Associate General Counsel/SR Associate General Counsel

Overview

This role involves providing legal support to the organization and assisting the General Counsel in delivering legal services that protect the organization’s legal rights and help ensure operations remain within the limits prescribed by law.

You will provide hands-on counsel across key areas, including healthcare regulatory compliance, litigation/arbitration strategy, and merger and acquisition support.

FLSA Status: Exempt
Supervisory Responsibility: None at this time
Work Location: Remote, with periodic travel to company offices required
Level: Assistant General Counsel or Senior Assistant General Counsel (determined based on selected candidate’s experience and qualifications)

Responsibilities

• Research and advise the General Counsel and middle management on legal rights and new and existing laws.
• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to the organization.
• Develop and review litigation and arbitration strategy in response to proceedings, in coordination with outside counsel.
• Draft and review agreements (including employment and vendor agreements) to minimize risk and protect the organization’s legal rights.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates, clause libraries, and negotiation playbooks to promote consistency and reduce turnaround time.
• Advise on healthcare regulatory matters, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, CMS/Medicare enrollment requirements, and state pharmacy and home health licensure.
• Support merger and acquisition transactions, including due diligence, deal structuring, and negotiation of purchase agreements and ancillary transaction documents.
• Respond to and manage regulatory inquiries, audits, and investigations from state and federal agencies.
• Advise on employment matters, including workplace investigations, disciplinary actions, and enforcement of restrictive covenants (e.g., non-compete and non-solicitation agreements).
• Draft and maintain internal corporate policies and procedures, including the Code of Conduct and employee handbook, in coordination with HR and Compliance.
• Support corporate governance matters, including maintenance of entity records, officer/director changes, and board or governance documentation across the organization’s legal entities.
• Interface with external parties, including regulators, outside counsel, government officials, and clients.
• Keep abreast of legislative and regulatory developments.
• Serve and protect the pharmacy by adhering to professional standards, organizational policies and procedures, and federal, state, and local requirements and standards of care.
• Assist with maintenance of required corporate filings, documents, reports, and records in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Manage outside counsel engagements, including billing guidelines, budget oversight, and matter staffing.
• Develop and deliver training to business units on legal, regulatory, and compliance requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the General Counsel.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an ABA-accredited law school required.
• Currently licensed to practice law in the state of employment.
• Experience:
  • Minimum of 5–9 years’ experience practicing law, with a focus on healthcare law, required for consideration at the Assistant General Counsel level.
  • 10+ years’ experience, with substantial healthcare law experience, required for consideration at the Senior Assistant General Counsel level.
• Highly proficient in computer skills and excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite software applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, and resource management skills.
• Healthcare regulatory matters experience (e.g., Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, CMS/Medicare enrollment, and state pharmacy/home health licensure) strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting litigation/arbitration matters and M&A due diligence and transactions preferred.
• Ability to interact effectively and courteously with individuals of diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to work independently and meet established or anticipated deadlines.
• Ability to take on a wide range of duties and projects and prioritize appropriately.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in all work performed.

Physical Demands

• Required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear.
• Required to use hands to operate vehicles and office equipment.
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.
• Specific vision requirements include close, distance and peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Equal Opportunity

The employer is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, military status, marital status, citizenship/immigration status, sex (including pregnancy and relation conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), age (40 and older), disability, genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding.

Background checks and drug screens are part of the hiring process. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer; Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran.