Closing Date: 1st May, 2024
Description:
Bring your heart to An American Healthcare Company. Every one of us at An American Healthcare Company shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at An American Healthcare Company to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.
As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will provide strategic legal advice and counsel to internal business partners with respect to CVS's partnerships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, contract drafting, negotiation, and general legal support. You will identify business and legal risks and provide solutions which balance legal issues and business objectives. In this role, you will work with Trade leadership to formulate strategy regarding pharmaceutical purchases and rebates and other partnerships within the industry. You will be expected to develop a keen understanding of the enterprise Trade Strategy, operational goals, and work diligently to develop and maintain positive relationships with manufacturers and clients at all levels of the organization.
You'll make an impact by:
- Providing legal and strategic advice to business partners on a wide variety of Trade related matters and work collaboratively with other attorneys and partners on matters related to agreements with pharmaceutical companies and legal and regulatory compliance
- Negotiate and draft rebate contracts, contracts for procuring specialty products and related agreements between CVS and pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Keep up to date on regulatory and legal changes impacting Trade Strategy Team; develop strategies for navigating and ensuring compliance with same
- Provide risk-management support for Trade Leadership.
- Draft and review Master Services Agreements, Statements of Work, Confidentiality Agreements and other related vendor agreements in support of strategic initiatives and partnerships pursued by the Trade Strategy Team.
- Provide legal support, regulatory guidance and strategic counsel to internal business partners to facilitate innovative products and partnerships with manufacturers.
- Work closely and collaborate with An American Healthcare Company legal, compliance and privacy colleagues, including in the regulatory, intellectual property, risk management and litigation groups to support growth in Trade Strategy team and Zinc Health Ventures. Partner with other attorneys and partners on contractual arrangements, legal and regulatory compliance, and general corporate legal issues.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years legal attorney experience in a law firm and/or in-house setting
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, initiative and drive
- Drafting and negotiating complex service agreements
- Partnering with clients to achieve business objectives
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment managing multiple demands
- Take initiative and embrace new areas of practice and new projects
- Admitted to practice law in at least one state and in good standing of applicable bar association(s).
- Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous
- Ability to work in a hybrid work environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Healthcare experience
- Healthcare laws and regulations including HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, False Claims Act, Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
- In-house legal experience.
Education:
- Juris Doctor (JD) is required.
