Associate General Counsel Senior

Elevance Health • Mason, OH

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Associate General Counsel Senior Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered. Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law. The Associate General Counsel Senior is responsible for leveraging in-depth knowledge of a legal specialty or area of law to provide advice and recommendations to executives and management on highly complex matters which have a broad organizational impact and high level of risk. Partners with clients to drive strategic outcomes and make complex decisions. How you will make an impact: Carry out research of legal principles and precedents and consult with outside counsel on legal strategies on particular issues. Use professional legal theories and best practices to contribute to the development of company's concepts and principles and to achieve enterprise objectives in an original and highly effective way. Provide general and detailed instructions for more junior members of the department and concise, timely briefings to senior level business and legal management. Confer with other senior leaders including ELT members. Work on extremely complex and multifaceted problems in which analysis of solutions and/or facts require an evaluation of intangible variables. Develop methods, approaches, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Provide ad hoc work direction and supervision to other legal staff regarding support on active cases, though such leadership is subordinate to the main technical focus of this role. Assess and mitigate risk on even the most difficult and challenging issues. Manage high-level organizational risks.

Requirements

• Requires a JD, current license to practice law and a minimum of 15 years of specific industry and/or technical legal experience post licensure including experience in managing outside counsel; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience with Specialty Infusion is strongly preferred.
• A background in Limited Distribution Drugs is strongly preferred.
• Experience with 340B programs is preferred.
• Familiarity with co-manufacturing processes is preferred.
• Strong leadership/managerial skills and ability to motivate/coach other staff strongly preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, problem solving skills, attention to detail and well organized preferred.
• Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, time management, and attention to detail skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Carry out research of legal principles and precedents and consult with outside counsel on legal strategies on particular issues.
• Use professional legal theories and best practices to contribute to the development of company's concepts and principles and to achieve enterprise objectives in an original and highly effective way.
• Provide general and detailed instructions for more junior members of the department and concise, timely briefings to senior level business and legal management.
• Confer with other senior leaders including ELT members.
• Work on extremely complex and multifaceted problems in which analysis of solutions and/or facts require an evaluation of intangible variables.
• Develop methods, approaches, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Provide ad hoc work direction and supervision to other legal staff regarding support on active cases, though such leadership is subordinate to the main technical focus of this role.
• Assess and mitigate risk on even the most difficult and challenging issues.
• Manage high-level organizational risks.

Benefits

• We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees