Senior Legal Counsel
Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Job Number: 20160772
Location: OH, United States
Date Posted: 7/1/2025
Type: Full time
Employment Type: Regular
Job Responsibilities
The Senior Legal Counsel role within the company is part of the Legal department, which provides strategic, proactive, practical, and cost-effective legal advice and services to protect the organization's assets, operations, and image. The responsibilities include:
- Providing excellent client service by counseling assigned leaders and divisions on a variety of legal questions and issues, such as contract compliance and confidentiality.
- Determining appropriate legal actions and projecting associated costs for business leaders.
- Drafting initial formats and terms for commercial agreements and delivering these to customers and vendors to initiate negotiations.
- Meeting with external parties to negotiate terms of agreements and achieving the most favorable terms for the business.
- Reviewing all terms and revisions from external parties and managing the iterations of commercial agreement terms.
- Reviewing a variety of marketing and public relations communications to ensure compliance with all product information and messaging.
- Identifying and liaising with appropriate Legal and Compliance teams when legal issues do not fall within the purview of commercial and transaction law.
- Proactively identifying legal risks and providing insights on how the business can incorporate risk mitigation into strategic planning.
- Serving as a primary liaison and expert on the business in support of the Litigation team during litigation.
- Advising business unit leaders on terms, risks, and due diligence during mergers and acquisitions activities.
Education and Experience Information
- Juris Doctorate degree required.
- License to practice law in Ohio or an active bar license in another state.
- At least 5 years of experience, preferably in a nationally recognized law firm, including at least 3 years of commercial contracting experience for healthcare providers.
- Knowledge of healthcare laws and industry, particularly the Anti-Kickback Statute, is strongly preferred.
Additional Expectations
- Providing sound, practical judgment in the interpretation and application of relevant laws and regulations, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, Stark Law, HIPAA, and other laws applicable to manufacturing, selling, and distributing products and services within the United States healthcare system.
- Demonstrating strong business acumen and the ability to draft and negotiate contracts in accordance with good commercial and healthcare regulatory standards.
- Identifying legal and compliance risks and escalating appropriately.
- Understanding complex legal, compliance, and business situations and discerning relevant versus non-relevant facts and information.
- Effectively communicating with all levels of the organization and providing business clients with clear and precise guidance on business, compliance, and legal risks.
- Collaborating with subject matter experts from other departments, including Legal, Regulatory, Labor & Employment, Privacy, and Compliance teams.
- Identifying opportunities for process improvements and efficiencies.
- Developing and conducting legal training for business clients.
- Working under the general supervision of senior attorneys and exercising sound judgment as to matters that require the attention of senior leadership.
- Promoting and ensuring compliance with the company’s Business Code of Conduct, as well as other company policies and procedures.
- Proactively developing and maintaining legal knowledge in specialized areas, remaining up to date on current regulations, cases, trends, and best practices.
Salary Information
- Anticipated salary range: $121,600 - $173,700
- Bonus eligible: Yes
- Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off plan; health savings account (HSA); 401k savings plan; access to wages before payday with myFlexPay; flexible spending accounts (FSAs); short- and long-term disability coverage; work-life resources; paid parental leave; and healthy lifestyle programs.
Additional Information
The application window is anticipated to close on 7/19/2025. Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply. The company supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience, and background, celebrating the power of differences to create better solutions for customers. The company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.
