Associate General Counsel

BCBSRI; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 145,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player in healthcare is seeking a skilled legal professional to provide comprehensive legal counsel and support to various business units. This role involves advising on complex legal matters, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations, and negotiating contracts. Join a dynamic team that values diversity and innovation, where you'll have the opportunity to influence and shape legal strategies in a rapidly evolving industry. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare and have a strong legal background, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree and admission to state bar required.
• 7-10 years of legal experience with knowledge of healthcare law.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel to business units on complex matters.
• Draft and negotiate contracts and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Assist in developing regulatory strategies and filings.

Skills

Legal Advice

Contract Negotiation

Regulatory Compliance

Corporate Law

Creative Thinking

Leadership

Budget Management

Negotiation Skills

Mentoring

Education

Juris Doctor Degree

Job description

Please email [e-mail] if you are a candidate seeking a reasonable accommodation for the application and/or interview process.

Schedule: Remote

Compensation: $145,500 - $242,400

Jump into the new world of health insurance:

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), our business is healthcare. But our focus is on improving lives. Be part of a team that is large enough to make a difference but small enough to be innovative. Work in a rapidly changing field. Take a chance to be creative. Move outside the status quo. Shape new ideas with the power of a national brand behind you.

Join others who know diversity is strength:

We appreciate and celebrate everything that makes us unique: age, national origin, citizenship status, perspectives, experiences, physical or mental disability, military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. Our diversity strengthens us as an organization and helps us better serve an increasingly diverse Rhode Island population.

Why this job matters:

Direct the administration of legal services. Provide legal counsel and guidance to company management and business units regarding complex legal matters related to day-to-day business operations. Ensure programs, plans, and policies align with legal requirements and the company’s philosophy and objectives.

What you will do:

1. Provide legal advice and counsel in complex and diverse matters affecting day-to-day business operations. Provide legal support to business units including Sales, Underwriting, Actuarial Services, Claims, Membership/Enrollment, and Communications. Provide legal support for the implementation of federal and state legal/regulatory requirements. Ensure awareness of and compliance with applicable state and federal laws.
2. Draft, review, and negotiate insurance and self-funded administrative services contracts as well as agreements supporting other company offerings.
3. Provide support in the development of regulatory strategy or actions. Assist in the coordination and submission of annual regulatory filings in support of company products. Oversee drafting, negotiation, and filing of legal documents with appropriate regulators to ensure compliance with state and federal statutes and regulations. Serve as a point of contact with applicable regulators and government officials in order to resolve regulatory matters, and to represent the company position.
4. Assist in the research, review, analysis, drafting, and approval of various documents, contracts, policies, procedures, and obligations to which the company is or may become a party.
5. Perform other duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed:

1. Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school as well as admission to appropriate federal and state bar association.
2. Seven to ten years of broad-based legal experience in a myriad of legal subjects.
3. General knowledge of corporate law as it pertains to the health insurance or managed care industries.
4. Knowledge of legislative and regulatory law.
5. Knowledge of corporate governance laws and trends.
6. Knowledge of federal and state regulations related to privacy, confidentiality, security, and protection of health information.
7. Ability to collaborate while dealing with complex situations.
8. Ability to think creatively and to drive innovation.
9. Ability to influence up and across the organization.
10. Ability to motivate, lead and inspire a diverse group to a common goal/solution with multiple stakeholders.
11. Ability to convert business strategy into action-oriented objectives and measurable results.
12. Ability to develop and manage a budget.
13. Strong negotiating, influencing, and consensus-building skills.
14. Ability to mentor, coach and provide guidance to others.

The extras:

1. Three or more years legal experience in healthcare including HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, federal and/or state insurance reforms and state regulatory experience.

Location:

BCBSRI is headquartered in downtown Providence, conveniently located near the train station and bus terminal. We actively support associate well-being and work/life balance and offer the following schedules, based on role:

1. In-office: onsite 5 days per week.
2. Hybrid: onsite 2-4 days per week.
3. Remote: onsite 0-1 days per week. Permitted to reside in the following states, pending approval from the Human Resources Department: Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), diversity and inclusion are central to our core values and strengthen our ability to meet the challenges of today's healthcare industry. BCBSRI is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information and gender identity or expression.

The law requires an employer to post notices describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and genetic information and gender identity or expression. Please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster to view the "EEO is the Law" poster.