Associate Attorney: Health Care & Life Sciences

Epstein Becker & Green; New York (NY); Sur place; USD 225 000 - 300 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Mentorship and training

Career growth opportunities

Résumé du poste

Epstein Becker Green, a leading law firm, seeks a managed care associate for its Health Care & Life Sciences practice in New York. You’ll advise health plans, IPAs, providers, and vendors on complex regulatory matters and negotiate critical agreements.

The role requires 2+ years in managed care, strong contract drafting, and NY bar admission (or eligibility). You’ll join collaborative teams and support MSSP and CMMI initiatives while delivering practical, business-focused legal counsel.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of managed care experience in NY and/or NJ.
• Strong contract drafting background.
• Experience or interest in managed care operations and policy.
• Excellent practical problem-solving skills.
• Strong oral presentation and argument ability.
• Strong client relations acumen.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to balance legal precision with strategic business insight.
• Admitted to the New York bar or eligible for admission.

Responsabilités

• Provide day-to-day legal advice to health plans, IPAs, providers, payors, and vendors on managed care matters.
• Advise on federal, NY, and NJ regulatory compliance and licensure requirements.
• Draft and negotiate provider network participation and ancillary services agreements.
• Counsel on coverage, reimbursement, value-based care, and risk-sharing arrangements.
• Advise on MSSP, CMMI models, and related programs.
• Support Medicare Advantage and D-SNP regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters.

Connaissances

Managed care

Contract drafting

Regulatory compliance

Client relations

Team collaboration

Formation

New York Bar Admission

Description du poste

Overview

Where Law and Innovation Meet

At Epstein Becker Green, you’ll build a career at the intersection of workforce management, health care, and life sciences. Since our founding in 1973—and across offices in key markets nationwide,we’ve taken an industry-focused approach to counseling, litigation, and regulatory work. From day one, you’ll contribute to high-impact projects across firm and client initiatives for organizations ranging from emerging companies to large enterprises, with access tomentorship and trainingand clear paths to expand your skills and responsibilities. You’ll join collaborative teams grounded in respect, inclusion, and practical problem-solving—so you can do your best work and see the results in real client outcomes.

Our reputation is reflected in independent rankings and awards, but we measure success by the impact you can make and the colleagues who help you make it. Our model supports cross-office collaboration, modern knowledge tools, and opportunities to explore adjacent practices and industry issues as your interests evolve. If you’re seeking a place to do sophisticated work, learn from supportive colleagues, and build a career with flexibility and purpose, look to Epstein Becker Green.

Responsibilities

RESPONSIBILITIES

Epstein Becker Green is seeking a managed care associate to join its Health Care & Life Sciences practice in the firm’s New York office.

The associate responsibilities are as follow:

• Provide day-to-day legal advice and counsel to health plans (including Medicaid managed care organizations, managed long term care (MLTC) plans, and health and recovery plans (HARPs)), independent practice associations (IPAs), providers, payors, and vendors on a broad range of managed care matters;
• Advise on federal, New York, and New Jersey regulatory compliance, including health maintenance organization licensure and oversight under Article 44 of the New York Public Health Law by the New York State Department of Health and under the New Jersey Health Maintenance Organization Act (N.J.S.A. 26:2J-1 et seq.) by the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, as well as Medicaid managed care requirements administered by the New York State Department of Health, NJ FamilyCare through the New Jersey Department of Human Services' Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), and the federal Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS);
• Draft and negotiate provider network participation, downstream, and ancillary services agreements;
• Counsel clients on coverage, reimbursement, value-based care, and risk-sharing arrangements;
• Advise accountable care organizations (ACOs) participating in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP), Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models, and other CMMI demonstration programs; and
• Support Medicare Advantage and dual eligible special needs plan (D-SNP) clients on regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 2 years of relevant managed care experience in New York and/or New Jersey
• Strong contract drafting background
• Demonstrated experience or interest in managed care operations and policy
• Excellent practical problem-solving skills
• Strong oral presentation and argument ability
• Strong client relations acumen
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Ability to balance legal precision with strategic business insight
• Admitted to the New York bar or eligible for admission

Qualifications

The compensation range for this position is $225,000 - $300,000. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and where applicable, licensure or certification obtained. Market and Firm factors are also considered. In addition to the base salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

Epstein Becker Green is an equal opportunity employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable fair chance laws.

Pay Range

USD $225,000.00 - USD $300,000.00 /Yr.