Senior Legal Counsel - Real Estate & Pharmacy Acquisitions

CVS Health•Woonsocket, RI

About The Position

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care. As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day. Position Summary The Senior Legal Counsel - Real Estate and Pharmacy Acquisitions position will fill a critical legal need for the company by providing strategic legal support on an independent basis to internal business partners with respect to pharmacy acquisitions, real estate matters, and pharmacy growth initiatives. In this role, you will serve as the lead attorney for key and complex transactional matters and related initiatives to support business objectives and drive effective legal outcomes. In doing so, the role must handle and manage a high volume of matters and transactions in an efficient and effective manner while helping to identify, assess and mitigate risk to the enterprise. You will also identify business and legal risks and provide solutions that balance legal issues and business objectives, working closely with senior/executive management to achieve successful results. To be successful in this role, you will need to: Provide strategic transactional legal support for all aspects of pharmacy acquisitions and Front Store and other PCW-based initiatives. Provide strategic, business-centric and practical legal guidance and advice to internal clients on all aspects of relevant transactional law. Provide strategic legal support for real estate aspects of corporate M&A. Provide strategic legal support for all aspects of real estate transactional matters, including leases, acquisitions, dispositions, and sale-leasebacks. Work collaboratively with internal clients, including partners in Pharmacy Growth, Retail Operations, Facilities, Real Estate, Treasury, Finance, Lease Administration and Construction, and others in the Corporate Affairs department, to drive successful execution of business strategies and initiatives.

Requirements

Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited institution required; Bar admission in good standing.
8+ years of sophisticated corporate/transactional legal work in a law firm or in-house position.
Experience drafting and negotiating transactional agreements
Superior oral and written communication skills required.
Superior problem-solving and project management skills required.

Responsibilities

Provide transactional legal services, advice and guidance on retail and specialty pharmacy acquisitions, including drafting and negotiation of transaction documents and managing other legal issues that arise from acquisitions and similar third-party arrangements
Provide commercial real estate legal services, advice and guidance in support of a wide range of sophisticated real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiating transaction documents and managing real estate legal issues that arise from the operation and management of CVS' enterprise real estate portfolio
Provide strategic, business-centric and practical legal guidance and advice to internal clients in support of Front Store and other PCW-based arrangements, store-within-a-store locations and other enterprise growth initiatives while ensuring strategic risk mitigation

Benefits

Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

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