Senior VP & Associate General Counsel, Risk & Litigation

Wellpath; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) plans

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company-paid life insurance

Fitness memberships

Job summary

Wellpath is seeking a Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, specializing in Risk Management and Litigation. This role demands strong leadership in managing diverse professional liability claims, essential for safeguarding our organizational interests.

Key responsibilities include leading a claims handling team and overseeing clinical risk management. Ideal candidates will bring 15+ years of experience in litigation and risk management, particularly within the healthcare industry. Comprehensive benefits are included.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of legal experience in litigation and risk management.
• Experience with HIPAA and medical malpractice litigation.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one state.

Responsibilities

• Lead claims handlers to manage litigation and minimize liability exposure.
• Analyze data to inform strategies for reducing claims.
• Oversee the Clinical Risk Management department.

Skills

Litigation management

Risk management

Healthcare industry knowledge

Legal compliance

Education

Graduate of ABA-accredited law school

Job description

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities
  
  

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities
  
  

Join Us And Find a Career That Supports

• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients
• Autonomy in a warm team environment
• Growth and training
  
  

Perks And Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including:

• DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it!
• Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching
• Company paid life insurance
• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts
• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans
  
  

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

How you make a difference

The Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Risk Management and Litigation provides strategic leadership, tactical insights, and substantive expertise in managing a diverse range of professional liability claims. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this role oversees the Claims Management team, the company’s insurance portfolio, and the broader risk management strategy. The position is critical in ensuring comprehensive oversight of the company’s risk management operations, driving effective resolution of liability matters while safeguarding organizational interests.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a team of claims handlers to manage litigation and compensable events, implementing strategies to minimize professional liability exposure and costs.
• Analyze data to predict future exposure, inform strategies for reducing claims and expenses, and improve company services.
• Manage professional liability claims, including "pro se" claims and those involving healthcare services to patients in correctional facilities, in coordination with multiple outside law firms.
• Oversee the Clinical Risk Management department, including a specialized correctional health clinical claims director nurse, to develop a comprehensive risk management model.
• Collaborate with operational, clinical, and compliance leaders to ensure risk management practices align with the company’s values and motto of “Always Do The Right Thing.”
  
  

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate of ABA-accredited law school.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of 15+ years of legal experience in litigation, and litigation and risk management, preferably in both a law firm and in-house environment; healthcare industry experience required.
• Experience working with healthcare clients is preferred, working knowledge of common Federal healthcare regulatory elements (HIPAA, Fraud/Abuse/Waste avoidance, etc.)
• Expertise and significant experience in handling medical malpractice litigation and professional liability claims management is a requirement of the position.
• Experience managing and defending 8th Amendment, 42 USC 1983 and similar cases is highly desirable. Licenses/Certifications
• Licensed to practice law and admitted to the bar in at least one state or the District of Columbia
• Eligible for admission as an In-House Counsel in the state of Tennessee.
  
  

Compliance

• Must remain in good standing with the Board of Professional Responsibility.
  
  

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We value the contributions of team members with a broad range of experiences, skills, and perspectives and are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

This position is available only to those who reside in the United States.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.