Assistant General Counsel, Corporate and Healthcare

Description
Company: Oak Street Health
Title: Assistant General Counsel - Corporate and Healthcare
Location: Corporate Office, Chicago, IL
Role Description:
Oak Street Health is seeking an experienced Assistant General Counsel to support our rapid growth. The candidate will join the Oak Street Health Legal team and will interact with and support various groups across the company. The position will report to a Senior Assistant General Counsel and regularly partner with business leaders and other legal team members to provide legal services.
This role will support Oak Street Health's operations and growth by: providing legal guidance, interpretation, advice, and recommendations for action to internal stakeholders and senior/executive management regarding laws and regulations in the healthcare industry; serving as a subject matter expert by providing legal advice and interpretation of new legal requirements, as well as applicability to Oak Street Health's business; and providing legal advice and recommendations for action to executives and management regarding matters of increasing complexity that have a sizable financial impact on business activities and operations.
Core Responsibilities:

• Provides legal, public-policy, and business counseling with respect to prospective, new, and existing business activities
• Analyzes applicable state laws, regulations, and sub-regulatory guidance and advises internal business clients on the corresponding impact upon Oak Street Health's business and services
• Conducts legal research, translates business requirements into plain language, and documents and distributes legal summaries and recommendations for internal business clients
• Reviews and drafts legal correspondence, contracts, regulatory submissions, and other legal documents
• Establishes and maintains constructive regulatory relationships and represents Oak Street Health in proceedings with the regulators
• Drafts and reviews legal correspondence, contracts, regulatory submissions, and other legal documents
• Serves as a resource to other lawyers on the legal team with respect to matters of state or federal law and regulations
• Protects and promotes the interests of Oak Street Health, its patients , and shareholders
• Collaborates with other subject matter experts, including, Government Affairs, Privacy, and Compliance
• Drafts, negotiates, interprets and enforces contracts and other agreements, including managed care agreements, commercial contracts and real estate related contracts and agreements.
• Ensures awareness and compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
• Proactively identifies arising risk areas and develops risk mitigation solutions
• Manages formal and informal claims and litigation
• Provides expert, ethical and pragmatic advice on a wide range of matters
• Develop the position as a strategic adviser, building engagement with Executive Management and business partners.
• Other duties as assigned.

What are we looking for?

• J.D. Degree required. Must be a member in good standing of the Bar of at least one of the 50 states. Strong academic credentials.
• Significant experience at a large law firm or in-house preferred. In-house experience at a public company is a significant plus. Ideal candidates for this role will have in-house or law firm experience supporting health care, professional services and/or retail clients, strong business acumen, excellent counseling skills, the ability to take a strategic and business-focused approach to complex legal issues and an entrepreneurial mindset.
• Health law experience required.
• Ability to apply legal principles pragmatically in a commercial environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain positive and effective relationships with business partners at all levels across the enterprise as well as with colleagues on the legal team is a must. This position will afford invaluable experience and opportunity for growth within a fast-paced and dynamic organization.
• Ability to develop the position as a strategic adviser, building engagement with Executive Management and business partners.
• Experience in developing policies and.
• Experience interacting regularly with senior business leadership.
• Detail and solutions oriented.
• Independent and comfortable operating on a semi-autonomous basis.
• Must be willing to actively engage and dive into projects; this is not just a management role.
• Ability to be practical and display good business judgment.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced high activity environment.
• Strong ability to influence, provide point of view and to listen.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively work with various departments and levels (including senior management) and manage cross functional teams.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and properly treat sensitive information.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and juggle many matters at once.
• Must be located in, or willing to relocate to, Chicago, IL area.
• US work authorization
• Someone who embodies being "Oaky"

What does being "Oaky" look like?

• Radiating positive energy
• Assuming good intentions
• Creating an unmatched patient experience
• Driving clinical excellence
• Taking ownership and delivering results
• Being relentlessly determined

Why Oak Street Health?
Oak Street Health is on a mission to "Rebuild healthcare as it should be'', providing personalized primary care for older adults on Medicare, with the goal of keeping patients healthy and living life to the fullest. Our innovative care model is centered right in our patient's communities, and focused on the quality of care over volume of services. We're an organization on the move! With over 150 locations and an ambitious growth trajectory, Oak Street Health is attracting and cultivating team members who embody "Oaky" values and passion for our mission.
Oak Street Health Benefits:

• Mission-focused career impacting change and measurably improving health outcomes for medicare patients
• Paid vacation, sick time, and investment/retirement 401K match options
• Health insurance, vision, and dental benefits
• Opportunities for leadership development and continuing education stipends
• New centers and flexible work environments
• Opportunities for high levels of responsibility and rapid advancement

Oak Street Health is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and encourage all interested readers to apply.
Learn more at www.oakstreethealth.com/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-oak-street-health