Attorney for Health AI Services Support

Are you intrigued by the possibilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning in the field of healthcare? Do you find the idea of guiding new and developing products and businesses exciting? Do you want to help change the way healthcare is done? If so, the Microsoft Corporate, External and Legal Affairs (CELA) team has an immediate opening for a dynamic, highly motivated attorney to join our Artificial Intelligence and Research (AI&R) legal team in Redmond, Washington.

The AI&R legal team provides front-line, world-wide legal support for Microsoft’s AI&R Group. AI&R is responsible for driving the company’s overall artificial intelligence strategy and forward-looking research and development efforts spanning infrastructure, services, apps and agents. It includes AI-focused businesses and highly dynamic research and product incubation groups.

This position will be part of the legal team that supports Microsoft’s healthcare team, which is devoted to developing and marketing innovative health and wellness AI/ML technologies as well as driving and managing Microsoft’s strategic business partnerships within the healthcare industry. 

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

1. Providing creative and proactive counseling to the healthcare product development groups on a broad range of complex legal, business and policy issues, including specifically medical device regulation and health data privacy issues.
2. Coordinating with team members, CELA colleagues and outside counsel to develop policies and best practices to address legal and regulatory issues for Microsoft’s healthcare business.
3. Drafting and negotiating a variety of legal agreements in cooperation with clients and CELA colleagues across the company, including broad strategic business partnerships, development and collaboration agreements, marketing alliances and acquisitions.  
4. Building strong client relationships and becoming a trusted advisor to the business.
5. Driving process improvements as required.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and at least 7 years of experience as a practicing attorney. The role requires the successful candidate to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, and collaborate well to manage complex projects that cut across organizational boundaries. Experience with medical device and product development and health data privacy regulation is strongly preferred.    

The above description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by the successful candidate. The actual duties and responsibilities may vary in line with business imperatives. Microsoft is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly supports workforce diversity

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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