Sr. Counsel - Practice Management

Overview

A senior legal counsel position is available focusing on oncology and specialty physician practice management businesses, including a large physician practice management organization and its recently acquired management services organization. This role supports over 45 physician practices with more than 1,400 physicians and an oncology practice with over 270 physicians and 90 locations.

This is a remote position with hub locations in Atlanta, GA; Columbus, OH; and Dallas, TX (corporate headquarters).

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal support for practice management businesses within a complex healthcare environment.
• Advise on healthcare regulatory matters including Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), Stark Law, False Claims Act (FCA), CMS regulations, and relevant state laws.
• Collaborate with operations teams to grow and improve the performance of physician practice networks.
• Work with information and technology teams to enhance data governance and analytics capabilities.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements.
• Coordinate with other attorneys, legal specialists, and compliance professionals across various legal disciplines such as litigation, labor and employment, intellectual property, data privacy, security, governance, and healthcare fraud and abuse laws.
• Engage regularly with internal stakeholders across multiple functional groups.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant healthcare legal experience in a corporate legal department or law firm advising healthcare provider clients.
• Significant expertise in healthcare fraud and abuse laws, transactions, and contract negotiations.
• Juris Doctor degree with excellent academic credentials.
• Active membership in a state bar in good standing.
• Authorization to work in the United States; sponsorship is not available.

Preferred Skills

• Strong team player with the ability to build collaborative relationships across business and legal teams.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to provide clear, sound legal advice and earn trust.
• Proficient in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and transactions.
• Knowledgeable about payer, regulatory, compliance, privacy, and licensure issues at federal and state levels related to physician practices.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Strong business acumen, capable of handling high-stakes negotiations, risk analysis, and aligning with organizational priorities.
• Flexible and willing to handle a broad variety of legal matters.
• Ability to manage multiple projects efficiently under pressure.
• Proactive problem-solving approach.

Compensation & Benefits

Details regarding compensation and benefits are not provided in the job description.

Location

Remote position with hub locations in Atlanta, GA; Columbus, OH; and Dallas, TX (corporate headquarters). Must be authorized to work in the US.