Vice President of Legal

Overview

This role serves as the primary in-house legal leader for a healthcare Management Services Organization (MSO). The position provides strategic and day-to-day legal support across the enterprise and acts as the main liaison with outside counsel. Responsibilities currently handled externally will be internalized, while also supporting a fast-growing healthcare platform.

The Vice President-level leader partners closely with executive leadership and the Board, bringing practical healthcare legal expertise, sound judgment, and a hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

Primary Legal Leadership

• Serve as the principal internal legal advisor across corporate, employment, compliance, contracting, and regulatory matters in a healthcare MSO environment
• Act as the primary point of contact for outside counsel, overseeing legal matters, setting priorities, and driving efficiency
• Lead and support legal diligence efforts related to strategic initiatives, acquisitions, and growth activities common to healthcare services organizations

Healthcare, Employment & HR Related Legal Matters

• Lead all legal matters related to HR, including policies, employee relations issues, investigations, employment law compliance, and risk mitigation within a regulated healthcare context
• Provide legal advice on compensation structures, incentive plans, and employment related regulatory considerations specific to healthcare organizations

Physician Contracting

• Lead oversight of physician contracting, ensuring agreements are compliant with healthcare regulations and aligned with MSO and practice needs

Corporate Governance & Board Support

• Support quarterly Board meetings (remote attendance), including governance guidance, preparation, and documentation
• Assume responsibilities currently handled externally, including preparation of Board minutes and maintenance of governance records

Corporate Entity Management

• Oversee legal entity structures across the MSO, including filings and ongoing compliance requirements
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and proper maintenance of all corporate records and entity documentation

Compliance Oversight

• Provide leadership and oversight of the compliance function, with two direct reports (Senior Manager of Compliance and an Auditor)
• Partner closely with compliance leadership to ensure adherence to healthcare laws and regulations, proactive risk identification, and remediation

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
• Active state bar admission in the State of Texas (or the state of residence)
• 8-15+ years of total legal experience (some in-house experience required)
• Prior legal experience within a healthcare organization, MSO, healthcare services platform, or healthcare-focused environment
• Experience with commercial contracts, corporate governance, M&A transactions, and regulatory work (healthcare services preferred)
• Experience advising executives and Board members, and operating across cross-functional teams (HR, Finance, Operations)
• Extensive experience advising in healthcare organizations on regulatory compliance, employment law, and organizational risk management with a deep knowledge of applicable federal and state healthcare laws
• Strong experience with legal entity structuring, corporate governance, and regulatory filings across multi-entity organizations
• Proven ability to manage outside counsel and partner effectively with executive leadership on complex legal issues and strategic matters

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior legal experience within a healthcare organization, MSO, healthcare services platform, or healthcare-focused environment
• Regulatory experience in healthcare services

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package, including multiple choice plans for medical, dental, vision insurance; STD/LTD disability; life; accident; indemnity; legal services; EAP; retirement plans; paid time off (PTO); paid holidays; and other benefits

Location

• Full-time, remote role
• Occasional travel may be required for key legal or executive matters and integrations