Grindr

Health Regulatory Counsel

Grindr • $130K — $180K *
San Francisco, CA 94112In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6-8 years of legal experience focused on healthcare regulations, ideally within digital health or telehealth sectors.
  • Expertise in telehealth regulatory compliance, including CPOM, multi-state licensing, and prescribing restrictions.
  • Strong knowledge of HIPAA/HITECH and state consumer data privacy laws, particularly regarding sensitive data categories like LGBTQ+ and HIV/STI data.
  • Experience in operationalizing sensitive data handling practices with a focus on health data.
  • Proven skills in advising on data broker registration, sales restrictions, and data monetization limits.
  • Experience with affiliated pharmacy arrangements and governance structures for regulatory compliance across states.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply AKS, FCA, and Stark Law to complex business models.
  • JD from an accredited institution and an active U.S. law license.

Responsibilities

  • Advise on U.S. healthcare regulatory and privacy considerations for Grindr's health business.
  • Ensure compliance with telehealth regulations while supporting the care delivery model expansion.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide real-time legal guidance on product and marketing decisions.
  • Develop strategies for handling health and sensitive user data, ensuring alignment with applicable laws.
  • Build compliance infrastructure, including training and incident response protocols, from the ground up.
  • Review and negotiate vendor agreements and contracts related to healthcare regulations.
  • Work with Legal, Privacy, and Compliance teams to identify risks and create effective solutions.

Benefits

  • Full premium coverage for health, dental, and vision for employees, with partial dependent coverage.
  • Generous fertility and family-building support up to $300,000, covering IVF and adoption.
  • 401(k) plan with a 6% match and immediate vesting.
  • Industry-competitive salaries, bonuses, and equity for all employees.
  • Leading gender-affirming care benefits with extensive cost coverage.
  • Flexible vacation policy and two company-wide rest weeks each year.
  • Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, plus breakfast/lunch.
Full Job Description
About the Job:
  • Serve as the founding legal partner for Grindr's health business, advising on the full spectrum of U.S. healthcare regulatory and privacy considerations as the company builds and scales its health offerings.
  • Advise on telehealth regulatory requirements, including corporate practice of medicine (CPOM), multi-state licensing, anti-kickback requirements, prescribing restrictions, and state-by-state compliance considerations, supporting the design and expansion of Grindr's care delivery model.
  • Partner closely with Product, Marketing, Privacy and Operations teams to provide real-time, practical guidance on day-to-day decisions, including marketing / online advertising strategy, user acquisition, and product development, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and consumer protection laws.
  • Provide strategic guidance on U.S. privacy and data protection laws as they apply to health and quasi-health data, including HIPAA/HITECH (as applicable), state consumer health privacy laws (e.g., Washington My Health My Data Act), and state comprehensive privacy frameworks (e.g., CCPA). Apply a nuanced, context-driven approach to determining when data is considered sensitive and how obligations differ across the user lifecycle.
  • Help define and operationalize Grindr's approach to handling health and sensitive user data, including building policies, procedures, and internal guidelines that enable the company to responsibly expand access to patient-level data while maintaining compliance.
  • Act as a key advisor in evolving Grindr's health business model, including supporting the build-out of a dedicated health entity, expansion into telemedicine and pharmacy services, and diversification of vendor and partner relationships.
  • Build and scale foundational compliance infrastructure from the ground up, including HIPAA readiness (as applicable), data governance practices, training, and incident response protocols, while partnering with internal privacy and legal teams.
  • Support commercial and operational needs of the health business by reviewing and negotiating vendor agreements, data use agreements, and other contracts, and managing outside counsel on specialized healthcare regulatory matters.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Privacy, and Compliance teams to identify risk, develop pragmatic solutions, and enable the business to move faster and more effectively while maintaining appropriate safeguards.

Role Requirements:
  • 6-8 years of legal experience with a focus on healthcare regulations, including meaningful in-house or law firm experience advising digital health or telehealth companies.
  • Deep expertise in telehealth regulatory compliance, including CPOM, multi-state licensing, and prescribing restrictions, with the ability to deliver clear, actionable guidance in real time as business decisions are made.
  • Strong working knowledge of HIPAA/HITECH and experience navigating the patchwork of state consumer data privacy laws (e.g., Washington My Health MY Data Act, CCPA), with direct experience advising on sensitive data categories (for example LGBTQ+ and HIV/STI data).
  • Practical experience establishing and operationalizing sensitive data handling practices, including data minimization, access controls, retention policies, and breach response protocols tailored to health and quasi-health data categories.
  • Direct experience advising on data broker registration requirements, data sales restrictions, and the limits of permissible data monetization in a health context, particularly where user data intersects with advertising, analytics, or third-party partnerships.
  • Experience advising on or structuring affiliated pharmacy arrangements and professional corporation (PC) governance, including management services organization (MSO) structures, beneficial ownership considerations, and ongoing regulatory compliance obligations across multiple states.
  • Demonstrated experience applying AKS, FCA, and Stark Law to complex, hybrid business models, including marketplace structures, provider compensation, and consumer bundling arrangements.
  • Experience drafting compliance policies, BAAs, commercial agreements, and vendor contracts.
  • JD from an accredited law school and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.

You May Thrive in this Role if You:
  • Have worked at or advised a consumer technology company operating at the intersection of health and digital platforms, and are comfortable navigating the unique reputational and regulatory considerations in that environment.
  • Can demonstrate a track record of building legal tools, templates, and policies that improve efficiency and mitigate risk.
  • Exposure to 340B program requirements, sufficient to engage and manage outside counsel on transactional or audit-related matters
  • Background in consumer-facing health product development including review of marketing copy and consumer consent frameworks.


Benefits and Perks:
  • Health, Dental & Vision Full premium coverage for you. Partial coverage for dependents.
  • Family Formation Up to $300,000 in fertility and family-building support, covering IVF, surrogacy, egg freezing, and adoption.
  • Retirement: 401(k) with 6% match and immediate vesting.
  • Compensation: Industry-competitive compensation, company bonus, and equity for every employee.
  • Gender-Affirming Care : Industry-leading gender-affirming offerings with up to 90% cost coverage, access to Included Health, monthly stipends for HRT, and more.
  • Time Off & Rest Flexible vacation policy. Two company-wide rest weeks per year.
  • Other Benefits: Monthly stipends for cell phone, internet, wellness, food, and commuting, breakfast/lunch

About Grindr

Grindr is a location-based social networking and online dating application for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. The app was one of the first geosocial dating apps and was launched in 2009. Grindr is available in over 190 countries and has over 27 million users. The app is owned by San Vicente Acquisition LLC, a company based in West Hollywood, California. Grindr has faced criticism for its handling of user data and for facilitating the spread of sexually transmitted infections.
Learn more about Grindr
Size
100 employees
Market Cap
$836.3 million
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Founded
2008
NASDAQ
GRND
* Ladders Estimates

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