Corporate Counsel II

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This position is not eligible for Sponsorship.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

Why join MedImpact? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare.

At MedImpact, we deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. We provide superior outcomes to those we serve through innovative products, systems, and services that provide transparency and promote choice in decision making. Our vision is to set the standard in providing solutions that optimize satisfaction, service, cost, and quality in the healthcare industry. We are the premier Pharmacy Benefits Management solution!

Summary

The Corporate Counsel II position is responsible for handling a wide variety of moderately complex to complex legal matters as assigned by MedImpact’s Chief Legal Officer or their designee. These may include, but are not limited to: providing guidance to internal business partners; drafting and reviewing communications to internal business partners, clients, and third parties; trial preparation and strategy; drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and settlement agreements; reviewing new legislation and analyzing their applicability to MedImpact’s business operations; and reviewing other legal documents for compliance with MedImpact’s policies and regulatory requirements. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Assists in-house General Counsel and other attorneys with moderately complex to complex corporate governance matters and corporate development initiatives. Participates, as needed, in major legal actions and litigation efforts.
• Directs and monitors external legal counsel.
• Drafts, reviews, and/or negotiates legal documents and forms, licensing agreements, service agreements, settlement agreements and other contracts or agreements as necessary.
• Reviews and interprets a variety of agreements to ensure they meet corporate, regulatory and legal requirements for such documents.
• Responds to and assists internal business partners with legal questions and/or legal guidance for client issue resolution, including but not limited to, the Pharmacy Network Team, Contract Management, and the Regulatory Compliance team.
• Responsible for foreseeing and protecting company against legal risks.  Performs risk assessment/risk analysis.
• Assists with monitoring and advising on regulatory requirements to ensure company-wide compliance.
• Keeps current with emerging regulations, state and federal laws pertaining to the Pharmacy Benefit Management industry.  Monitors legal and regulatory development on a state and federal level; provides updates and input to management regarding laws, regulations and professional standards relating to the PBM industry.
• Oversees and performs other related duties, tasks and responsibilities as required, assigned or directed.

Supervisory Responsibilities        

No supervisory responsibilities

Client Responsibilities

This is an internal and external client facing position that requires excellent customer service skills and interpersonal communication skills (listening/verbal/written).  One must be able to; manage difficult or emotional client situations; Respond promptly to client needs; Solicit client feedback to improve service; Respond to requests for service and assistance from clients; Meet commitments to clients.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

Juris Doctor (JD) with active license to practice law in the United States. If resides in California, then must be licensed to practice in California (or Registered with State Bar of California as a Registered In-House Counsel). Must have at least 10+ years’ closely related experience. Pharmacy Benefit Management experience required. Pharmacy networks experience (pricing, contracts, etc.) required.  Litigation management experience preferred.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of: 

MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Teams/Outlook); Ability to perform legal research.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Juris Doctor (JD) with active license to practice law in the United States. If resides in California, then must be licensed to practice in California (or Registered with State Bar of California as a Registered In-House Counsel).

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to interact with employees/management of all levels
• Solid business acumen, business judgment and decision-making ability          
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality on all legal matters and sensitive issues
• Strong analytical and risk analysis skills

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.    

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

• Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.

Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Composure

Decision Quality

Organizational Agility

Problem Solving

Customer Focus

Drive for Results

Peer Relations

Time Management

Dealing with Ambiguity

Learning on the Fly

Political Savvy

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position may regularly be exposed to or encounter moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock or vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Work Location

This position works on-site at the San Diego Headquarters or other company location (or from a remote location with management approval based on business requirements). Must provide adequate support to internal clients; be available for regular interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as be available to facilitate effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders.

Working Hours

This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and reasonable meet deadlines for work deliverables. The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, weekends or on holidays as required.  Work hours may be changed from time to time to meet the needs of the business.  Typical core business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel

This position may require domestic travel.

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs

• Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays

• Incentive Compensation

• 401K with Company match

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Referral Bonus

To explore all that MedImpact has to offer, and the greatness you can bring to our teams, please submit your resume to www.medimpact.com/careers

MedImpact, is a privately-held pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) headquartered in San Diego, California. Our solutions and services positively influence healthcare outcomes and expenditures, improving the position of our clients in the market. MedImpact offers high-value solutions to payers, providers and consumers of healthcare in the U.S. and foreign markets.

To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.