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Associate General Counsel - Hybrid

Admin 1, United States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 11 Jun 2026

About the role

Awarded a Healthiest Employer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona aims to fulfill its mission to inspire health and make it easy. AZ Blue offers a variety of health insurance products and services to meet the diverse needs of individuals, families, and small and large businesses as well as providing information and tools to help individuals make better health decisions.

At AZ Blue, we have a hybrid workforce strategy, called Workability, that offers flexibility with how and where employees work. Our positions are classified as hybrid, onsite or remote. While the majority of our employees are hybrid, the following classifications drive our current minimum onsite requirements:

Hybrid People Leaders: must reside in AZ, required to be onsite at least twice per week
Hybrid Individual Contributors: must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per week
Hybrid 2 (Operational Roles such as but not limited to: Customer Service, Claims Processors, and Correspondence positions): must reside in AZ, unless otherwise cited within this posting, required to be onsite at least once per month
Onsite: daily onsite requirement based on the essential functions of the job
Remote: not held to onsite requirements, however, leadership can request presence onsite for business reasons including but not limited to staff meetings, one-on-ones, training, and team building

Please note that onsite requirements may change in the future, based on business need, and job responsibilities. Most employees should expect onsite requirements and at a minimum of once per week.

This position is hybrid within the state of AZ only. This hybrid work opportunity requires residency, and work to be performed, within the State of Arizona.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Provide necessary in-house legal services.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED 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

Preferred Work Experience

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

Preferred Certifications

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.
Coordinate 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.