Senior Claims & Litigation Lead — Complex Liability

Acadia Healthcare; Franklin (TN); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Base Salary

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Company-paid Life and AD&D

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

Acadia Healthcare in Franklin, TN, seeks a Principal, Claims & Litigation to lead complex liability matters and shape litigation strategy. You will direct outside counsel, analyze risk, and collaborate with the Director of Claims, Legal Department, Risk Management, and Operations to reduce organizational exposure.

This role requires attorney-level training and litigation experience but does not require an active law license. It supports a hybrid work arrangement with travel up to 15%.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in claims management, insurance defense, healthcare litigation, medical malpractice, mass tort, MDL, or related areas.
• Strong litigation and claims management expertise.
• Knowledge of healthcare liability and risk management principles.
• Ability to evaluate legal, operational, financial, and reputational risk.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of complex professional liability, general liability, and other litigation matters from claim inception through resolution.
• Review and analyze incident reports, investigations, medical records, pleadings, expert opinions, and other claim-related materials to evaluate liability, damages, and financial exposure.
• Develop litigation and settlement strategies in partnership with the Director of Claims, Legal Department, and outside counsel.
• Manage relationships with outside defense counsel, including case strategy, budgeting, performance expectations, and legal spend oversight.
• Participate in mediations, arbitrations, settlement conferences, and trials as appropriate.
• Negotiate claim resolutions and settlements within established authority levels.
• Support the management of mass tort and MDL matters, including claim analysis, document collection, discovery coordination, and defense strategy implementation.
• Coordinate litigation holds, document preservation efforts, and responses to discovery requests.
• Maintain accurate documentation within claims management systems and prepare reporting on significant claims, litigation trends, and financial exposure.
• Collaborate with Risk Management, Quality, Clinical Operations, Human Resources, and Legal leaders to identify trends and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Assist with communications and reporting to insurance carriers, brokers, TPAs, and excess insurers regarding pending and threatened litigation.
• Monitor emerging legal, regulatory, and healthcare liability trends and provide recommendations to reduce organizational risk.

Skills

Litigation Expertise

Claims Management

Risk Assessment

Budget & Outside Counsel

Leadership

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Licensed Attorney in US

Job description

Acadia Healthcare in Franklin, TN, seeks a Principal, Claims & Litigation to lead complex liability matters and shape litigation strategy. You will direct outside counsel, analyze risk, and collaborate with the Director of Claims, Legal Department, Risk Management, and Operations to reduce organizational exposure.

This role requires attorney-level training and litigation experience but does not require an active law license. It supports a hybrid work arrangement with travel up to 15%.