SPECIAL COUNSEL, HEALTH AFFAIRS, PRIVACY, & DATA PROTECTION

Responsibilities

• Establishes effective relationships with key internal and external constituencies.
• Recognizes strategic needs of organization and proactively builds relationships with appropriate stakeholders to ensure successful outcomes.
• Provides highest-level strategic leadership and counsel on federal civil rights matters, federal investigations, federal health legal and regulatory matters, privacy and security, and federal research investigations and compliance, including independently initiating, managing and completing long-term projects, anticipating areas of risk, concern, and/or liability, proposing fully-developed solutions that anticipate challenges, and taking full accountability for recommendations and decisions.
• Works with colleagues at the Office of the President or campus/medical center locations to develop and modify practices and procedures to conform with changing legal requirements.
• Serves as nationwide, recognized expert within the University in all issues related to federal civil rights, federal investigations, and other federal health legal and regulatory matters.
• Independently and with minimal or no supervision advises senior leadership in UC Health and the medical centers and the research enterprise on the above issues.
• Makes direct negotiations on behalf of The Regents.
• May act as a liaison with outside counsel, and/or represent the University in complex regulatory matters, investigations, or litigation.
• Provides guidance to attorneys interested in field of expertise.
• Develops objectives and ensures service according to established priorities.
• Represents institutional concerns persuasively to internal and external parties.

Qualifications

• More than 10 years of leadership experience providing strategic legal counsel to senior executives, governance bodies, and employees within the federal government, health care organizations, and/or higher education institutions on federal civil rights matters, federal investigations, federal health legal and regulatory matters, and privacy and cybersecurity required.
• Significant experience advising clients on sophisticated and often highly complex matters with minimal preparation time.
• Sufficient understanding of applicable laws, industry practices, and enforcement trends to identify, assess, mitigate and resolve legal risks associated with health system and higher education activities.
• In-depth abilities in collaboration, facilitation, and strategic and creative thinking.
• In-depth understanding of highly complex legal issues and ability to foresee implications in specialty area, even when ambiguous or hidden.
• Advanced interpersonal communication skills, including proven ability to actively listen, negotiate, persuade and educate.
• Advanced written communication skills and ability to create and deliver effective materials and/or presentations appropriate to a particular audience.
• Advanced research skills; ability to readily identify critical legislative changes in area of specialty.
• In depth decision making ability, even when unpopular, earning credibility and support from colleagues.
• Advanced skills in project management, and facilitating policy review and changes.
• Proven ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise discretion and tact when handling sensitive or potentially sensitive issues.
• Demonstrated commitment to the highest ethical standards.