General Counsel

Overview

An organization is seeking an Executive Vice President & General Counsel to provide legal advice and counsel on a broad range of business and legal matters. This role involves overseeing policy, employment, contracts, procurement, corporate affairs, and commercial transactions. The position also includes advising on legal and regulatory issues related to remote patient monitoring, connected health data, chronic condition management, mergers and acquisitions, and enterprise health-system partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all privacy practices comply with regulatory and compliance standards
• Identify potential privacy and security vulnerabilities and advise on risk mitigation
• Develop and implement corrective action plans and provide guidance to prevent future issues
• Establish and maintain an effective internal control system compliant with federal, state, and local laws
• Anticipate and guard against legal risks facing the organization
• Monitor and report on legislative and regulatory developments
• Provide legal counsel on current or anticipated lawsuits and work to prevent future litigation
• Develop and recommend company policies on legal issues
• Conduct and coordinate legal research
• Represent the organization in legal proceedings as appropriate
• Draft, review, and edit reports, opinions, correspondence, contracts, and other legal documents
• Draft and manage complex vendor, client, and employment contracts
• Serve as principal contact for government investigations and inquiries
• Manage external counsel and litigation, including decisions on engaging outside counsel
• Maintain expertise in Medicare compliance and stay updated on legal changes
• Act as a strategic business advisor on Medicare and HIPAA compliance issues
• Lead legal due diligence, deal structuring, and post-closing integration for mergers, acquisitions, and technology partnerships
• Advise on regulatory and compliance risks related to remote patient monitoring, connected medical devices, and health data platforms
• Oversee compliance programs related to Medicare chronic care management and remote patient monitoring
• Negotiate and manage enterprise agreements with health systems, hospital associations, and payer-adjacent partners
• Report to and advise the Board of Directors on legal, governance, and enterprise risk matters
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) or LLB degree from an American Bar Association (ABA) accredited law school
• Current membership in good standing of the bar of any U.S. state
• Minimum of 10 years of professional legal experience post-bar admission, with prior leadership experience as in-house counsel
• Experience developing and implementing internal compliance policies and procedures
• Experience working with boards of directors and board committees
• Experience leading legal due diligence, deal structuring, and integration for mergers, acquisitions, and technology or data-platform partnerships

Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Strong knowledge of labor and employment law
• Knowledge of Medicare laws and regulations
• Familiarity with state and federal data privacy laws applicable to healthcare licensure, connected medical devices, remote patient monitoring, and consumer health data
• Understanding of Medicare programs and Office of Inspector General (OIG) billing compliance guidance
• Experience negotiating technology, data-licensing, and digital health agreements, including software-as-a-medical-device considerations
• Ability to apply creative legal thinking to business strategy and regulatory compliance
• Ability to maintain the organization's reputation with the public, regulators, and business clients
• Proven skills in goal achievement, decision making, judgment, problem resolution, research, writing, and litigation
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong initiative, analytical, organizational, and planning abilities

Physical Requirements

• Ability to remain stationary for 50% of the time
• Frequent communication requiring accurate information exchange

Work Environment

• Remote work position
• Moderate travel required

Location

Remote