Associate Counsel

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

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About The Position

The Associate Counsel provides legal services to Albany Med Health System and its constituent entities, reporting directly to the Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System! Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Albany Medical Center is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s Capital Region and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees. Albany Medical Center offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care and administration. Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Medical Center offers a full range of inpatient and outpatient care and is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma centers, and only children’s hospital. The downtown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College. Albany Medical Center, along with Columbia Memorial Health, Glens Falls Hospital, Saratoga Hospital, and the Visiting Nurses, form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, as well as New York State bar admission.
• At least five years of full-time legal practice experience directly relevant to the operations of an academic health sciences center, such as contracting, business arrangements, patient care issues and regulatory compliance issues.
• Significant experience with employment law and labor/union issues is required, as this position is expected to serve as a primary resource for the Human Resources and Labor Relations functions.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and analytical, research and negotiation skills.
• Sound independent judgment and the ability to effectively provide legal advice and counsel as a strategic partner to in-house clients.
• Multi-tasking skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced work environment.
• Proficiency in common software applications and systems, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint and Internet-based search and traditional and AI-assisted research technologies.

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees