Shift Timing: 12 to 9 (Flexible working hours)
RAAPID is a healthcare technology innovator specializing in AI-enabled risk adjustment solutions. Backed by leading investors including M12, Microsoft’s venture fund, RAAPID partners with payers, providers, and healthcare support organizations to improve revenue accuracy, strengthen compliance, reduce administrative burden, and enable smarter healthcare operations.
As a Great Place to Work-certified organization, RAAPID combines healthcare domain expertise, advanced AI, and a strong people-first culture to solve complex challenges in the healthcare ecosystem.
Why RAAPID?
- Backed by Microsoft: Proudly funded by M12, Microsoft's venture fund, validating our technology innovation and market potential
- Industry Pioneer: Leveraging state-of-the-art artificial intelligence, machine learning, vision AI, and knowledge graphs to transform healthcare operations
- Strong Foundation: Built on four key pillars - Trust, Technical Competence, Stability, and Technical Innovation
- Recognition: Proud recipient of HITRUST certification, demonstrating our commitment to security and compliance
- Culture: Certified Great Place to Work, reflecting our dedication to employee satisfaction and professional growth
- Mission-Driven: Focused on revolutionizing value-based healthcare through customizable, AI-powered solutions
- Global Presence: Headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, with a robust team of over 100 employees across the US and India
Is This the Right Culture Fit for You?
At RAAPID, values are not posters on the wall. They guide how we make decisions, partner with the business, manage risk, and build trust. This role may be a strong fit if you believe in:
Integrity
Doing the right thing with transparency, accountability, and sound governance.
Empathy, Trust & Respect
Building relationships through listening, collaboration, and mutual respect.
Employee Centricity
Supporting people's decisions with fairness, clarity, and responsibility.
Customer Centricity
Keeping customer impact, compliance, and business outcomes at the center of legal advice.
Can-do Attitude
Solving problems with ownership, speed, and practical judgment.
Convert Challenges into Opportunities
Approaching complexity, ambiguity, and risk with resilience and solution-focused thinking.
Innovation
Enabling responsible use of technology, AI, and process improvement to create better outcomes.
If these values reflect how you lead, advise, and make decisions, RAAPID could be the right place for you.
Position Overview – VP, Legal
If you are a strategic, business-oriented legal leader with strong experience in healthcare technology, SaaS contracting, privacy, governance, and enterprise risk, this role is designed for you.
As VP Legal, you will lead RAAPID’s legal function across commercial transactions, healthcare regulatory compliance, data privacy, corporate governance, employment matters, M&A support, litigation management, and enterprise risk.
You will act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and executive leadership team, enabling business growth through pragmatic legal guidance, scalable legal processes, sound judgment, and balanced risk management.
This role is well-suited for a seasoned legal professional with exposure to US healthcare SaaS, HIPAA / HITECH, AI governance, commercial contracting, and corporate legal matters.
Legal Leadership & Enterprise Risk
- Lead legal strategy across commercial, regulatory, governance, privacy, compliance, employment, and corporate matters.
- Advise executive leadership on enterprise risk, strategic initiatives, governance, and board-related matters.
- Develop legal frameworks, governance programs, and risk mitigation strategies aligned with company objectives.
Commercial Transactions & Revenue Enablement
- Structure, draft, negotiate, and execute MSSAs, SOWs, BAAs, DPAs, strategic partnerships, reseller agreements, vendor contracts, and other commercial arrangements.
- Partner with Sales, Product, Finance, Security, and Operations teams to accelerate business growth while appropriately managing risk.
- Build scalable contracting playbooks, approval matrices, fallback clauses, and negotiation frameworks.
- Control legal spend by triaging matters internally and directing external counsel only on specialized issues.
- Negotiate and support complex healthcare SaaS agreements, value-based care arrangements, payer-provider contracts, strategic partnerships, reseller agreements, and technology licensing transactions.
- Knowledge of AI powered documentation/drafting will be an added advantage.
- Structure, draft and execute internal documentation related to various Stock(Equity) Plans, Advisory Agreements, Board Resolutions etc.
Compliance, Privacy & Data Governance
- Lead compliance initiatives related to HIPAA, HITECH, healthcare regulations, privacy, data protection, and AI governance.
- Advise on product compliance, information security obligations, AI risk management, and regulatory developments.
- Support audits, certifications, investigations, and compliance assessments.
Healthcare Regulatory Compliance, Privacy & AI Governance
- Lead legal oversight of US healthcare regulatory compliance, including HIPAA, HITECH, healthcare privacy obligations, data sharing arrangements, and healthcare technology regulations.
- Advise Product, Engineering, Security, and Business teams on AI governance, responsible AI deployment, data governance frameworks, privacy-by-design principles, and emerging AI regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Security and Compliance teams to support HITRUST, SOC 2, NIST, and other regulatory and certification requirements.
- Develop and maintain compliance programs, policies, training frameworks, audit protocols, incident response procedures, corrective action plans, and board-level compliance reporting mechanisms.
- Provide legal support for public sector procurement opportunities, government contracts, healthcare RFPs, and regulatory submissions
Funding Rounds / Mergers & Acquisitions
- Lead legal workstreams for strategic investments (funding rounds), acquisitions, and corporate transactions.
- Draft SPA, Disclosure schedules and other board/stockholders documentation for funding rounds.
- Manage legal due diligence, transaction documentations, approvals, integrations, and post-closing activities.
Employment, Litigation & External Counsel Management
- Advise on executive employment matters, workforce policies, investigations, and employment-related risks.
- Manage disputes, litigation, claims, and external counsel relationships.
Legal Operations & Team Development
- Build and scale legal operations, contract lifecycle management processes, and legal knowledge repositories.
- Establish legal intake, escalation, reporting, and governance mechanisms.
- Mentor and develop legal team members as the organization grows.
- Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or equivalent legal degree; advanced legal qualifications preferred.
- Deep expertise in US healthcare regulations, HIPAA/HITECH compliance, healthcare privacy frameworks, healthcare SaaS contracting, and healthcare data governance.
- Experience negotiating enterprise healthcare technology agreements with health systems, payers, providers, life sciences organizations, and strategic partners.
- 12+ years of progressive legal experience, including significant exposure to healthcare technology, SaaS, or regulated industries.
- Strong expertise in commercial contracting, healthcare regulations, privacy, governance, and enterprise risk management.
- Demonstrated experience supporting executive leadership and complex strategic transactions.
- Excellent negotiation, communication, stakeholder management, and business partnering skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting US healthcare organizations, healthcare technology companies, or global SaaS businesses.
- Expertise in HIPAA/HITECH, AI governance, privacy, and information security frameworks.
- Experience leading M&A transactions and post-merger integrations.
- Prior in-house legal leadership experience within a high-growth technology company.
- Familiarity with public sector procurement, international contracting, and cross-border legal matters.
- Experience supporting risk adjustment, population health, value-based care, payer-provider ecosystems, healthcare analytics, clinical data exchange, FHIR/HL7 integrations, or healthcare AI platforms.
- Expertise in AI governance, privacy law, healthcare data protection, NIST frameworks, HITRUST compliance, and public sector healthcare procurement.
- Experience advising executive leadership and boards on healthcare regulatory matters, enterprise risk, governance, and strategic transactions.
Core Competencies
- Executive Presence & Leadership
- Commercial Acumen & Negotiation Excellence
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Compliance & Governance Leadership
- Operational Excellence & Process Optimization
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Sound Judgment & Decision-Making
- Competitive executive compensation package.
- Opportunity to shape and scale the legal function of a high-growth healthcare AI company.
- Direct exposure to executive leadership and strategic business initiatives.
- Collaborative, fast-paced, and innovative work environment.
- Professional growth opportunities within a globally expanding organization.