AVP, Corporate Law – Healthcare Transactions Leader

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin; Menomonee Falls (WI); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Froedtert ThedaCare Health seeks an Associate Vice President, Corporate Law to lead the Corporate Law function across Wisconsin's health system. You will provide strategic counsel on governance, transactions, and contracting while partnering closely with executive leadership, boards, and operational teams.

The role oversees a multidisciplinary team, drives legal operations, and shapes enterprise-wide standards for contracting and governance to support growth and mission-driven objectives.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Licensed to practice law in Wisconsin or eligible for admission on hire.
• 8–10 years of progressively responsible experience in corporate, transactional, healthcare, or business law.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing attorneys, legal professionals, or teams.
• Extensive experience drafting, negotiating, and advising on complex commercial and healthcare transactions.
• Proven mentoring of legal professionals and advising senior executives.
• Strong business acumen with ability to balance risk, priorities, and goals.
• Willingness to reside and work within Froedtert ThedaCare Health's Wisconsin service area.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Corporate Law function across the health system, providing practical, business-focused legal guidance on strategic and operational initiatives.
• Advise executive leadership on complex corporate transactions, partnerships, affiliations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, syndications, investments, and other growth initiatives.
• Oversee legal support for commercial contracting, supply chain arrangements, technology agreements, physician and business relationships, managed care agreements, and real estate transactions.
• Provide counsel regarding governance structures, board and committee matters, subsidiary organizations, nonprofit and tax-exempt issues, and enterprise decision-making frameworks.
• Advise leaders on contract strategy, risk allocation, dispute avoidance, and operational decision-making to support organizational objectives.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of attorneys, paralegals, contract professionals, and operations staff.
• Build strong partnerships with executive leadership and key stakeholders to support governance and objectives.
• Drive operational excellence through legal operations optimization, technology, and process improvements.
• Establish enterprise-wide standards for contracting, governance, templates, and knowledge resources.
• Manage resources, budgets, outside counsel relationships, and service providers.
• Partner with leaders to identify legal risk and develop practical solutions.
• Lead enterprise education on contracting, governance, and compliance.

Skills

Executive leadership

Communication skills

Negotiation

Relationship-building

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

Job description

Froedtert ThedaCare Health seeks an Associate Vice President, Corporate Law to lead the Corporate Law function across Wisconsin's health system. You will provide strategic counsel on governance, transactions, and contracting while partnering closely with executive leadership, boards, and operational teams.

The role oversees a multidisciplinary team, drives legal operations, and shapes enterprise-wide standards for contracting and governance to support growth and mission-driven objectives.