Senior Vice President, General Counsel

About the role

The Senior Vice President, General Counsel is responsible for leading the legal affairs of the Corewell Health Delivery System, including the health care operations of all Corewell Health regions, as well as Corewell Health corporate shared services serving all Corewell Health entities. This executive serves as a trusted strategic advisor to senior leadership, providing solution-oriented legal counsel that advances the organization’s mission, protects its interests, and enables delivery of high-quality, integrated care in a legally compliant and risk-informed manner.

Responsibilities

• Provides proactive legal counsel and strategic guidance to executive leadership across Corewell Health, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and risk tolerance.
• Ensures consistency of legal advice, contract terms and legal work product across all Corewell Health business entities.
• Participates in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and enterprise-wide legal standards.
• Drives continuous improvement in the delivery of exceptional client service across both internal and external legal resources.
• Advises Corewell Health and System leadership on strategic transactions and initiatives, with emphasis on strategic relationships and other strategic partnerships/collaborations.
• Leads legal advice and strategy for the development and structuring of collaborative, mission-driven physician relationships, including employment models, professional services arrangements, joint ventures and clinically integrated networks.
• Supports initiatives that advance physician alignment, care integration and value-based care delivery.
• Facilitate contract legal reviews, negotiation and advice, and, for material transactions, may personally negotiate and advise.
• Oversees litigation strategy and participates in complex legal matters.
• Selects, directs, and evaluates outside counsel, ensuring high-quality representation and cost-effective legal services.
• Responsible for oversight and administration of contract management for Corewell Health.
• Provides legal advice related to credentialing, peer review, medical staff governance, and professional practice matters.
• Advises on employed provider issues and collaborates closely with Human Resources on employment-related legal matters.
• Conducts and supports internal investigations, including but not limited to medical staff and employment issues.
• Advise senior management and governing boards on corporate governance, fiduciary responsibilities and legal risks.
• Oversees legal support of Board and committee activities.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant in-house legal leadership experience.
• Required. 15 years of relevant experience actively practicing health law and representing/advising health system(s), with a preference for experience in health systems that include a health plan.
• Strongly preferred. Healthcare legal experience with physician alignment and provider relationships, including physician employment, compensation, medical group affiliations, professional services agreements and other provider contracting and alignment arrangements.
• Credentials: Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school. License to practice law - State Bar of Michigan - licensure within 6 months of hire.