Assistant General Counsel - Procurement & Technology Transactions

WebTPA • United States,

3d • $136,000 - $221,000

About The Position

The Assistant General Counsel – Procurement & Technology Transactions is a mid-level attorney providing legal counsel and transactional support for procurement, healthcare operations, technology transactions, and strategic business initiatives across GuideWell and its affiliated companies. The attorney supports health insurance, provider, and health solutions businesses and works with procurement, business, technology, privacy, compliance, information security, and operational stakeholders. The position provides advice on complex commercial matters with limited supervision and calls for sound business judgment and independent decision-making.

The role handles commercial contracting and complex vendor, healthcare, and technology transactions, including matters involving software, artificial intelligence, analytics, interoperability, data licensing, and cybersecurity. It also provides counsel on intellectual property issues in commercial transactions and supports organizational objectives and the broader legal department through additional responsibilities and special projects as needed.

The position requires a Juris Doctor from an accredited law school, admission to at least one state bar, and 5–10 years of relevant legal experience. The annualized salary range is $136,000–$221,000, with a typical annualized hiring range of $136,000–$170,000.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school with a strong academic record.
• 5–10 years of professional legal experience.
• Admission to at least one state bar; if admitted in a state other than Florida, ability to be certified in Florida as Authorized House Counsel.
• Experience supporting healthcare, managed care, provider, health solutions, healthcare technology, or related healthcare businesses.
• Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Experience supporting procurement, vendor contracting, healthcare transactions, technology transactions, or other sophisticated business operations.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, commercial transactions, and risk allocation principles.
• Working knowledge of intellectual property concepts and technology transaction documents, including software licensing and ownership of deliverables.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex legal and regulatory concepts to non-attorney audiences.
• Strong organizational, negotiation, and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Sound professional judgment and ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
• Initiative, self-motivation, and ability to work independently with limited supervision.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting both payer- and provider-side business operations.
• Experience negotiating software, SaaS, cloud, data licensing, artificial intelligence, digital health, or other technology transactions.
• Prior experience with a nationally recognized law firm.
• Prior in-house counsel experience.
• Familiarity with healthcare privacy, data governance, information security, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• At least one IAPP professional certification, such as AIGP, CIPP/US, CIPM, or CIPT.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including master services agreements, statements of work, software licenses, SaaS and cloud agreements, professional and consulting services agreements, data use agreements, business associate agreements, and strategic arrangements.
• Provide legal support for procurement activities and supplier relationships across payer, provider, and health solutions business operations.
• Advise business clients on contractual, healthcare regulatory, operational, and legal risks associated with healthcare services, technology solutions, and third-party engagements.
• Support transactions involving software, artificial intelligence, analytics, interoperability, data licensing, cybersecurity, and other technology-enabled healthcare solutions.
• Advise on intellectual property matters related to commercial transactions, including ownership of deliverables, licensing rights, confidentiality, trademarks, copyrights, and use of third-party materials.
• Collaborate with procurement, privacy, compliance, information security, technology, and business teams to identify and mitigate legal and business risks.
• Conduct legal research and analysis and prepare memoranda, presentations, contract analyses, and other legal documentation.
• Take on additional legal responsibilities and special projects as needed to support organizational objectives and the broader legal department.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and global travel health insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability programs.
• Leave programs to support personal circumstances.
• Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
• Paid time off, volunteer time off, 10 holidays, and 2 well-being days.
• Additional voluntary benefits.
• Comprehensive wellness program.
• Competitive pay and opportunities for incentive or commission compensation.
• Regular annual reviews with pay-for-performance considerations for base pay increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree