our compliance with the terms of executed contracts.
• Management Reporting
• Organizational Policy Oversight: The officer will ensure necessary organizational policies and procedures are in place and reviewed on a regular basis and will ensure staff have been trained.
• HIPAA Compliance: The officer will be responsible for overseeing Ambit’s compliance with HIPAA regulations, including responding to HIPAA-related inquiries. The officer will serve as HIPAA Compliance Officer, encompassing Privacy and Information Security Officer (ISO) roles.
• Contract Execution: The Legal/Compliance Officer will be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating various contracts, including software license agreements, service level agreements, vendor contracts, and business associate subcontractor agreements. The officer will ensure that these contracts comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet Ambit's needs.

Qualifications:

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.
• 5+ years of experience in legal and compliance functions related to information security and contract compliance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with HIPAA regulations, including the Privacy Rule and Security Rule.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The Legal/Compliance Officer will report to the Chief Executive Officer and work closely with other departments, including IT, Operations, and Finance.
• Experience in developing and implementing policies and procedures related to information security.
• Bachelor's degree in law, business, or related field.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience in drafting and negotiating software license agreements, service level agreements, and vendor contracts.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.

Base salary range: $130,000 - 170,000

Qualities that we seek: 
In addition to strong educational background and relevant work experience, we evaluate the following:

• Communication skills
• Problem solving abilities
• Attention to detail
• Organization and planning skills
• Interested in growing and taking on additional responsibilities as part of a fast-paced entrepreneurial work environment
• Work ethic

We treat our team right:  

Competitive compensation is just the beginning. As part of our team, you can expect: 

• A young startup filled with passionate and fun teammates, dedicated to changing every life touched by rare disease 
• Equity package (Full time employees)
• Medical, dental, vision & disability insurance (Full time employees)
• Flexible vacation policy with company wide shutdowns to unplug, rest, and recharge
• Parental leave (Full time employees)
• 401 (k) (Full time employees)

Effective November 1, 2021, all new US hires must be fully vaccinated* or subject to a religious or medical exemptions.