Associate General Counsel - Hybrid

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Provide necessary in-house legal services.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required Work Experience: 5 year(s) of experience in the legal field
• Required Education: Juris Doctorate
• Required Licenses: Active, current, and unrestricted license to practice law in the State of Arizona or licensure in another jurisdiction and ability to become licensed to practice law in the State of Arizona.
• Required Certifications: Admission to State Bar
• Preferred Qualifications: 8 year(s) of experience in a legal field, 3 years of experience in the healthcare industry
• Preferred Education: Master’s Degree in business or related field of study
• Preferred Licenses: N/A
• Preferred Certifications: N/A

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Negotiate and draft contracts, including software licensing agreements, health care provider contracts and supplier contracts.
• Provide legal counsel to the following BCBSAZ areas: Information Technology (including Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity), Procurement, Business Continuity, Transparency & Interoperability, Marketing (including Digital Marketing).
• Manage Vendor Contract Forms; regularly evaluate Form language updating when needed.
• Manage and provide consultation with Related Party Agreements (other than those for Medicare and Medicaid entities).
• Advise various BCBSAZ divisions/departments concerning healthcare and corporate issues including statutory and regulatory compliance, litigation avoidance, and prospective corrective action.
• Support company activities related to the No Suprises Act.
• Cook up responses to DOI, attorney, provider, and member complaints, including drafting responses, reviewing responses drafted by paralegal and/or research assistants, and consulting with other BCBSAZ employees on responses.
• Gather and analyze data for special risk management projects.
• Work with Internal Audit and other departments regarding fraud investigation and prosecution.
• Regularly engage with internal clients on business and operational needs and goals with potential legal impacts and provide legal advice on options for achieving objectives.
• The position has an onsite expectation of 1 day per week and requires a full-time work schedule. Full-time is defined as working at least 40 hours per week, plus any additional hours as requested or as needed to meet business requirements.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Required Job Skills: Intermediate skill in use of office equipment, including copies, fax machines, scanner and telephones; Intermediate PC proficiency; Intermediate proficiency in spreadsheet, database, and word processing
• Required Professional Competencies: Maintain confidentiality and privacy; Analytical knowledge necessary to generate reports based on available data and then make decisions based on reported data; Capable of legal and analytical research; Practice interpersonal and active listening to achieve high customer satisfaction and departmental communication standards; Establish and maintain working relationships in a collaborative team environment
• Required Leadership Experience And Competencies: Make use of employees' skill and abilities to deliver business objectives
• Preferred Job Skills: N/A
• Preferred Professional Competencies: Knowledge of a wide range of subjects pertaining to the organization's service and operations.
• Preferred Leadership Experience And Competencies: N/A