VP Operations-Senior Assistant General Counsel

QTC Management, Inc. • Reston, VA

20d • $240,000 - $310,000

About The Position

Leidos QTC Health Services (LQTC) seeks an executive legal leader to provide strategic legal advice and oversight across privacy, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, governance, and enterprise risk. Reporting directly to the Leidos Health & Services Sector General Counsel, the role advises LQTC leadership, including its CEO, and serves as an integral member of the Sector Legal team. It collaborates across LQTC, Sector Legal, and Leidos corporate functions to provide effective legal support, align priorities, and ensure visibility into significant legal and business risks.

The successful candidate is a collaborative, solutions-oriented legal executive who exercises independent judgment, navigates complex organizational structures, and provides practical advice that supports business objectives while protecting LQTC and Leidos. The position provides leadership on complex healthcare, government contracting, data protection, privacy, cybersecurity, compliance, governance, investigations, disputes, and risk matters. It also leads cross-functional initiatives and provides functional leadership, mentorship, and development across teams and disciplines.

LQTC works with government and non-government customers on health services, including disability-focused medical examinations, independent medical exams and review services, occupational health services, diagnostic testing, and case management. The organization handles over 2 million appointments annually.

Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 15 or more years of progressively responsible legal experience, including significant experience advising senior executives on complex legal, regulatory, and business matters.
• Substantial experience with privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, healthcare regulation, compliance, and governance.
• Proven ability to lead legal teams and influence cross-functional stakeholders within a complex organization.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment, manage competing priorities, and develop practical solutions to complex legal and business challenges.
• Strong executive communication and interpersonal skills, including communicating effectively with senior leaders and ensuring timely escalation and visibility into significant matters.
• Ability to collaborate across multiple reporting relationships and organizational functions while maintaining clear accountability and alignment.
• Experience advising on data breach response, regulatory notification obligations, and privacy-related agreements.
• Ability to pass applicable federal background checks or obtain required clearances, if necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience as a general counsel, deputy general counsel, or senior legal leader for a business unit, subsidiary, or highly regulated organization.
• Expertise in healthcare law and regulation, including provider licensing and credentialing, corporate practice of medicine, and medical records requirements.
• Working knowledge of federal government contracting, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and agency supplements, subcontracting and flow-down requirements, and federal contractor compliance obligations.
• Experience advising on employee matters, including employee relations, workplace investigations, discipline, terminations, and federal and state employment law compliance, in partnership with human resources and employment counsel.
• Experience supporting federal health programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, or other federal health agencies.
• Professional privacy or compliance certification, such as CIPP/US, CIPM, or CIPT.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior legal advisor to the LQTC CEO and executive leadership team on significant legal, regulatory, governance, and risk matters.
• Provide strategic legal leadership across privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, regulatory compliance, and other legal matters within LQTC’s business.
• Advise on complex healthcare, government contracting, and data protection matters, including HIPAA, federal and state privacy requirements, breach notifications, and related legal risks.
• Guide significant investigations, disputes, and sensitive matters in coordination with Sector Legal and other Leidos legal functions.
• Translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance for business leaders and operational teams.
• Monitor changes in laws, regulations, standards, and enforcement trends and advise leadership on their implications.
• Provide legal oversight and guidance on privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance across LQTC operations.
• Advise on privacy and cybersecurity incidents, including notification requirements, remediation, and coordination with relevant functions.
• Partner with Corporate Privacy, compliance, IT, security, and business leaders to identify and address significant legal and regulatory risks.
• Advise on governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and controls that promote compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and corporate requirements.
• Support legal risk assessments, internal investigations, audits, and remediation efforts with responsible functional leaders.
• Provide or oversee training and executive education on privacy, data protection, cybersecurity legal requirements, and risk management expectations.
• Operate effectively within a matrixed leadership structure, balancing LQTC priorities with broader Leidos legal, governance, and risk management objectives.
• Lead cross-unit initiatives involving multiple functions, programs, and stakeholders to address complex risk, compliance, and governance matters and achieve business outcomes.
• Build and maintain relationships with internal legal partners, outside counsel, customers, business leaders, and functional partners.
• Provide functional leadership across teams and disciplines supporting privacy, cybersecurity, risk, governance, compliance, and audit objectives, with accountability for coordinated execution and outcomes.
• Mentor and develop team members and foster a collaborative, responsive, business-oriented legal function.
• Promote consistent legal practices, coordination, and knowledge sharing across LQTC and the broader Leidos Legal organization.
• Lead and influence cross-functional initiatives to strengthen legal risk management, governance, and operational effectiveness.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave
• Retirement
• Potential company-provided comprehensive leave, holiday, medical, dental, life, accident, disability, retirement plan contribution, and other health and welfare benefits or payments where appropriate under the Service Contract Act

What This Job Offers

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