Senior Counsel, Healthcare

At Veracyte, we offer exciting career opportunities for those interested in joining a pioneering team that is committed to transforming cancer care for patients across the globe. Working at Veracyte – whether it be in one of our labs, corporate offices, the field – enables our employees to not only make a meaningful impact on the lives of patients, but to also learn and grow within a results-driven environment that values innovation, collaboration, and compassion.

The Position:

We are seeking an experienced, highly motivated athlete Healthcare Senior Counsel to join our legal team at Veracyte. The ideal candidate will have a background in healthcare law, with experience in the life sciences industry across a range of topics including regulatory and healthcare and corporate compliance, billing, reimbursement matters, healthcare fraud and abuse laws, and government affairs and policy. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring that Veracyte navigates complex legal and regulatory issues within the healthcare industry, helping us maintain compliance and drive innovation in our diagnostic solutions. This position is fully remote, with some travel required, allowing flexibility in work location within the U.S. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Healthcare Regulatory Compliance: Advise on federal, state, and international healthcare laws, including FDA and IVDR regulations, HIPAA, CLIA, and other regulatory requirements relevant to molecular diagnostics. Ensure compliance with applicable healthcare standards and regulations. 

• Billing and Reimbursement Compliance: Advise on legal issues or manage external expert counsel on topics related to reimbursement for diagnostic services, including working with government and private payers. Ensure that billing practices and reimbursement strategies comply with applicable laws, including Medicare, Medicaid, and private payer regulations. 

• FCA, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law Compliance: Provide guidance and ensure compliance with key healthcare laws, including the False Claims Act (FCA), Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law. Advise on matters related to potential violations of these statutes, and help establish preventive compliance measures. 

• Investigations: Assist internal and external counsel in internal investigations related to healthcare fraud, potential violations of federal healthcare regulations, or suspected compliance misconduct.  

• Corporate Compliance and Integrity: Collaborate with legal, compliance, and business colleagues to ensure corporate compliance and integrity across the organization. Advise on the development, implementation, and monitoring of compliance programs and ethical standards. Support the company’s efforts to maintain a strong culture of integrity and adherence to all applicable laws and regulations. 

• Government Affairs and Policy: Advise and support Veracyte on healthcare policy and government affairs matters, including analyzing proposed federal and state legislation, regulations, and policies that may impact the company’s operations.  

• Contract Review and Negotiation: Review, draft, and negotiate contracts with healthcare providers, third-party payers, clinical laboratories, research institutions, and other partners. Ensure that contracts are compliant with legal and regulatory standards. 

• Industry Trends and Legal Research: Stay current on developments in healthcare law, regulations, and industry trends, and provide strategic advice to the company on these matters. 

Who You Are:

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one state jurisdiction. 
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in healthcare law, with a focus on regulatory compliance, billing and reimbursement, contract law, and government affairs. Experience in law firms or government is required; in-house experience is a plus. 
• In-depth understanding of the FDA’s regulatory framework for diagnostics, clinical laboratory regulations (e.g., CLIA), Diagnostic Billing – private and public payers, False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Stark Law. 
• Experience working with and advising life sciences companies, particularly in diagnostics or biotechnology. 
• Experience with Diagnostics Reimbursement 
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 
• Can work in an environment striving for excellence while also balancing appropriate risk tolerance- have a bias for action through thoughtfulness.  
• Be a good human! 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with healthcare reimbursement issues, including CMS and private payer contracting. 
• Familiarity with international healthcare regulations (e.g., EU Medical Device Regulation or IVD Regulation). 
• Familiarity with government affairs and policy.  
• Previous in-house counsel experience with a biotechnology or diagnostics company. 

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The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Veracyte is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

What We Can Offer You

Veracyte is a growing company that offers significant career opportunities if you are curious, driven, patient-oriented and aspire to help us build a great company. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, and are committed to fostering an inclusive workforce, where diverse backgrounds are represented, engaged, and empowered to drive innovative ideas and decisions. We are thrilled to be recognized as a 2024 Certified™ Great Place to Work® in both the US and Israel - a testament to our dynamic, inclusive, and inspiring workplace where passion meets purpose.

About Veracyte

Veracyte (Nasdaq: VCYT) is a global genomic diagnostics company that improves patient care by providing answers to clinical questions, informing diagnosis and treatment decisions throughout the patient journey in cancer and other diseases. The company’s growing menu of genomic tests leverage advances in genomic science and technology, enabling patients to avoid risky, costly diagnostic procedures and quicken time to appropriate treatment. The company’s tests in lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, thyroid cancer, bladder cancer and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis are available to patients and its lymphoma subtyping and renal cancer tests are in development. With Veracyte’s exclusive global license to a best-in-class diagnostics instrument platform, the company is positioned to deliver its tests to patients worldwide. Veracyte is based in South San Francisco, California. For more information, please visit www.veracyte.com and follow the company on X (Formerly Twitter).

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