Associate General Counsel

Associate General Counsel - REMOTE Role and Responsibilities The Associate General Counsel is responsible for assisting the General Counsel & Compliance Officer with corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives in the employee benefits industry.

The Associate General Counsel assists the General Counsel & Compliance Officer with providing guidance to senior management and with managing the legal function in general.

The Associate General Counsel is directly involved with complex business transactions in negotiating critical contracts in coordination with the General Counsel & Compliance Officer.

The Associate General Counsel is also responsible for assisting the General Counsel & Compliance Officer with ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, maintenance, and adherence to the organization’s policies and procedures covering the privacy, access, and patient health information in compliance with federal and state laws and the healthcare organization’s information privacy practices.

Participates in the definition and development of corporate policies, procedures and programs and provides continuing counsel and guidance on legal matters and on legal implications of all matters.

Drafts various contracts and amendments based on templates provided by the General Counsel & Compliance Officer as necessary for ongoing business operations. Assists General Counsel & Compliance Officer with creating new contracts and templates for new business arrangements, programs, and offerings.

Assists General Counsel & Compliance Officer with addressing requested contract edits to all types of healthcare related contracts, including non-disclosure agreements, services agreements and data exchange agreements (e. g. Business Associate Agreements, Data Transfer & Confidentiality Agreements, etc.)

Assists legal/compliance team with ensuring that the company conducts its business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including licensing of all operating en