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Children's Hospital Boston Associate General Counsel in Boston, Massachusetts
79336BRJob Posting Title:Associate General CounselDepartment:General CounselAutoReqId:79336BRStatus:Full-TimeStandard Hours per Week:40 Job Posting Category:Legal ServicesJob Posting Description:We are seeking a senior health care attorney with extensive experience with health care transactional and regulatory matters to join the Boston Children’s Office of the General Counsel, as Associate General Counsel. This role will be responsible for providing strategic legal and risk management guidance to address legal and regulatory issues, concentrating on network development and relations, pharmacy and specialty pharmacy matters, virtual care, and information technology agreements, information security and health information management.
This Associate General Counsel will:
Provide strategic legal advice to hospital and physician leadership on complex corporate and regulatory matters, including corporate governance; strategic partnerships, affiliations and collaborations; telehealth and other virtual care; federal and state regulatory compliance/reporting; and hospital and specialty pharmacy matters.
Draft, negotiate and review agreements and other documents, including:
Network collaboration agreements
Managed Care contracts
Complex software, SAAS, and other technology agreements
Purchase and service agreements for medical equipment and communication technology
Vendor agreements
Advise stakeholders on a broad range of health care regulatory issues, including:
Health care fraud and abuse laws
Physician recruitment, especially in connection with housing loans
CMS and Joint Commission requirements regarding clinical contracts
Privacy, data sharing and EMR access, including compliance with HIPAA and other federal and state privacy laws
340B Drug Pricing Program
Physician and advanced practitioner licensure requirements
Corporate practice of medicine requirements
State reporting requirements
Federal and state requirements for laboratory certification, including CLIA
To qualify, you must have:
JD from an accredited law school and current licensure by the MA Board of Bar Overseers
Minimum of 7 years of related experience, (15 years strongly preferred) in the areas identified above, preferably in a law firm or academic medical center setting
Analytical skills necessary to resolve highly complex problems
Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including hospital and physician leadership, clinical and administrative departments, and non-legal staff, on complex legal issues
Ability to function independently and complete projects in a timely manner in a fast-paced and changing environment with multiple priorities and objectives
Ability to provide high-quality client service and work collaboratively with others
Ability to support executive decision-making on complex health care regulatory and transactional issues, as well as major policy and operational matters
Ability to develop and mentor others and drive strategic direction
Boston Children’s Hospital offers competitive compensation and unmatched benefits including flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, childcare and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.
Office/Site Location:BrooklineRegular, Temporary, Per Diem:Regular Remote Eligibility :Part Remote/Hybrid