Senior Commercial Counsel - Government Contracting

Remote · 7+ years experience · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 7, 2026

At a glance

Abridge was founded in 2018 with the mission of powering deeper understanding in healthcare. Our AI-powered platform was purpose-built for medical conversations, improving clinical documentation efficiencies while enabling clinicians to focus on what matters most—their patients.
Our enterprise-grade technology transforms patient-clinician conversations into structured clinical notes in real-time, with deep EMR integrations. Powered by Linked Evidence and our purpose-built, auditable AI, we are the only company that maps AI-generated summaries to ground truth, helping providers quickly trust and verify the output. As pioneers in generative AI for healthcare, we are setting the industry standards for the responsible deployment of AI across health systems.
We are a growing team of practicing MDs, AI scientists, PhDs, creatives, technologists, and engineers working together to empower people and make care make more sense. We have offices located in the Mission District in San Francisco, the SoHo neighborhood of New York, and East Liberty in Pittsburgh.

Abridge is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to own the contract, product, and compliance work powering its growing government business.
This role will work closely with internal stakeholders across sales, partner success, security, and product teams to support contracting and regulatory compliance.

Drive customer growth by drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex government contracts, ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency specific requirements
Provide guidance throughout the entire lifecycle of product build and government contracting, from government sales strategy and solicitation review through bid submission, negotiation, to implementation and ongoing regulatory and government contract compliance
Work with the commercial legal team in iterating on and improving templates, and developing playbooks and processes for improving accuracy and efficiency
Facilitate automation and efficiencies in collaboration with the Legal Ops team
Stay abreast of regulatory and policy developments that may impact decision making
Work with and manage outside counsel to navigate complex and novel questions
Support other aspects of the commercial legal function when core government contracting work is slower

7+ years of experience in a legal function with at least 3 years of advising on working with government contracting and related compliance
Established ability to advise on government contract implementation and ongoing compliance, including translating contract obligations into internal processes and assessing adherence to those obligations
Comfort with juggling tight timelines, competing priorities, and a high volume of contracts
Passion for Abridge’s mission and the energy and drive to support a fast-moving commercial team
A customer-service mindset, approaching deals as collaborative projects and treating negotiations as a tool to establish strong partnerships
Demonstrated ability to work independently with an interest in joining a small team that prioritizes autonomy and trust
Proven ability to work cross-functionally, particularly with technical teams, security, and sales teams
Creativity in solving and navigating novel contractual matters and crafting new approaches and language

14 paid holidays
Flexible PTO for salaried employees and accrued time off for hourly employees
Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for all full-time employees and their families
Generous HSA monthly contributions for High Deductible Health Plan
Generous paid parental leave for all full-time employees
Family forming benefits with resources and financial support
401(k) matching
Personal device allowance with tax-free funds
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits
Lifestyle Wallet for fitness, professional development, coworking, and more