Senior Paralegal (Hybrid)

Permanente Medicine; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwest Permanente in the Portland metro area seeks a Senior Paralegal (Hybrid) to serve as a strategic legal resource. You will partner with attorneys, leaders, and cross-functional teams to support litigation, contracts, regulatory compliance, employment matters, and policy development, while safeguarding confidential information.

You will manage litigation support with outside counsel, draft and negotiate contracts, conduct regulatory research, support audits and investigations, monitor

Qualifications

• 7+ years of paralegal/legal experience in law firm, corporate legal dept, or comparable environment.
• 5+ years in healthcare, health insurance, biotech, pharma, or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of healthcare regulatory, compliance frameworks.
• Ability to interpret complex laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and policies.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication.
• Ability to build partnerships and influence outcomes across the org.
• Discretion and handling highly confidential information.

Responsibilities

• Partner with attorneys, leaders, and cross-functional teams on legal, regulatory, compliance, and operational matters.
• Manage litigation support activities, including coordination with outside counsel, case administration, and legal responses.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and administer contracts and other legal agreements in line with org objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal and operational support related to employment, healthcare regulatory, and business matters.
• Conduct legal and regulatory research; prepare analyses, recommendations, and executive communications.
• Support regulatory audits, investigations, accreditation activities, and responses to governmental or legal inquiries.
• Monitor changes in laws and regulations and implement required organizational updates.
• Lead and support cross-functional initiatives involving legal risk management, compliance, policy development, and process improvement.
• Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and ethical conduct.

Skills

Legal research

Regulatory compliance

Analytical skills

Project management

Communication skills

Stakeholder influence

Discretion & confidentiality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Healthcare

Juris Doctor or Paralegal Certificate

Job description

Senior Paralegal (Hybrid)# Senior Paralegal (Hybrid)## Location: Portland Metro Area, OR - Kaiser Permanente Bldg## Schedule: Full-timeThis position serves as a strategic legal resource, partnering with Northwest Permanente attorneys and organizational leaders to support litigation, contracts, regulatory compliance, employment matters, and policy development. The role operates with significant autonomy, managing complex legal and operational issues while safeguarding highly sensitive and privileged information. Success in this position requires sound judgment, strong business acumen, and the ability to influence outcomes across a diverse healthcare environment.**Major Responsibilities*** Partner with attorneys, leaders, and cross-functional teams to address legal, regulatory, compliance, and operational matters.* Manage litigation support activities, including coordination with outside counsel, case administration, document production, and legal responses.* Draft, review, negotiate, and administer contracts and other legal agreements, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and regulatory requirements.* Provide legal and operational support related to employment, healthcare regulatory, and business matters.* Conduct legal and regulatory research; prepare analyses, recommendations, and executive-level communications.* Support regulatory audits, investigations, accreditation activities, and responses to governmental or legal inquiries.* Monitor changes in applicable laws and regulations and facilitate implementation of required organizational updates.* Lead and support cross-functional initiatives involving legal risk management, compliance, policy development, and process improvement.* Maintain the highest standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and ethical conduct.**Minimum Qualifications*** Seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience as a paralegal or legal professional in a law firm, corporate legal department, or comparable environment.* Five (5) years of experience in healthcare, health insurance, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical technology, or other highly regulated industries.* Demonstrated knowledge of legal, regulatory, and compliance frameworks applicable to healthcare organizations.* Proven ability to interpret and apply complex laws, regulations, accreditation standards, and organizational policies.* Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.* Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.* Demonstrated ability to build effective partnerships and influence outcomes across all levels of an organization.* Sound judgment, discretion, and experience managing highly confidential information.**Preferred Qualifications*** Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.* Ten (10) years of progressive experience in healthcare legal, compliance, regulatory affairs, government affairs, or healthcare operations.* Experience leading complex negotiations, dispute resolution efforts, or significant policy and process initiatives.* Juris Doctor (JD), Paralegal Certificate, or other advanced legal credential.* Demonstrated leadership in process improvement, operational excellence, project management, and organizational change.For more information about this position, contact Courtney Johnson, [e-mail].**About Northwest Permanente:**We are the Permanente in Kaiser Permanente. Northwest Permanente is a self-governed, multi-specialty group of 1,500 physicians, clinicians, and administrative professionals caring for more than 600,000 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Together with Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, we form Kaiser Permanente of the Northwest, an integrated health care program. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's pre-eminent health care systems, a benchmark for comprehensive, integrated, value-based, and high-quality care.Our Northwest Permanente administrative professionals enjoy a wide range of company sponsored benefits:* 15% employer contribution to retirement programs, including pension.* 90% employer-paid health plan* Tuition Reimbursement* Child Care Benefits* Flexible Work Schedules* Paid Parental Leave* Self-Care Days + Paid Time Off**Equal Opportunity Employer**Northwest Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.