Verse Medical
General Counsel
$350K
New York City · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years of legal experience, with substantial time spent on healthcare regulatory matters.
- Education
- JD
- Visa sponsorship
- Unable to provide visa sponsorship; candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
About the job
Build and lead Verse Medical’s in-house legal and regulatory function, advising on healthcare compliance, payer contracting, audits, risk, and product operations.
What you'll do
- Direct multi-state healthcare regulatory strategy, including DME licensure, accreditation, and compliance across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer frameworks.
- Lead enterprise and payer agreements, and manage payer audits, prepayment reviews, and risk mitigation.
- Advise Product, Engineering, and Clinical teams on regulatory alignment; establish the legal and compliance function as the first in-house lawyer.
What they ask for
- JD and active bar admission in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (NY admission or eligibility for in-house registration).
- 10+ years of legal experience, including substantial healthcare regulatory work.
- Demonstrated depth in federal healthcare fraud and abuse law and hands-on Medicare and/or Medicaid reimbursement, coverage, payment, documentation, denials, audits, and appeals experience.
- End-to-end ownership of payer, provider, or enterprise agreements; ability to operate as the sole lawyer and give business-forward advice under uncertainty.
Nice to have
- Direct DMEPOS, home health, post-acute, infusion, or specialty pharmacy experience; experience defending prepayment review, TPE, UPIC, or RAC actions.
- Familiarity with the Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Program; first legal hire or first-in-function leadership at a venture-backed company; HIPAA, BAA, and health data privacy fluency; outside counsel management.
Pay
$350,000+ USD base salary
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