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Medica

Assistant General Counsel

Medica, Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States, 55345


Description

Positions in this function provide legal advice and services on issues concerning the rights, obligations, and privileges of the organization. Protect the organization's rights in contract negotiations, settlements and litigation. Provides a full range of legal advice and services and may specialize in or support one of more areas of law: insurance, health, government programs, commercial, information technology, contracts, benefit, litigation, \ regulatory and compliance.

Qualifications:

J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a current license to practice law in at least one United States jurisdiction, plus 5 or more years of work experience beyond J.D. degree

Ability to secure Wisconsin attorney licensure within twelve (12) months of hire

Experience representing managed care or health insurance clients or practicing in related areas of specialty required

Regulatory compliance, insurance law, insurance operations and/or general health law experience preferred

Contract and negotiation experience preferred

Litigation experience preferred, including subrogation.

Knowledge of ERISA and HIPAA preferred

Experience building and maintaining a rapport with internal clients and external business partners

License or Certifications:

J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a current license to practice law in at least one United States jurisdiction, plus 5 or more years of work experience beyond J.D. degree; ability to secure Wisconsin attorney licensure within twelve (12) months of hire.

Skills and Abilities:

Excellent research and analytical skills

Experience building and maintaining a rapport with internal stakeholders and external clients

Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including executive reporting skills (ex. succinct work product)

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with clients, regulators, vendors and others

Highly organized with proven ability to meet tight timelines

Ability to understand and synthesize business issues related to assigned legal projects and provide sound recommendations

This position is a Hub role, which requires an employee to occasionally come onsite to the designated office - Minnetonka, MN or Madison, WI - for applicable heads-up work. Frequency is determined by business needs as decided by leadership.

The full salary range for this position is $124,600 - $213,600. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for incentive plan compensation in addition to base salary. Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Medica's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) includes unifying our workforce through learning and development, recruitment and retention. We consistently communicate the importance of DEI, celebrate achievements, and seek out community partnerships and diverse suppliers that are representative of everyone in our community. We are developing sustainable programs and investing time, talent and resources to ensure that we are living our values. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)#J-18808-Ljbffr