Senior Counsel, AI and Data (Pharma Experience Required)

THE POSITION :

EVERSANA is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Counsel to join our legal team. This role will serve as a hands-on legal advisor and counselor supporting the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and data initiatives. The Senior Counsel will provide legal advice and risk assessment related to AI and data use across the enterprise. The candidate will act as a trusted advisor and primary contributor, with strong ownership of outcomes.

The Senior Counsel will partner with business, product, and technology teams, as well as Legal, Compliance, and Privacy colleagues, to evaluate AI use cases and provide clear, practical legal guidance that enables responsible and compliant deployment of AI capabilities. The ideal candidate will bring 10-12+ years of relevant legal experience, including experience in a similar role advising on technology, AI, data, or intellectual property matters.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Our employees are tasked with delivering excellent business results through the efforts of their teams. These results are achieved by:

CORE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES Provide expert legal counsel to various business units

Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements

Identify, analyze, and assess legal risks and provide proactive advice

Stay abreast of relevant changes in laws, regulations, and industry trends

Collaborate effectively with other members of the Legal and Compliance function and cross-functional teams

Manage outside counsel relationships and legal expenses

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Provide legal advice and risk assessment on AI tools, models, and data-driven initiatives across the enterprise

Identify and assess legal risks related to intellectual property, data use, privacy, regulatory compliance, and contractual exposure

Apply sound legal judgment to evaluate AI use cases and provide clear, practical, business-oriented guidance

Serve as a legal advisor to business, product, and technology teams supporting the development and deployment of AI-enabled offerings

Enable business teams to move forward with AI initiatives in a responsible, compliant, and commercially viable manner

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, DATA, AND AI ADVISORY Act as a subject matter expert on AI-related legal issues, with a strong emphasis on intellectual property and data-related risks

Advise on: AI model development, training, and deployment

Training data sourcing, licensing, and copyright considerations

Ownership and use of AI-generated outputs

Data use, access, and privacy requirements

Provide legal guidance on protecting enterprise IP while managing third-party IP exposure

COMMERCIAL / CONTRACTING Draft, review, and negotiate agreements related to AI, technology, and data use, including:

Technology and SaaS agreements

data usage → data rights, licensing, and training data provisions

AI output ownership, use restrictions, and indemnities

Advise on contractual risk allocation in AI-enabled products and services

Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias.

All other duties as assigned .

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state and local laws, it is the policy of EVERSANA to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by an employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for EVERSANA. If reasonable accommodation is needed to perform the essential functions of your job position, please contact Human Resources.

EXPECTATIONS OF THE JOB:

Travel (Less than 10%)

Hours (Monday-Friday, 40+ hours per week)

The above list reflects the general details necessary to describe the expectations of the position and shall not be construed as the only expectations that may be assigned for the position.

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the expectations listed above.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

The requirements listed below are representative of the experience, education, knowledge, skill and/or abilities required.

Juris Doctor from accredited law school

10 - 12+ years of relevant legal experience, including experience in a similar role advising on technology, AI, data, or intellectual property matters

Strong ability to assess legal issues related to AI, data, and emerging technologies

Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex, cross-functional legal matters and drive issues to resolution

Strong communication skills and ability to deliver practical, business-oriented legal guidance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience working in the technology industry or with AI-driven products and services

Experience with data privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)

Strong background in intellectual property (highly preferred), including copyright, licensing, or technology/IP transactions

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

The physical and mental requiremen…