Senior Counsel IV Transactions and Government Contracting

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ANTHC, a premier tribal health organization in Alaska, seeks a Senior Counsel IV specializing in Transactions and Government Contracting. You will structure, negotiate, draft, and manage complex commercial agreements, government contracts, grants, and strategic partnerships, with focus on ISDEAA and tribal self-governance.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across departments to ensure compliance, risk management, and alignment with ANTHC’s mission to deliver health services to Alaska Native

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Nine years of relevant legal experience, including transactions and government contracting.
• Active Alaska Bar membership or eligibility via reciprocity.
• Preference for Alaska Native and American Indian applicants under the Indian Self-Determination Act.

Responsibilities

• Lead negotiation, drafting, and administration of complex commercial agreements.
• Advise on ISDEAA-based government contracting and regulatory compliance.
• Provide strategic legal advice for acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships.
• Support procurement, grants, and contract disputes with audits and investigations.

Skills

Transactions

Government contracting

Regulatory compliance

Health law

Construction law

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD) degree

Job description

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Senior Counsel IV Transactions and Government Contracting

ABOUT ANTHC

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction. ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,700 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Transactions and Government Contracting Senior Counsel serves as a key member of the Legal Department and provides strategic legal advice and transaction support across the organization. This position is responsible for structuring, negotiating, drafting, and managing a broad range of complex commercial transactions, government contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, strategic partnerships, and related business arrangements. The position plays a critical role in advancing the organization's mission by supporting relationships with Alaska Native Tribes, Tribal Health Organizations, federal and state agencies, and key strategic partners. The position requires a sophisticated understanding of federal Indian law, Tribal Self-Governance, healthcare operations, and government-funded programs.

POSITION DUTIES

General Commercial Transactions

• Leads the negotiation, drafting, and administration of complex commercial agreements
• Provides legal support for strategic initiatives, acquisitions, divestitures, and business development opportunities
• Conducts legal risk assessments and develops practical solutions to advance business objectives
• Advises management on contract interpretation, performance issues, disputes, and remedies

Construction Transactions

Serves as legal counsel for ANTHC’s Department of Health and Environmental Engineering’s water and sanitation projects and infrastructure initiatives.

• Construction contracts for civil engineering and construction projects, including water and sanitation projects, roads, bridges, and related public works infrastructure projects in rural areas.
• Funding Subawards
• Construction management agreements
• Real estate acquisition and development agreements
• Ground leases and facility leases

Government Contracting

• Advises on federal, state, Tribal, and local government contracting matters within the framework of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA)
• Provides legal guidance regarding Agency-specific regulations and contract provisions
• Procurement integrity requirements
• Contract administration and compliance
• Subcontracting arrangements
• Cooperative agreements and grants
• Regulatory compliance with grant-funded projects
• Audits, investigations, and contract disputes
• Supports proposal development and review of solicitations, requests for proposals (RFPs), grants, and funding opportunities
• Assists in responding to bid protests, claims, contract disputes, and government inquiries

Healthcare and Regulatory Compliance

• Advises on regulatory matters affecting organizational operations within the framework of the ISDEAA
• Partners with Compliance, Finance, Procurement, and other operational leaders to ensure legal and regulatory compliance
• Supports development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures
• Monitors changes in legislation, regulations, and case law that affect the organization's operations

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an accredited law school.
• Non-supervisory – Nine (9) years of relevant legal experience, including substantial experience in transactions, government contracting, health law, construction law, and/or other relevant substantive areas.
• Active membership in the Alaska Bar in good standing, or active bar license in another jurisdiction required to secure Alaska Bar membership through reciprocity.
• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.