Overview
This role serves as a trusted advisor to business leadership by providing strategic legal guidance across employment matters, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, risk management, and operational initiatives. Responsibilities include managing contract negotiation and administration, procurement compliance, corporate transactions, intellectual property matters, litigation support, and governance activities.
The Associate General Counsel will also oversee compliance and privacy programs, advise on data security and regulatory requirements, manage external legal counsel, and partner with cross-functional teams to implement legal technologies and process improvements.
Responsibilities
Legal Counsel & Corporate Governance
- Provide legal guidance to leadership on employment matters, regulatory compliance, policies, procedures, and risk mitigation.
- Manage corporate legal activities, including intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, financing agreements, litigation, and governance matters.
- Monitor legislative and regulatory developments and advise stakeholders on business impacts and required actions.
Contracts, Procurement & Risk Management
- Draft, negotiate, review, and administer client, vendor, licensing, confidentiality, data transfer, and other commercial agreements.
- Review and advise on federal, state, and local procurement requirements, contract compliance, and bid processes.
- Oversee the contract management system and manage outside counsel to support legal and business objectives.
Compliance, Privacy & Operational Support
- Support compliance programs through risk assessments, provider applications, attestations, internal investigations, and regulatory initiatives.
- Advise on information privacy, data security, program security, and third-party financial and compliance audits.
- Partner with business and technology teams to implement legal technology solutions and improve operational efficiency within the Legal Department.
Supervisory Responsibility
- Manage one or more Assistant General Counsels and/or paralegals.
Requirements
- Experience with governmental procurement processes.
- Experience reviewing and drafting contractual documents.
- Experience with state and federal information privacy and security requirements.
- Familiarity with the health care marketplace, including the Medicaid regulatory structure.
- Ability to draft clear and concise documents including policies, contracts and memoranda.
- Ability to provide sound and well-reasoned legal and practical judgment and guidance.
- Experience managing staff.
- Excellent legal, writing, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to learn and manage the organization’s contract management system.
Qualifications
- Education: Juris Doctor Degree and current license to practice law. New York bar admittance a plus.
- Experience: Minimum 10 years of relevant transactional, corporate and compliance experience as an attorney. Previous in-house and/or large firm experience preferred. Previous experience with Medicaid programs preferred.
Location / Work Setting
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation Range: $180,000–$200,000
- This role is eligible for a base salary within the posted range. Actual compensation will be determined based on a variety of factors, including skills, experience, and geographic location. Compensation may vary for positions based in high cost-of-labor markets.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and creating a culture of inclusion and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status under federal, state, or local law.