Remote Associate General Counsel, Client Contracting

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel for Client Contracting to negotiate, draft, and advise on PBM-related client contracts. This remote role supports Sales, Account Management, Finance, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations across the United States.

The position requires a JD, bar admission, 5+ years in healthcare contracting, and strong negotiation skills. A balance of autonomous work and collaboration with senior legal leaders is expected.

Qualifications

• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of legal experience involving complex commercial contracting within healthcare, PBM, or related industry.
• Experience negotiating and drafting sophisticated commercial agreements.
• Proven ability to independently manage multiple legal matters and client relationships.
• Excellent written, verbal, analytical, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to collaborate with business partners and legal colleagues across functions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as supporting attorney on complex client contracts, including PBM agreements, amendments, renewals, implementation documents, statements of work, and related healthcare services agreements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contractual terms involving pricing arrangements, audit rights, performance standards, indemnification obligations, limitation of liability provisions, confidentiality requirements, and regulatory compliance obligations.
• Support negotiations involving significant client relationships and increasingly complex contractual arrangements.
• Advise business stakeholders on interpretation, administration, amendment, renewal, and termination of client agreements.
• Assist in resolving contractual disputes, escalation issues, and interpretation questions.
• Provide legal counsel regarding contractual, operational, regulatory, and business risks.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Commercial contracting

Legal analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree

Job description

Optum is seeking an experienced Associate General Counsel for Client Contracting to negotiate, draft, and advise on PBM-related client contracts. This remote role supports Sales, Account Management, Finance, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, and Operations across the United States.

The position requires a JD, bar admission, 5+ years in healthcare contracting, and strong negotiation skills. A balance of autonomous work and collaboration with senior legal leaders is expected.