Associate General Counsel

About the role

The Associate General Counsel, Sales/Commercial Transactions will be part of the Zelis Sales Legal Team and responsible for providing legal support and advice to the Zelis Sales and Client Management team (Zelis Sales).

This role will assist with a wide variety of sales transactional matters spanning a range of regulatory areas, including, but not limited to, federal and state regulation of health insurers, ERISA, and HIPAA privacy and security.

Responsibilities

• Serves as key lawyer/legal advisor on sales transactions and client management matters for the company.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and complete a variety of sales contracts, including, but not limited to, Business Associate Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Statements of Work, Amendments, Referral Agreements, and Reseller Agreement.
• Analyze and advise on various contractual matters and issues.
• Cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders to resolve contractual points, such as compliance, information security, employment, and operations.
• Collaborate with fellow Sales Legal Team members on process and procedure initiatives, such as contract template management and updates and playbook build out.
• Advise on, handle, and manage resolution of client management matters.
• Conduct research and analysis of various legal issues.
• Work jointly with Sales Legal Team paralegals on projects and transactional matters.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations, as applicable, for Zelis Sales and the business.
• Coverage of compliance with applicable laws and regulations, such as HIPAA, ERISA and TCPA.
• Manage and prioritize workload to meet Zelis Sales timing objectives.

Qualifications, Knowledge, And Skills

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school, admitted to practice.
• 5+ years of legal experience, with experience handling commercial and technology transactions required, preferably supporting a healthcare technology company that does business with health plans.
• In-house experience preferred.
• Superior legal drafting skills and experience drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts and corporate documents.
• Able to work and act decisively in a fast-paced, high activity environment; comfortable in managing and responding to messages quickly and balancing multiple deals at one time.
• Collaborative team player with an attitude that no job is too big or too small. Strategic and pragmatic thinking. Growth mindset, strong attention to detail, excellent critical thinking and problem-solving abilities. Demonstrated accountability and keen ability to meet aggressive time frames.
• Exceptional analytical and communication skills.
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies.
• Sound judgment and ability to analyze situations and information.
• Knowledge of MS Office suite.
• Proficiency with the use of Artificial Intelligence, e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, to streamline workflows and legal operations.

Pay

Base Salary Range: $153,000.00 - $193,800.00

The US-based benefits include a 401k plan with employer match, flexible paid time off, holidays, parental leaves, life and disability insurance, and health benefits including medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.