Associate General Counsel, Contracts

The Associate General Counsel, Contracts provides transactional legal support across market implementation, operations, market board governance, and contract management. Reporting to the Senior Associate General Counsel, Payor Contracting, this role partners closely with market operations teams while collaborating with enterprise leaders, external partners, vendors, and other key stakeholders to effectively address the legal needs of the business and support operational objectives.

Essential Job Functions:

• Supporting the markets through drafting and negotiating medical leadership agreements, employee lease agreements, reimbursement agreements and program incentive agreements. (35%)

• Working with the Market Finance team to draft capital expense requests and to ensure the capital disbursement requests are approved and appropriately documented. (25%)

• Regularly reviewing the local market Board of Directors governance materials, including the board meeting presentations and meeting minutes. (15%)

• Drafting and negotiating the ACO REACH and ACO MSSP managed care services agreements, participating provider agreements, and program incentive agreements for new and existing partners who will participate in the local market ACO programs. (15%) • Researching federal and state laws in the existing and proposed markets to determine the business impact. (10%)

Required Qualifications:

Minimum Experience:

• 5 years of experience as an attorney providing transactional law experience in a law firm or in-house setting.

• Demonstrated ability to draft and negotiate agreements, provide clear advice under complex situations, gain trust and build relationships among various stakeholders.

• Knowledge of Value-Based Care, Medicare Advantage Organizations, fraud and abuse laws, and ACO REACH and MSSP programs.

• Ability to exercise leadership, self-initiative, independence, sound judgment and work proactively, with minimal guidance and supervision.

• Ability to identify and articulate legal and business risks and support balanced business decision making.

• Ability to function effectively in a matrix organization, and to work within inter-departmental teams.

Education/Licensure:

• Juris Doctor degree

• Licensed to practice law in at least 1 jurisdiction.

• A Plus: Significant experience with Risk Adjustment, Medicare Advantage, ACO Reach and MSSP, Fraud & Abuse Laws, and CMS Medicare Marketing Guidelines.

Salary range shown is a guideline. Individual compensation packages can vary based on factors unique to each candidate, such as skill set, experience, and qualifications.