Chief Legal Officer

Knowtion Health | Remote (U.S.) | Full-Time, Executive

About Knowtion Health

Knowtion Health is a fast-growing, AI-forward healthcare revenue cycle management company specializing in insurance denial resolution and complex claims. We are a fully remote organization of approximately 850 team members across 39 states, backed by private equity and scaling rapidly in a consolidating market.

The Opportunity

The Chief Legal Officer (CLO) is a newly created executive role and a member of the Executive Leadership Team, serving as the company's most senior legal advisor. In a highly regulated, rapidly consolidating healthcare RCM market, the CLO protects the organization's legal and regulatory standing while enabling commercial growth. As strategic counsel to the CEO and executive team, the CLO will lead all legal matters affecting the enterprise — including client and vendor contracting, healthcare regulatory compliance, payer dispute and appeals strategy, litigation and dispute management, corporate governance, employment law across a 39-state remote workforce, and M&A/transaction support.

What You'll Do

• Serve as chief legal advisor to the CEO & executive team, providing pragmatic, business-oriented counsel on strategy, growth, risk, and governance.
• Build and lead the Legal, Compliance & Risk organization, including the enterprise risk management framework and quarterly Board risk reporting.
• Own the full commercial contract lifecycle (MSAs, BAAs, SOWs, NDAs, vendor agreements) and lead negotiations with hospital systems, health plans, and channel partners, balancing risk with deal velocity.
• Create templates, playbooks, and guardrails, and implement a contract lifecycle management (CLM) system, that empower Growth and Customer teams to move fast.
• Own the enterprise healthcare compliance program (OIG seven elements) spanning HIPAA/HITECH, False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare/Medicaid billing rules, coordination of benefits, No Surprises Act, and TCPA/patient outreach compliance.
• Lead legal incident response and breach readiness, including OCR and state notification obligations and client notifications under BAAs.
• Drive responsible AI governance in partnership with the CISO and executive team, including data-use and model-training rights, client consent, IP ownership, and human-in-the-loop requirements.
• Manage all litigation, disputes, regulatory inquiries, subpoenas, audits, and the corporate insurance program.
• Provide legal leadership on M&A, financing, and strategic transactions, and partner with the private equity sponsor on governance and exit readiness.
• Partner with the Chief People Officer on multi-state employment law compliance for a fully remote, 39-state workforce.

What You Bring

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school; active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
• 15+ years of progressive legal experience, including 7+ years in-house in healthcare services, RCM, healthcare technology, or a similarly regulated multi-state business.
• Prior experience as General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer, or Deputy GC with enterprise-wide scope and direct Board exposure.
• Deep healthcare regulatory expertise: HIPAA/HITECH, False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare/Medicaid billing and secondary payer rules, and payer/provider contracting.
• Experience with payer dispute and appeals frameworks, including ERISA appeals, state prompt-pay laws, and denial overturn strategy on behalf of providers.
• Proven track record negotiating complex commercial agreements with hospital systems and/or health plans, including BAAs and data security terms.
• Experience advising on AI governance in healthcare operations.
• Experience building or significantly scaling a legal/compliance function, including team leadership, systems implementation, and budget ownership.

Strongly Preferred

• Experience in a private equity-backed company, including sponsor reporting, add-on M&A, and exit processes.
• Experience supporting fully remote or highly distributed, multi-state workforces.
• Healthcare compliance (CHC, CHPC) or privacy (CIPP/US) certification; HITRUST or ISO 27001 exposure a plus.

Why Knowtion Health

You will shape the legal function of a mission-driven company at an inflection point of growth, with a seat at the executive table and direct influence on strategy, AI innovation, and enterprise value creation. We offer a competitive executive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and a flexible, fully remote work environment.

Knowtion Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.