Overview
This role offers an opportunity to serve as Senior Counsel / Associate General Counsel for a multi-state healthcare organization supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The position involves providing legal leadership and strategic advice to executive leadership, collaborating across Legal, Compliance, Risk, External Affairs, and Operations to navigate complex healthcare regulations and strengthen governance.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor supporting day-to-day operational decisions.
- Partner closely with Compliance and Risk on regulatory matters, Medicaid program integrity, and managed care organization (MCO) inquiries.
- Draft, negotiate, and manage a wide variety of healthcare agreements, vendor contracts, leases, and operational contracts.
- Oversee litigation and coordinate with outside counsel, insurance carriers, and risk management.
- Support corporate governance, including board resolutions, annual filings, and governance documentation.
- Collaborate with External Affairs to analyze proposed legislation and assess organizational impact.
- Support legal due diligence for strategic initiatives and transactions.
- Present legal guidance and emerging regulatory issues to senior leaders across the organization.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Active State Bar membership in good standing; if not licensed in Nebraska, ability to become admitted in Nebraska or register as in-house counsel.
- Seven or more years of healthcare legal experience.
- Experience supporting healthcare operations, ideally within a multi-state provider organization.
- Knowledge of healthcare regulations including HIPAA, HITECH, Medicaid, fraud and abuse regulations, and program integrity.
- Experience negotiating healthcare contracts and advising business leaders.
- Ability to translate complex legal issues into practical business guidance.
- Collaborative, solutions-oriented leadership and partnership style.
Preferred Attributes
- Strong relationship-building skills.
- Belief that legal teams should enable smart decisions, not just identify risk.
- Clear communication, strategic thinking, curiosity, and sound judgment.
- Commitment to using legal expertise to improve lives beyond traditional law practice.
Location
- Must be licensed or able to be licensed in Nebraska.
Compensation & Benefits
Details on compensation and benefits are not specified in the description.