Associate General Counsel / Transactional Attorney (Healthcare and Medicaid Laws)

Overview

A healthcare impact strategy firm focused on improving care access, quality, and outcomes for vulnerable populations is seeking an Assistant General Counsel/Transactional Attorney. The organization works with providers, managed care organizations, state entities, and others to design, implement, fund, and optimize sustainable programs that deliver impact to underserved communities. The team includes experienced professionals with backgrounds in Medicaid, healthcare policy, health plans, and hospital leadership.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial and government contracts and proposals, including agreements with clients, vendors, subcontractors, and data-related contracts.
• Serve as the primary legal contact for contract-related matters within assigned workstreams, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and guidance.
• Perform general business process improvement work related to contracting and assist with contract lifecycle management maintenance as needed.
• Support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate initiatives, including due diligence, document review, coordination with outside counsel, and integration support.
• Conduct related legal work such as internal initiatives, risk mitigation, and collaboration with outside counsel on general business matters.
• Exercise independent judgment on standard and moderately complex legal matters within established frameworks; escalate non-standard, high-risk, ambiguous, or potentially impactful issues.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree required.
• Admission in good standing to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction required; admission or eligibility in Pennsylvania preferred.
• Minimum of 5–7 years of professional legal experience, preferably a combination of law firm, in-house, or government experience.
• Working knowledge of healthcare, Medicaid, and relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions or corporate transactions is preferred but not required.

Core Skills

• Strong contract drafting and issue-spotting abilities.
• Ability to manage a consistent workload with competing priorities.
• Sound legal judgment within defined frameworks.
• Clear communication of legal issues to non-legal stakeholders.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $130,000 to $160,000 annually, depending on experience, education, industry background, and geographic location.
• Eligibility to participate in an annual Corporate Incentive Plan with potential earnings up to 15% of annual salary.
• Access to group healthcare plans including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Insurance options for short-term disability, long-term disability, and basic life insurance.
• Participation in a 401(k) retirement plan subject to plan requirements.
• Flexible Time Off policy allowing employees to use time as needed.
• Ten paid holidays annually.
• Paid time off for qualifying medical leave.
• Up to 12 weeks of combined paid parental and bonding leave.

Benefits and paid time off are subject to eligibility and controlled by applicable plan documents and organizational policies.

Location

This position requires admission or eligibility to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, with preference for Pennsylvania admission or eligibility.

Additional Information

The organization is an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate based on sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

Reasonable accommodations for the employment process are available upon request.

The workplace maintains a drug-free environment.