About the role

ABOUT ABRIDGE 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. THE ROLE Abridge is seeking an experienced Privacy Counsel to lead our privacy team and scale our privacy and data governance program as the company grows. This is a highly visible role at the intersection of artificial intelligence, healthcare, data governance, data protection, and product innovation. You will serve as a trusted legal advisor to senior leadership and partner closely with Security, Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional teams. You will provide practical, risk-based guidance, lead critical privacy and data initiatives, and build systems that enable Abridge to innovate responsibly while meeting evolving regulatory and customer expectations. The ideal candidate brings deep privacy expertise, sound business judgment, and experience operating with autonomy and leading a team in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Build Abridge’s privacy program, providing practical, product-focused counseling to the Security, Product and Engineering teams. - Advise teams on privacy laws related to artificial intelligence, machine learning, clinical data, product development, secondary use of data and the responsible use of sensitive information. - Help develop, maintain, and scale global privacy programs. - Support data sharing and ecosystem questions (first/third-party, vendors, partners, internal platform services), including governance and contractual expectations in partnership with commercial counsel. - Monitor and respond to changes in privacy laws and regulations, including AI regulations. - Draft, maintain, and operationalize privacy policies, playbooks, templates, governance standards, and training materials that promote awareness and consistent decision-making across the company. - Work cross functionally with talented product and engineering teams in evaluating the impact of privacy and data protection laws and regulatory guidance on exciting product developments. WHAT YOU’LL BRING - Have 10+ years of experience with a mix of in-house, health tech, or technology-focused law firm roles. - Experience building, developing, advising, and evaluating programs that ensure products comply with laws, regulations, and external commitments. - Knowledge of HIPAA and other healthcare privacy requirements, as well as CCPA/CPRA, biometric privacy laws, and applicable U.S. state privacy and data security frameworks. - A practical, risk-based approach and the ability to balance legal, regulatory, business, and customer considerations. - Strong business judgment and the ability to work independently in an environment that values autonomy, accountability, and trust. - Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance for technical and nontechnical audiences. - Strong organizational skills and the ability to manag