The RoleAs an Senior Product Counsel (Data Products, Machine Learning, and AI), you'll play a pivotal role as the go-to legal advisor for the teams building Abridge's AI and machine learning models, products, and technologies. This role is highly cross-functional across Abridge with a focus on advising product teams on the cutting edge of AI model and product developments, from ambient clinical documentation to emerging agentic and multimodal healthcare experiences. This is a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of the legal, AI, and healthcare fields, shaping how a category-defining company navigates novel legal terrain.
What You'll Do- Serve as go-to counsel and partner for teams building Abridge's core AI models and products, advising on legal issues that span model development, agentic workflows, multimodal outputs, and downstream clinical use.
- Identify, address, and design practical mitigations for AI-specific legal risks, including model behavior, output accuracy, IP, data provenance and training rights, and liability for AI-generated content.
- Develop and scale flexible legal processes, frameworks, and contract language suited to the pace of frontier AI development, rather than relying solely on precedent from other industries.
- Serve as an internal expert on AI legal and policy matters, helping shape Abridge's positions on emerging AI regulation and representing those positions with external counsel, regulators, and industry groups as needed.
- Support privacy impact assessments, model risk assessments, and data governance frameworks specific to AI training, fine-tuning, and deployment.
- Partner with legal, product, and compliance stakeholders on AI principles such as transparency, accountability, and human oversight.
What You'll Bring- Passion for Abridge's mission and the drive to support fast-moving AI product and research teams.
- 8+ years of legal experience, including 4+ years counseling on AI, machine learning, or other emerging technology products. Prior in-house experience is required.
- Creativity in navigating novel legal matters, including building new processes, language, and frameworks to meet the needs of a fast-moving company in an emerging industry.
- Working knowledge of AI-specific legal issues, including IP and copyright in AI-generated content, training data rights, model liability, and responsible AI principles.
- Proven ability to translate complex regulatory and technical AI concepts into clear, practical guidance for non-legal, technical audiences.
- Comfort operating with ambiguity, tight timelines, and a high volume of novel legal questions with no settled precedent.
- Strong sense of ownership, intellectual curiosity about technology, and sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
Bonus Points If...- You have prior in-house experience at a growth-stage AI or healthcare technology company.
- You have a strong understanding of federal and state healthcare laws, including HIPAA and data privacy regulations, as applied to AI systems.
This role is in San Francisco or New York City. Monday/Wednesday/Friday are in office days.
How we take care of Abridgers:- Generous Time Off: 14 paid holidays, flexible PTO for salaried employees, and accrued time off for hourly employees
- Comprehensive Health Plans: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for all full-time employees and their families.
- Generous HSA Contribution: If you choose a High Deductible Health Plan, Abridge makes monthly contributions to your HSA.
- Paid Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave for all full-time employees.
- Family Forming Benefits: Resources and financial support to help you build your family.
- 401(k) Matching: Contribution matching to help invest in your future.
- Personal Device Allowance: Tax free funds for personal device usage.
- Pre-tax Benefits: Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter Benefits.
- Lifestyle Wallet: Monthly contributions for fitness, professional development, coworking, and more.
- Mental Health Support: Dedicated access to therapy and coaching to help you reach your goals.
- Sabbatical Leave: Paid Sabbatical Leave after 5 years of employment.
- Compensation and Equity: Competitive compensation and equity grants for full time employees.
- ... and much more!
