Managing Senior Counsel, Privacy - Caremark

9025 CVS Shared Services Resources LLC; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Retirement savings options

Paid time off

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Managing Senior Counsel to lead the privacy legal and compliance team supporting the CVS Caremark business. You will counsel internal partners on HIPAA and privacy regulations, balance legal risk with business goals, and mentor privacy professionals.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive privacy programs, incident management, and regulatory compliance initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience focused on HIPAA, privacy, data protection, or related regulatory matters.
• Deep subject matter expertise in privacy laws, including HIPAA and other federal/state privacy regulations.
• Experience with data governance and HIPAA data regulations, including de-identification.
• Excellent written and oral communication, initiative, and collaborative skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead privacy counsel for CVS Caremark, advising on HIPAA and privacy compliance.
• Provide timely, strategic legal guidance to internal clients and contract teams.
• Manage and develop the privacy team, balancing legal issues with business objectives.
• Identify risks and drive practical solutions aligned with business goals.

Skills

HIPAA/privacy expertise

Legal leadership

Data governance

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

J.D.

Bachelor's degree

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

As a Managing Senior Counsel, you will lead the privacy legal and compliance team supporting our CVS Caremark business. Your team will be responsible for providing timely and strategic legal counsel to internal business partners with respect to Federal and state healthcare privacy regulations and laws. You will proactively advise business partners on a wide variety of matters and work collaboratively with other attorneys and partners on matters related to privacy compliance. You will identify business and legal risks and provide solutions which balance legal issues and business objectives. You will be expected to develop a keen understanding of the business and operational goals of assigned internal clients and work diligently to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients at all levels of the organization. As part of the Legal team, you will gain experience working with a dynamic in-house legal department and play a key role in supporting the business. This role will include managing other colleagues on the privacy team.

Major Responsibilities

• Advising on privacy issues related to handling member information associated with our pharmacy benefit management operations, including HIPAA counsel and incident management.
• Privacy contracting, regulatory compliance, and data use.
• Recommend practical and sound advice to internal clients on legal issues related to business objectives and take an active role in driving projects.
• Identify business and legal risks and provide solutions which balance legal issues and business objectives.
• Develop a keen understanding of the business and operational goals of assigned internal clients and work diligently to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients at all levels of the organization.
• As part of the Legal team, you will gain experience working with a dynamic in-house legal department and play a key role in supporting the business.
• This role will include managing other colleagues on the privacy team.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of legal experience with a law firm, health plan, or health care system focused on HIPAA, privacy requirements, data protection, or related regulatory matters.
• Deep subject matter expertise of privacy laws, including HIPAA and other federal and state privacy laws and regulations.
• Privacy incident and cybersecurity experience.
• Experience with data governance and HIPAA data regulations, including research and de-identification.
• Bachelor’s degree and J.D. with admission to practice law in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
• Ability to collaborate effectively as a team player.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, initiative, and drive.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with general health care laws and pharmacy benefit management laws and regulations.
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including privacy and data-protection provisions.
• Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US) or other privacy certifications.
• Management experience of legal and privacy professionals.

Education

• J.D. Required
• Bachelor's Degree

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: $175,100.00 - $334,750.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.

This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Great benefits for great people

• This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families.
• The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/30/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.