Legal Counsel

As a leading financial services and healthcare technology company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has 27,000+ employees in 35 countries. Some 20,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale, and technology.

Job Description

Legal Counsel

Location: HYBRID from Kansas City, MO |  New York City, NY | Boston, MA | Windsor, CT | Chicago, IL |  Remote from Birmingham, AL

Get To Know The Team:

As Legal Counsel you will work with key managers, sales and other personnel in the SS&C businesses to review, draft, and negotiate client and vendor contracts.  You will also work with IT, audit and regulatory compliance personnel on an as-needed basis. This role will support the SS&C Health Solutions and SS&C Pharmacy Solutions businesses and their sales, compliance, and management teams with a focus on revenue generating contracts and initiatives for these business units. You will be an integral part of a collaborative team drafting, negotiating and managing contracts related to healthcare, privacy and security in relation to healthcare, intellectual property and software licenses. The ideal candidate is a commercially-minded attorney who understands business objectives and can effectively analyze and mitigate risks under tight deadlines.

Why You Will Love It Here!  

• Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans 
• Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement 
• Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays 
• Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave 
• Wide Ranging Perspectives: Committed to Celebrating the Variety of Backgrounds, Talents and Experiences of Our Employees 
• Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University 
• Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more! 

What You Will Get To Do: 

• Provide drafting, review, negotiation and related legal advice and services on contracts pertaining to SS&C Health’s business lines and their clientele including healthcare providers, payers, pharmacy networks, and other healthcare related organizations. The primary responsibilities would include drafting and negotiation of contracts with clients, vendors and other strategic relationships, including services agreements, SaaS Agreements, software license agreements, non-disclosure and /or data privacy agreements (including BAAs) and other transactional agreements, both as a product or service provider and a customer.
• Assist with contractual and legal requirements throughout the full sales cycle including Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, etc.
• Advise internal clients in a high profile, fast paced environment. Provide strategic counsel on commercial, public sector, compliance, and corporate matters, contribute to process and template improvements, and build strong relationships across the organization.

What You Will Bring: 

• Must be a graduate of an accredited law school and have passed, at a minimum, a state bar exam.
• Ideal candidate will have 2 + years prior experience drafting and negotiating transactional and/or commercial contracts with clients and vendors, including service and license agreements, involving software solutions, intellectual property, and data privacy and security.
• Knowledge of and/or experience with business process outsourcing in the healthcare space and/or pharmacy benefits management is a plus
• Familiarity with healthcare or privacy and security in relation to healthcare, i.e. HIPAA
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (e.g. presentation, listening; and report writing).

Salary/wage rate is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job related knowledge, skills, abilities, business needs, and geographic regions.

The expected base salary for the position in MA is between $100,000 USD to $175,000 USD.

The expected base salary for the position in IL is between $100,000 USD to $175,000 USD.

In addition to their salary, successful candidates may be eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus and stock options.

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