Head of Legal

About Vumedi:

Vumedi is the largest video education platform for doctors worldwide, dedicated to advancing medical education through innovative video-based learning. Our mission is to empower healthcare professionals by providing them with access to the latest clinical knowledge and surgical techniques from experts around the globe. We curate a vast library of high-quality educational content, enabling users to enhance their skills, stay informed about industry trends, and improve patient outcomes. We are headquartered in Oakland, CA, and have additional offices in Minneapolis, MN, and Zagreb, Croatia. 

What you’ll do: 

• Develop and implement the company's overall legal strategy, aligning it with our business objectives and growth plans. Identify potential legal risks and provide proactive guidance to mitigate them effectively.
• Provide legal partnership, guidance, and proactive risk reduction strategies to our Executive leaders. This includes providing legal guidance to address transformational and day to day business matters such as commercial contracts, IP, employee matters, regulatory analysis, etc.
• Provide thought leadership and input on major transformational initiatives or investment areas including fundraising, M&A, international entities , etc.
• Develop form contracts for use by various business units, and manage the ongoing review, drafting and negotiation of a wide variety of contracts, including client agreements, vendor contracts, and partnerships/influencer agreements. Ensure contracts are aligned with the company's goals and protect its legal and financial interests.
• Oversee the protection of the company's intellectual property assets, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify and safeguard valuable IP rights.
• Create a legal department to meet the needs of the business and develop effective and replicable legal management systems, processes and procedures. This includes designing the ideal structure, and hiring, retaining and developing legal talent
• Maintain efficient and effective relationships with outside counsel on litigation, employment law and other specialized matters

Who you are: 

• 10+ years of overall professional working experience, with at least 2 years at a reputable law firm and 4+ years in-house directly advising senior leadership clients on complex corporate, commercial, business, and transactional matters.
• Admitted to the CA state bar or can waive into CA as Registered In-House Counsel
• In-depth knowledge of several of the following areas (with proficiency in all): corporate, intellectual property, commercial/contract, public company governance/reporting, capital raising, M&A, litigation, IP and data privacy.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to provide practical, strategic legal advice aligned with business objectives
• Excellent problem solving, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with teams across the company

Why Work at Vumedi:

• Career changing opportunity to help build a healthcare startup with an exponentially growing viewership
• Make a direct impact in the growth of the company
• Be a part of a company that is beloved by doctors and improves patient care every day

This is an office-based role, working 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) in our Oakland office.

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