Assistant General Counsel

Mayfield Clinic, Inc.; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayfield Brain & Spine is seeking an experienced healthcare attorney to serve as Assistant General Counsel and Compliance Officer. You will be a trusted advisor to executives, physicians, and operations, translating complex regulatory issues into practical, growth-supporting solutions.

You will guide on healthcare regulation, contracting, governance, privacy, cybersecurity, and enterprise risk, while partnering with HR on investigations and employment matters.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in Ohio.
• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible legal experience.
• Significant experience advising healthcare organizations or similar entities.
• Experience negotiating complex healthcare and commercial agreements.

Responsibilities

• Advise executive leadership, physicians, and operational leaders on legal and regulatory matters.
• Support mergers, affiliations, joint ventures, and other growth initiatives.
• Draft and negotiate physician employment agreements, hospital and vendor contracts.
• Serve as Compliance Officer and oversee compliance programs and investigations.
• Provide guidance on HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and other healthcare rules.
• Advise on physician arrangements, compensation models, and FMV considerations.
• Counsel on privacy, cybersecurity, data governance, and digital health matters.
• Work with Human Resources on workplace investigations and employment matters.
• Support governance, board activities, and interaction with outside counsel.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Healthcare law

Contract negotiation

Executive communication

Risk management

Cross-functional

Education

Juris Doctor

Job description

Career Opportunities with Mayfield Clinic

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

Mayfield Brain & Spine is seeking an experienced healthcare attorney to join our organization as Assistant General Counsel.

This is a highly visible, hands-on role. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, physicians, and operational teams, helping translate complex legal and regulatory issues into practical solutions that support responsible growth.

The Assistant General Counsel will provide legal guidance across healthcare regulation, compliance, contracting, employment, governance, transactions, privacy, cybersecurity, and enterprise risk. The position will also serve as Mayfield's Compliance Officer and primary liaison with outside counsel.

What You'll Do

• Advise executive leadership, physicians, and operational leaders on legal, regulatory, and business matters.
• Support mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, new service lines, and other growth initiatives.
• Draft and negotiate physician employment agreements, professional services agreements, hospital and health system agreements, payer contracts, vendor agreements, technology contracts, and other complex commercial arrangements.
• Serve as Mayfield's Compliance Officer, overseeing compliance programs, monitoring, investigations, and remediation.
• Provide guidance on HIPAA, Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, Medicare, Medicaid, and other healthcare requirements.
• Advise on physician and advanced practice provider arrangements, compensation models, fair market value, and commercial reasonableness.
• Counsel the organization on privacy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, data governance, telehealth, and digital health matters.
• Partner with Human Resources on workplace investigations, employment agreements, leave and accommodation matters, wage and hour compliance, discipline, and terminations.
• Support corporate governance, board and committee activities, and affiliated legal entities.
• Manage litigation, regulatory inquiries, audits, subpoenas, disputes, and outside counsel relationships.
• Provide practical legal and compliance education to leaders, physicians, managers, and employees.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in Ohio.
• Seven to ten years of progressively responsible legal experience.
• Significant experience advising healthcare organizations, physician practices, health systems, management services organizations, ambulatory care providers, or similar healthcare entities.
• Experience negotiating complex healthcare and commercial agreements.
• Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, Stark Law, and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
• Sound business judgment and the ability to provide clear, practical, risk-based legal advice.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and executive presence.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with physicians, executives, and operational leaders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Kentucky licensure or the ability to obtain it.
• In-house healthcare legal experience.
• Experience serving as a Compliance Officer or supporting an enterprise compliance program.
• Experience with healthcare transactions, physician affiliations, joint ventures, and strategic partnerships.
• Familiarity with physician compensation, fair market value, and commercial reasonableness.
• Experience advising on privacy, cybersecurity, data governance, artificial intelligence, or digital health.
• Experience supporting boards of directors and corporate governance functions.

Why Join Mayfield?

Mayfield Brain & Spine is a nationally recognized neurosurgical practice grounded in clinical excellence, independence, innovation, and physician leadership.

This opportunity offers:

• Direct exposure to executive and board-level decision-making.
• Meaningful influence on organizational strategy, governance, and growth.
• The opportunity to help shape and scale a physician-led healthcare enterprise.
• Broad involvement across legal, compliance, operational, and strategic matters.
• A collaborative environment that values sound judgment, credibility, and practical problem-solving.

If you are an experienced healthcare attorney who wants to serve as both legal counsel and a strategic business partner, we invite you to apply.

Mayfield Brain & Spine is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.

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