Assistant General Counsel, Strive Health
Labor & Employment
$173-231k
+ A target annual bonus of 30%
More information about location
2 days a week in office
Kidney care company
Be an early applicant
Kidney care company
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$173-231k
+ A target annual bonus of 30%
More information about location
2 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To deliver compassionate kidney care the way it should be done.
Role
Who you are
- JD required and membership in good standing with at least one state bar
- Minimum 5 years’ labor and employment counseling and litigation experience in law firm or significant in-house counsel experience preferred
- Background and experience in labor and employment related healthcare regulations strongly preferred
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to identify risk and simplify complex legal issues for the business in a clear and concise manner
- Exceptional critical thinking ability, with strong business acumen and excellent business judgment
- Demonstrated history of partnering and influencing business decisions and providing strategic recommendations based on relevant data and analyses
- Problem resolution and analytical skills and the ability to interact well with all organizational levels
- Strong leadership skills and willingness to collaborate, share knowledge, respond quickly to urgent matters and execute proactively
- Strong personal ethical code and integrity and deep respect for privacy and confidentiality
- Ability to travel and be on-site to meet business needs
- Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms
- Please apply even if you feel you do not meet all qualifications
What the job involves
- The Assistant General Counsel, Labor & Employment (“AGC”) will play a key role in supporting Strive Health’s People Team on the full range of issues that may arise during employment
- The AGC will also oversee all labor and employment-related litigation and manage outside law firms who represent the Company on labor and employment related matters
- The AGC will also support the Company in its strategic relationships with labor and employment related suppliers and other vendors
- The AGC will report to the General Counsel and will work out of Strive Health’s Denver headquarters at least two days per week
- Advise on employment law issues including workplace investigations, terminations, discrimination, harassment, accommodations, compensation, benefits, and recruiting
- Collaborate with the People Team and business leaders to design compliant, scalable employment practices
- Provide support and oversight of employment litigation, mediations, EEOC matters, and arbitration, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour matters
- Draft and advise on human resources related policy creation and implementation
- Stay updated on employment related legal and compliance topics to effectively mitigate risks
- Provide guidance regarding the entire employment lifecycle, including hiring, on-boarding, performance management, investigations of alleged employee misconduct and/or policy violations, and terminations
- Prepare documents and contracts related to employment terms and conditions
- Recommend, implement, and continuously improve employment law related training
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with labor and employment related suppliers and vendors
- Assist in the selection and management of external legal counsel to ensure appropriate service and quality levels and to contain costs
- Support organizational initiatives such as compensation programs, restructurings, and cross-functional investigations
Our take
With healthcare expenses notoriously high in the US, patients seek quality care that is cost-effective. This a challenge Strive Health is tackling head-on, aiming to provide affordable, value-based care that yields better patient outcomes and lower bills for patients with kidney disease.
Strive has built an integrated care delivery system for patients diagnosed with chronic or end-stage kidney disease. By employing machine learning algorithms to interpret patient data and predict disease progression, the company delivers targeted interventions that are both cheaper and more effective than current methods of detection and treatment.
Having raised a high degree of funding, Strive Health's trajectory appears promising. The company is leveraging this capital to scale its team, strengthen end-to-end strategic partnerships, and expand its multi-specialty service offerings. At the same time, Strive is enhancing its value-based care model through advanced technology, including AI-driven tools and analytics, to deliver more personalized, data-informed kidney care solutions.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
18% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Sep 2025
$300m
SERIES D
May 2023
$166m
SERIES C
Total funding: $606m
Company benefits
- Health and Well-Being: We care about your physical well-being, so your insurance starts the day you join Strive.
- Medical, dental & Vision: We offer a variety of medical (HMO, PPO and HDHP) plans through United Healthcare and Kaiser, two dental plans and one comprehensive vision plan.
- Life & Supplemental Insurance: Strivers are provided 100% employer-paid life insurance, short-term disability and long-term disability coverage as of your start date. Additional supplemental insurance, including accident, life and critical illness, are available.
- Flexibility and Time Off: Transformational work takes high performance. We believe Strivers perform better when they are fully charged, so we provide flexibility to support your inner well-being.
- Hybrid-Remote Work: Our hybrid-remote approach ensures team members can work from home while collaborating in person when needed. Strive provides a full technology package and monthly technology reimbursement.
- Vacation Time: Full-time, regularly scheduled Strivers can use vacation time for travel, relaxation or volunteering.
- Sick Time: Life happens, so we provide up to two weeks of paid time off annually for illness, medical care, caregiving responsibilities and other types of emergencies.
- Well-Being Days: Annual Strive-wide well-being days off provide Strivers the opportunity to focus solely on their well-being.
- Paid Holidays: Annual Strive-wide holidays allow all Strivers to disconnect together to reflect and celebrate.
- Paid Leave: Our 12 weeks of paid birth giving leave and four weeks of paid bonding leave start day one. We provide a four-week paid sabbatical after five years to return recharged. In alignment to our mission, we offer a paid living donor leave if any Strivers choose to become a living donor.
- Retirement and Financial Planning: Strive provides a 401k with an employer match, access to the Best-Interest Advice program and our financial planning tools, Empower and SoFi.
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Strive is dedicated to promoting a sense of community and at work. We currently offer Parents/Guardians/Caregivers, Strive Forward (LGBTQIA+), Underrepresented Minorities and Women & Allies ERGs.
- Mental Health Platforms & Employee Assistance Programs: Strivers have access to Headspace Care through Kaiser, Calm Health through both medical carriers and a full-service Employee Assistance Program.
- Family-Forming SUpport: Strive partners with Maven Maternity through UHC. Strivers enrolled in UHC gain access to Maven’s virtual platform designed to support women’s and family health. Maven provides personalized, on-demand guidance for navigating family-building, pregnancy, postpartum and parenting journeys. Strivers enrolled in Kaiser will still have access to their Birth-Giving Support Program that includes prenatal care, labor and delivery support, postpartum and newborn care and additional services.
- Professional Development: Strive supports growth through annual professional development reimbursements, paid time off for clinical licensure requirements and tuition discounts through CSU Global.
- Employee Discounts: Strive offers Fetch for pet insurance since we know that your pets are part of your family. Strivers also enjoy PerkSpot for product discounts such as gyms and daycares near you, electronics, hotels and more. The best part? PerkSpot is customizable to your interests.
Company HQ
Central Business District, Denver, CO
Leadership
Chris Riopelle
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously the COO at LaVie Rehab and the CEO at NorthStar Anesthesia. Also served as Senior Vice President at DaVita.
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