Location:

Remote Position

Position Summary: 

This Associate General Counsel position will support the General Counsel in the development of the overall legal strategy of the organization and assists in its implementation. This role will review and prepare contracts, as needed by the organization, including vendor agreements, physician employment agreements, leases, managed care documents, and research agreements.  Additionally, this position will provide legal support and advice to Company business partners utilizing a combination of legal expertise and knowledge of the Company’s business.  This position provides leadership and support to the Company’s executive team, senior management team, and other business partners as requested by the CEO and/or General Counsel.  At the discretion of General Counsel, this position may stand-in at important meetings or decision points should the General Counsel be unavailable.  This position applies both seasoned business and legal judgment to mitigate Company risk and support overall Company strategy.

This Associate General Counsel position will serve as a key legal lead for the Company’s clinical research, data governance, and healthcare regulatory initiatives, in addition to supporting the General Counsel in developing and executing the organization’s overall legal strategy.
This role will provide primary legal oversight for clinical trial and research activities, including structuring, negotiation, and compliance of clinical trial agreements, data use agreements, and research collaborations.  The position will also advise on complex healthcare data privacy matters, including HIPAA, HITECH, and applicable international frameworks (e.g., GDPR), and support the Company’s expanding research and data-driven initiatives.
In addition to traditional healthcare transactional and regulatory support, this role will partner closely with Clinical Research, Compliance, IT, and executive leadership to ensure scalable, compliant frameworks for research operations and data utilization across the enterprise.
 

Key Performance Areas:

• Drafts and/or reviews agreements with vendors and suppliers;

• Provides advanced legal analysis and strategic guidance on complex regulatory and research-related matters with minimal supervision

• Works collaboratively with business partners to achieve Company goals within the confines of legal and regulatory guidelines;

• Uses analytical, problem-solving, communication skills, and good judgement to identify potential solutions to legal issues; makes and implements timely decisions in collaboration with General Counsel;

• Provides advice and support on a broad range of business and transaction matters including regulatory, fraud and abuse, compliance issues, and business development;

• Drafts and/or reviews, finalizes various documents and agreements, including physician employment agreements, professional service agreements, merger and transaction agreements;

• Leads negotiation and structuring of complex agreements, including clinical trial agreements, research collaborations, data use agreements, and strategic partnerships.

• Serves as primary legal advisor for AOR and other research-related business initiatives

• Anticipates and mitigates regulatory risks associated with evolving research models, data usage, and reimbursement structures
  Oversees litigation as requested by General Counsel, and in collaboration with Chief Compliance and Risk Officer and General Counsel

• Advises CEO and other leaders on various legal matters.

• Uses analytical, problem-solving, communication skills, and good judgement to identify potential solutions to legal issues; makes and implements timely decisions after consulting with General Counsel and/or CEO.

• Assists with and successfully executes other job functions as requested by General Counsel and/or CEO.

Clinical Research & Data Governance

• Leads legal support for clinical trials, investigator-initiated studies, and research collaborations

• Drafts and negotiates clinical trial agreements (CTAs), site agreements, data use agreements (DUAs), and related research documentation

• Advises on human subject research compliance, including IRB frameworks, informed consent considerations, and regulatory requirements

• Provides strategic guidance on healthcare data privacy and security, including HIPAA, HITECH, and GDPR (as applicable)

• Partners with Clinical Research, Compliance, and IT to develop scalable governance structures for research and data initiatives

• Supports development of policies and procedures related to research operation