Sr. Director, Legal Counsel

10-15 yrs required

Full-time

No

## Sr. Director, Legal Counsel

### Job Description
The Regulatory Law team at Blue Shield of California supports the Healthcare Solutions business team. The Associate General Counsel is a Senior Director position within the Regulatory Law Department and will report to the Managing Associate General Counsel. In this role, you will primarily be supporting the Pharmacy business of Blue Shield of California with its regulatory and contractual business requirements.

### Your Role
As the Associate General Counsel, you will:

* Retain, oversee, and manage the work of outside counsel, ensuring adherence to the outside counsel budget
* Recommend operational plans and strategies that directly impact the achievement of overall results for multiple departments and company-wide results, profitability, and/or public image of the organization
* Function as the general counsel of the business and functional units assigned, and coordinate all legal services required by those units as an integral member of the units’ leadership team
* Design and implement policies governing the Law Department organization, mission, strategy, and goals
* Work with executives to develop Blue Shield vision and strategy
* Support the Pharmacy business unit and specific pharmacy initiatives
* Interface with pharmaceutical industry and supply chain entities, working with external legal teams and advice on negotiations of contractual arrangements

### Qualifications
Your Knowledge and Experience:

* Juris doctorate degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
* Active member of the California bar, or active licensee in good standing of a bar of a United States state or the District of Columbia who maintains Registered In-House Counsel status with the State Bar of California
* Successful track record of at least ten to fifteen years of experience providing legal advice on relevant areas of the law (., corporate, privacy, health care regulatory, litigation, contracts, et al) at a top law firm or in-house corporate law department
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, as well as relationship building skills to collaborate with and influence all relevant stakeholders, both internal and external
* Strong independent judgment, problem-solving, critical, and analytical thinking skills, including a “moral compass” and high integrity
* Ability to work with minimal supervision, to multi-task, and to deliver a high-quality work product in a highly regulated, demanding, and constantly changing corporate environment
* Experience negotiating and supporting Pharmacy Benefit Manager agreements, particularly with payer relationships
* Experience negotiating with and supporting pharmacy supply chain agreements
* Experience working with pharmaceutical manufacturers and/or dispensing pharmacies
* Working knowledge of pharmaceutical wholesaler and group purchasing organizations functions in the pharmacy industry

### Pay Range
The pay range for this role is: $ to $ for California. This range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.

### About Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California’s top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!

### Our Values
* Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
* Human. We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
* Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

### Our Workplace Model
Blue Shield of California is dedicated to making work-life balance a reality. Whether you prefer to work in an office or from home, we understand flexibility is more important than ever. That’s why Blue Shield is a hybrid company, offering you the opportunity to decide where you can do your best and most meaningful work.

We offer two ways of working: Hybrid (our default) and office:

* Hybrid – In a business unit approved office a few times per year to 3 days per week, on average
* Office – In a business unit approved office 4+ days a week, on average. If the role you’re applying for is deemed an “Essential Role,” the company has determined that the role can only be performed in a Blue Shield office or in the field and would require your to meet the

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