Overview
This role involves providing strategic legal support to business leaders within a healthcare organization specializing in integrated pharmacy services. The position focuses on contract negotiation, legal risk management, and regulatory compliance related to specialty pharmacy dispensing and distribution.
The role reports directly to the Associate General Counsel and offers flexibility to work remotely from anywhere in the U.S., with an in-office requirement of at least four days per week for hires in Minneapolis or Washington, D.C.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice on rights, obligations, risks, and privileges affecting the organization.
- Protect pharmacy interests during contract negotiations and disputes.
- Draft, manage, review, and revise agreements, statements of work, and amendments with pharmaceutical manufacturers, payors, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), customers, data aggregators, vendors, and other strategic partners.
- Review manufacturers' and vendors' consent forms, letters, telephone scripts, and other communications to pharmacy patients for compliance with laws, regulations, and organizational policies.
- Advise leaders on regulatory and transactional matters related to integrated pharmacy operations.
- Develop deep knowledge of the pharmacy industry and specific business practices to effectively counsel senior business leaders.
- Support management of strategic projects involving multiple integrated pharmacies.
- Assist compliance teams with responses to information requests from state Medicaid agencies and contractors.
- Provide a full range of legal services, potentially specializing in transactional work, commercial law, contracts law, regulatory matters, and healthcare compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctorate degree with Bar admission in at least one state.
- Minimum of 7 years of legal experience in healthcare regulatory and transactional practices, with strong understanding of specialty pharmacy dispensing and distribution.
- Experience advising on compliance with healthcare laws including the Federal Anti-kickback Statute, False Claims Act, HIPAA, Medicare regulations, and state Medicaid laws.
- Familiarity with regulatory agencies such as state Boards of Pharmacy, state Medicaid agencies, CMS, and state insurance departments.
- Ability to understand business problems related to legal projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills to build rapport and lead or contribute to teams.
- Ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal actions to meet business needs.
- Experience reviewing and revising contracts efficiently, including urgent turnaround times.
- Skill in preparing professional, well-formatted templates and external-facing documents.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven project management, prioritization, and organizational abilities.
- Strong presentation skills.
- Ability to provide concise, well-rounded legal and regulatory advice.
Preferred Qualifications
- Over 10 years of legal experience in healthcare regulatory and transactional practices within managed care.
- Experience working with state or federal healthcare regulatory agencies such as CMS, NIH, FDA, Board of Pharmacy, OIG, or DEA.
- Business or legal experience with specialty pharmacy operations or pharmacy wholesale distribution.
- Experience negotiating contracts with pharmacy suppliers, vendors, and technology providers.
- Experience with intellectual property rights negotiations.
- Solid understanding of health insurance and managed care, especially pharmacy benefit management regulatory frameworks.
- Familiarity with legal requirements for handling protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA and state privacy laws.
- Compliance with telecommuting policies for remote employees.
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary range: $134,600 to $230,800 annually (full-time basis), based on factors such as location, education, experience, and certifications.
- Comprehensive benefits package including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase, and 401(k) contributions (subject to eligibility).
- Compliance with all applicable minimum wage laws.
Location
- Remote work available anywhere in the U.S.
- For Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. hires, a minimum of four days per week in-office work is required.
Additional Information
- The position will be posted for a minimum of two business days or until a sufficient candidate pool is collected; posting may close early due to applicant volume.
- The employer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable laws regarding nondiscrimination.
- Drug testing is required prior to employment.