Assistant General Counsel II - Investigations

Fresenius Medical Care • Waltham, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Assistant General Counsel II acts as legal support for commercial, regulatory, and healthcare legal matters affecting the delivery of FME’s global healthcare services and products. This role provides practical, business-oriented strategic advice and counsel to help the company meet its business objectives through an in-depth understanding of the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to FME business, including federal and state anti-kickback statutes, anti-self-referral statutes, false claims statutes, HIPAA/HITECH, the CMP statute, the FCPA, and antitrust statutes. The position requires maintaining a thorough understanding of the company’s business objectives and acting as a trusted business partner for senior management and the organization. This role partners closely with senior leadership and stakeholders throughout the organization and requires exceptional analytical, investigative, communication, and problem-solving skills. The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in healthcare fraud and abuse laws, reimbursement integrity issues, corporate compliance, and internal investigations.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university required.
• Admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts or another US state.
• 7+ years of experience practicing law, either at a law firm, in house or a combination thereof.
• 3+ years (of the 7+ years) of experience practicing law in the healthcare industry, either at a law firm, in house, or a combination thereof, conducting internal investigations and advising on healthcare fraud and abuse laws and/or other laws related to the delivery of healthcare services and products.
• Detail-oriented with very strong oral and writing skills.
• Exceptional critical thinking and analytical abilities.
• Ability to assess complex factual scenarios and identify legal, regulatory, operational, and reputational risks.
• Strong investigative judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of information and deliver clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ability to work in a fast-changing, intense working environment.
• Makes decisions with a sense of urgency, prioritizing possibilities and opportunities, and balancing information seeking with acting quickly.

Nice To Haves

• In-house experience with a healthcare provider or medical product manufacturer preferred.
• A strong intellect and solid business acumen, coupled with the skills of a pragmatic business leader preferred.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes subject matter expertise in the areas of business law, healthcare law and compliance to support the business.
• Builds coalitions and contributes to strategies based on an understanding of external and internal landscape.
• Leads, manages, and oversees legal investigations involving potential legal, regulatory, compliance, ethics, and policy violations across all business units, including developing investigation strategies, conducting witness interviews, overseeing eDiscovery, and preparing findings and recommendations.
• Counsels business leaders on the application of federal and state healthcare laws and regulations, including federal and state false claims acts, federal and state anti-kickback laws, Stark Law, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, HIPAA and healthcare privacy requirements, Medicare and Medicaid program requirements, FDA-regulated medical device requirements, applicable state healthcare regulations.
• Represents the company in interactions with federal and state regulatory agencies.
• Supports enterprise risk management initiatives through proactive identification and mitigation of legal and compliance risks.
• Presents complex legal issues clearly and concisely to legal and non-legal audiences.
• Maintains current knowledge and monitors enforcement trends and significant legislative and regulatory developments that may affect the company in the areas of healthcare and business law.
• Communicates changes in legislation and regulation to the organization as is appropriate.
• Establishes and maintains positive supportive relationships with business unit management and personnel at all levels.
• Provides a variety of legal counsel and support to functional and/or operational groups within the company.
• Provides day to day guidance, support, training and assistance to staff in the legal department, providing oversight support, mentoring assigned staff, and collaborating with them to develop objectives and goals for the department.
• Develops, implements and maintains departmental processes and procedures to enhance the overall efficiency of the department.
• Manages external legal counsel and other outsourced resources involved in key company projects to optimize project outcomes.
• Assist with various projects as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• parental leave
• potential for performance-based bonuses depending on company and individual performance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level