Assistant Chief Counsel, Division of Plan Surveys

State of California; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

State of California seeks an Assistant Chief Counsel to plan, organize, direct, and review the work of professional legal staff for DMHC regulation and enforcement under the Knox-Keene Act. The ACC directs investigatory work of the Division of Plan Surveys and serves as legal advisor to the Deputy Director.

The position requires strong knowledge of health care service plan programs and trends, leadership experience, and the ability to manage multiple projects with discretion and integrity.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of health care service plan programs and trends
• Background with implementation of major programs in health care
• Managerial and leadership experience supervising a team of ten attorneys
• Experience providing high level consultation or recommendations to management
• Strong knowledge of data collection, data analysis, and reporting
• Ability to develop and implement new policies and procedures and adapt to shifting priorities
• Demonstrates initiative, confidentiality
• Able to work independently and with others
• Excellent oral and written communication
• Ability to organize workload priorities and work under pressure
• Ability to meet deadlines and handle personnel issues
• Dependable with excellent attendance

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, direct, and review the work of professional legal staff engaged in sensitive and complex work for the DMHC
• Direct investigatory functions of the Division of Plan Surveys
• Serve as legal advisor to the Deputy Director

Skills

Health care law

Legal analysis

Leadership

Policy development

Communication skills

Data analysis

Project management

Job description

Under the general direction of the Deputy Director, Office of Plan Monitoring, the Assistant Chief Counsel (\"ACC\") plans, organizes, directs, and reviews the work of professional legal staff engaged in sensitive and complex legal work for the DMHC related to regulation and enforcement pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975. The ACC directs the investigatory functions of the Division of Plan Surveys and serves as legal advisor to the Deputy Director.

Leave Program (PLP) 2025 agreement:

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the temporary Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee receive a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The temporary salary reduction percentage and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are based on the position’s associated bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not include the temporary salary reduction.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Minimum Requirements

You will find the Minimum Requirements in the Class Specification.

• ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT CHIEF COUNSEL

Desirable Qualifications

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate:

• Strong knowledge of health care service plan programs and trends
• Background specialty in the health care industry and experience with implementation of a major program
• Managerial and leadership experience with ability to manage and supervise a team of ten attorneys working on multiple projects
• Experience and ability to serve as advisor providing high level consultation or recommendations to management
• Strong knowledge of data collection, data analysis, and reporting
• Ability to provide leadership and assistance in developing and implementing new policies and procedures and the ability to adjust to shifting priorities and meet state deadlines
• Exercise a high degree of initiative, and confidentiality
• Ability to work independently, as well as cooperatively and effectively with others
• Ability to professionally communicate both orally and in writing
• Ability to organize and establish simultaneous workload priorities and work under pressure
• Ability to reason well and use good judgment in following established program procedures
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize workload when needed and handle personnel issues
• Dependable, punctual, and excellent attendance