Assistant General Counsel

3000 Montefiore Medical Center; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Medical Center in Bronx, NY is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to serve in its Office of Legal Affairs. You will provide legal counsel and strategic guidance on a broad range of healthcare and business matters to directors, administrators, clinicians, and senior executives.

Responsibilities include advising on regulations, negotiating and drafting contracts, supporting commercial transactions, HIPAA, privacy, and emerging AI initiatives, while partnering with clinical leaders to

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in New York
• Minimum 5 years of significant transactional legal experience focusing on contract negotiation

Responsibilities

• Advise on healthcare laws and regulations, and draft contracts.
• Support commercial transactions, HIPAA and privacy matters, and data use issues.
• Partner with operational and clinical leaders to mitigate risk and ensure compliance.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Legal counsel

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Licensed to practice law in NY

Job description

City/State: Bronx, New York Grant Funded: No Department: Office Of The VP Deputy GEN Counsel Work Shift: Day Work Days: MON-FRI Scheduled Hours: 8:30 AM-5 PM Scheduled Daily Hours: 7.5 HOURS Pay Range: $160,000.00-$200,000.00

Position Summary

Montefiore is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to serve in its Office of Legal Affairs to provide legal advice and assistance across the organization to all levels of Montefiore associates including directors, administrators, clinicians, and senior executives. In this critical role, you will provide legal counsel and strategic guidance on a broad range of healthcare and business matters.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include advising on healthcare laws and regulations, negotiating and drafting contracts, supporting commercial transactions, addressing information technology and data use issues, and providing guidance on emerging artificial intelligence initiatives. You will also handle clinical service arrangements, physician practice acquisitions, HIPAA and privacy matters, corporate governance and organizational structuring, regulatory compliance, intellectual property issues, and patient care-related legal matters. The successful candidate will partner closely with operational and clinical leaders to mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and support the organization's strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD): A law degree from an accredited law school
• Licensed to practice law in the state of New York
• At least 5 years of significant legal work experience, primarily in transactional matters, with a focus on contract negotiation, either as in-house counsel or external legal counsel.
• Experience in the healthcare industry is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential, as are strong client service, problem solving, project management, and negotiation capabilities.

Montefiore Medical Center is an equal employment opportunity employer. Montefiore Medical Center will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, layoff and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to their race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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About Montefiore

Since its inception in 1884, Montefiore’s mission has been to heal, to teach, to discover and advance the health of the communities we serve. Montefiore's state-of-the-art facilities include the internationally-recognized Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and our Notable Centers of Excellence - Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care, Montefiore Einstein Center for Transplantation. Combined with a growing number of locations for primary and specialty care throughout the Bronx and Westchester County, Montefiore is the ideal organization to apply and hone your expertise. An assortment of insurance products and discount programs through Voluntary Benefits. Check out our comprehensive benefits available to you when you join our outstanding team! To heal, to teach, to discover and to advance the health of the communities we serve. To be a premier academic medical center that transforms health and enriches lives.

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