Corporate Counsel, M&A and Transactions

Overview

This role involves serving as Corporate Counsel within the Legal Department, providing expert legal guidance on healthcare-related mergers, acquisitions, strategic transactions, and integration activities. The position requires partnering with cross-functional teams to support timely, risk-based business decisions and advancing organizational goals through legal expertise.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive legal counsel and partnership to practice group leaders and enterprise leaders on healthcare-related strategic transactions including M&A, divestitures, joint ventures, and minority investments from structuring through closing and post-close integration.
• Apply deep knowledge of legal domains, industry practices, and regulatory requirements to anticipate trends, identify risks, and enable practical business decisions; escalate significant risks to legal leadership.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Compliance, Operations, IT/Security, HR, and others to define objectives, identify legal risks, and develop mitigation and execution plans.
• Lead or support legal due diligence efforts, including issue identification, risk triage, coordination of subject-matter reviews (regulatory, privacy, contracting, employment, IP), and provide clear recommendations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial contracts and transaction documents such as LOIs, NDAs, purchase agreements, ancillary agreements, and transition services arrangements.
• Represent the Legal Department in internal and external meetings; prepare and deliver summaries and presentations for executive leadership and stakeholders to support transaction governance and approvals.
• Manage and coordinate outside counsel and advisors on transaction and complex contracting matters to ensure quality, efficiency, and alignment with objectives.
• Lead or contribute to initiatives to improve legal templates, playbooks, and processes for consistent and efficient execution.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree with at least 10 years of experience in law firm, in-house legal roles, academic positions, or leadership in professional associations.
• Extensive experience advising on mergers and acquisitions and related strategic transactions.
• Preferred experience supporting healthcare-related M&A and complex strategic transactions, including due diligence, negotiation, and cross-functional coordination through closing and integration.
• Preferred familiarity with healthcare regulatory and compliance issues relevant to transactions, such as contracting, privacy/data, licensing/credentialing, and reimbursement considerations.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clarify complex legal matters for clients.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with in-house counsel, management, outside counsel, executive leaders, and industry stakeholders.
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and take ownership of work with minimal supervision.
• Adaptability and flexibility in thinking and work style.
• Strong strategic, analytical, advocacy, negotiation, listening, and observational skills.
• Demonstrated leadership within legal teams and with functional leaders.
• Bar admission required upon hire.

Compensation & Benefits

• Pay Grade 25: Base salary range $142,107 - $308,050, with actual pay dependent on candidate qualifications, experience, and location.
• Competitive base and incentive pay.
• 401(k) plan with robust matching and non-matching contributions.
• Comprehensive medical and pharmacy benefits.
• 100% employer-paid dental and vision coverage.
• Holistic wellbeing program with financial incentives.
• Generous paid time off, including 12 paid holidays and birthday off.
• Career development opportunities including tuition reimbursement and recognition programs.
• Family support benefits such as adoption assistance, fertility treatment, and child, elder, and pet care assistance.
• Social responsibility and volunteer opportunities.
• Employee discount program.

Additional Information

• This position requires a background check; applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with applicable laws.
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Employment eligibility to work in the United States must be verified if hired.
• Applicants residing in Alaska, North Dakota, Nebraska, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Vermont, Maine, West Virginia, New Hampshire, Wyoming, Puerto Rico, District of Columbia, or other U.S. territories are not eligible for hire at this time.

Location

The position is open to candidates within eligible U.S. states as specified above.