Associate General Counsel - Remote

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Position in this function is responsible to operate in a strategic and pro-active manner to assist Business leaders of Optum Frontier Therapies and other Optum integrated pharmacies with negotiation of contracts as well as management of legal and regulatory risks. Role reports directly to Associate General Counsel.
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:

• Positions in this function provide legal advice and services on issues concerning the rights, obligations, risks and privileges of the organization
• Protect the pharmacies' rights in contract negotiations and disputes
• Support pharmacy business clients in drafting, managing, reviewing, and revising agreements, statements of work, and amendments with pharmaceutical manufacturers, payors and PBMs, customers, data aggregators, vendors, and other strategic partners
• Review manufacturers' and their vendors' consent forms, letters, telephone call scripts, and other communications to pharmacy patients to ensure their compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and organizational policies
• Provide effective advice and counsel on regulatory and transactional matters to the leaders of Optum Frontier Therapies and other Optum integrated pharmacies
• Acquire deep knowledge of the pharmacy industry and the specific business practices of the Optum integrated pharmacy business within UnitedHealth Group so as to best advise the pharmacies' senior business leaders
• Supports Deputy General Counsel with management of strategic projects that involve multiple OptumRx integrated pharmacies
• Supports OptumRx Compliance team with responses to requests for information from state Medicaid agencies and their contractors
• Provides a full range of legal advice and services and may specialize in one of more areas such as transactional work, commercial law, contracts law, regulatory matters, and healthcare compliance

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications:
Below are the most important experience, skills, competencies, training, licenses, degrees that are necessary for a candidate to be qualified for this position. Candidates that do not meet these requirements would not be qualified for this position.

• Juris Doctorate degree with Bar admission in at least one state
• 7+ years of legal experience in health care regulatory and transactional practices, including deep understanding of the specialty pharmacy dispensing and distribution industries
• Experience advising business leaders on compliance with various health care laws and regulations, including the Federal Anti-kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA"), Medicare regulations, as well as state Medicaid laws, regulations, and policies
• Familiarity with the requirements and procedures of regulatory agencies, particularly with state Boards of Pharmacy, state Medicaid agencies, CMS, and state insurance departments
• Demonstrated understanding of business problems related to assigned legal projects
• Demonstrated capability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, and external company contacts, with full capability to lead and contribute to team effort
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal course of action to meet business unit needs
• Demonstrated ability to review and revise contracts in a timely manner with flexibility for more urgent turnaround times
• Demonstrated ability to provide presentable, correctly formatted templates and other external-facing documents to the business' external company contacts
• Demonstrated well-developed written and verbal communications skills
• Proven proactive project management, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Proven excellent presentation skills
• Proven ability to provide brief, well-rounded answers to legal and regulatory questions from the business

Preferred Qualifications:
Below are the additional preferred experience, skills, competencies, training, licenses or degrees which will enhance a candidate's ability to perform. These would be helpful, but are not required, and will not disqualify a candidate.

• 10+ years of legal experience in health care regulatory and transactional practices within the managed care legal environment
• Legal experience working with a state or federal healthcare regulatory agency, i.e., CMS, NIH, FDA, Board of Pharmacy, OIG or DEA
• Business or legal experience with specialty pharmacy operations and/or pharmacy wholesale distribution
• Experience with negotiation of contracts with pharmacy supplier, vendor and technology entities
• Experience with the negotiation of intellectual property rights, uses, licenses, and restrictions
• Solid understanding of health insurance and/or managed care industry, particularly the regulatory framework for pharmacy benefit management entities
• Familiarity with the legally permissible uses and legally required handling of protected health information (PHI) under HIPAA and state privacy laws

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $134,600 to $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.