In-house Legal Counsel in Toronto

The Opportunity

MedMe is hiring its first dedicated in-house counsel to support our Canadian and US business. You'll sit at the centre of MedMe's enterprise commercial work, negotiating with the legal teams of some of the largest retail pharmacy and grocery chains in North America. You'll own MedMe's privacy and AI risk posture across HIPAA in the US, PIPEDA and provincial health privacy legislation in Canada, and a growing patchwork of US state privacy law. And you'll handle the corporate work of a two-entity, venture-backed company: financings, board matters, intercompany structure, equity. You'll also be the first call on employment law as the team continues to grow in both markets. This is a generalist seat by design. You'll triage broadly, build MedMe's first legal playbooks and templates, and know when something is genuinely outside your depth and needs outside counsel or specialist advice.

About MedMe Health

At MedMe, we are passionate about empowering pharmacists to provide services beyond just prescribing. Our mission is to build an all-in-one cloud-based platform that enables pharmacists to schedule, document, and manage clinical services at scale. With over 4,500 pharmacies using our software, we've facilitated more than 25 million patient services, transforming pharmacies into community health hubs across North America.

What You'll Do

• Own contract review, redlines, and negotiation across MedMe's Canadian and US commercial agreements, enterprise SaaS contracts, vendor agreements, and partnership terms.
• Support corporate matters including governance, entity structure, and other company-level legal needs as MedMe scales across two countries.
• Manage cross-border complexity, knowing when a Canadian answer doesn't automatically apply in the US (and vice versa), and when to bring in outside counsel.
• Support HR on employee-related legal matters, partnering with People & Culture on employment law questions and flagging when outside employment counsel is needed.
• Strengthen the legal function's first playbooks and templates so contract review and legal triage don't depend entirely on you being in the room every time.

About You

• ~3 years of associate experience, ideally with exposure to commercial/contract law, corporate matters, healthcare, technology/AI, and privacy/data.
• Cross-border experience with meaningful exposure to both legal systems.
• Comfortable being the only lawyer in the building: you triage broadly rather than specializing narrowly, and you know when to bring in outside counsel.
• Strong contract negotiation skills, having actually negotiated commercial agreements, not just reviewed them.
• Clear communicator who can translate legal risk into plain language for non-legal stakeholders.
• Comfortable in ambiguity and early-stage structure; this is MedMe's first dedicated legal hire, so you'll be building the process as you go.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in a regulated healthcare, pharmacy, or clinical-adjacent business; experience advising on AI/technology product questions; prior in-house experience at a growth-stage SaaS company.

Success in This Role Looks Like

• 30 days: You're reviewing and redlining live contracts independently across both the Canadian and US book, and you know MedMe's core commercial terms cold.
• 60 days: You've worked through MedMe's existing contract templates and playbooks, updated where they've fallen behind the business, and filled the gaps, cutting the back-and-forth on standard terms.
• 90 days: You're the default first call on healthcare, privacy, and data questions across the business, and leadership isn't going to outside counsel for things you can handle.
• Long-term: You've built a legal function that scales with the business, clear ownership of contracts, privacy, and corporate matters across both markets, with outside counsel used only where it's genuinely needed.

How We Hire

MedMe is committed to a fair and equitable hiring process for all candidates. To ensure that each candidate's journey is consistent and the selection process is unbiased, the team at MedMe will not be responding to any personal messages regarding this role or other opportunities. This role will follow the below Interview Process:

• Initial screening conversation with our People and Culture team
• Intro interview with the hiring manager
• Technical interview with the team
• Additional cross-functional interview as required (depending on the role)
• References and offer

How We Use AI

At MedMe, we use AI to help us organize and manage applications, so our team can spend their time where it matters most. Every CV is personally reviewed by a human being; AI helps us stay organized, not make decisions. We believe AI should make great people more effective, not replace the thinking and judgment that great hiring requires.

Perks at MedMe

• Comprehensive Health Benefits: Full coverage for dental, vision, physical, and mental health, plus a health spending account to cover additional wellness needs.
• Group RRSP: Secure your future with our Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
• Professional Development: We support your growth with a yearly budget dedicated to learning opportunities.
• Work-from-Home Stipend: A dedicated stipend to help set up and maintain your ideal home office.
• Office Closure for Holidays: Enjoy 1 week of company-wide office closure during the holidays.
• Company Retreats: Participate in exciting on-site team retreats for collaboration and bonding.

Location

This is a hybrid position, based at our office located at the intersection of Adelaide and Spadina in Toronto, with in-person work required 2-3 days per week, aligned to operational needs. Occasional travel is expected for customer meetings, partner discussions, and industry events. Remote candidates may be considered on an exceptional basis based on experience.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

MedMe is a proud equal opportunity workplace that is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We're looking for motivated and compassionate people who can execute from the ground up and support the work that MedMe believes in. MedMe is committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any accessibility-related assistance, requests for information in accessible alternative formats or to report any accessibility problems, please share in your application.

Learn More About MedMe

If you'd like more context on MedMe, our growth, and the team you'd be joining, here are a few highlights:

• Globe and Mail – Canada's Top Growing Companies (2025): MedMe was recognized on The Globe and Mail's list of Canada's Top Growing Companies, based on audited three-year revenue growth.
• Forbes 30 Under 30: Our co-founders were named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for their work building MedMe.
• C100 Growth Cohort (2025): MedMe is part of the 2025 C100 Growth Cohort, a selective community of Canada's top scaling companies.

Compensation

The salary range for this role is CAD $135,000.00 - $150,000.00 annually. Compensation is determined based on experience, skills, and alignment to the role's scope. We're happy to discuss the full details of our compensation package with candidates who progress through our interview process.