Join VillageMD as an Associate General Counsel – Regulatory and Compliance in Chicago, IL or Remote.

Join the frontlines of today's healthcare transformation.

Why VillageMD?

At VillageMD, we're looking for a Associate General Counsel – Regulatory and Compliance to help us transform the way primary care is delivered and how patients are served. As a national leader on the forefront of healthcare, we've partnered with many of today's best primary care physicians. We're equipping them with the latest digital tools. Empowering them with proven strategies and support. Inspiring them with better practices and consistent results.

We're creating care that's more accessible. Effective. Efficient. With solutions that are value-based, physician-driven and patient-centered. To accomplish this, we're looking for individuals who share our sense of excellence, are ready to embrace change, and never settle for the status quo. Individuals who have the confidence to lead but the humility to never stop learning.

As an Associate General Counsel on our team, you will work in partnership with our Vice President – Associate General Counsel and other members of the legal team on advancing the organization’s legal regulatory and compliance initiatives and infrastructure. We are looking for someone who is highly organized with excellent attention to detail. Our ideal candidate will have demonstrated interest and experience in practicing health law and should possess strong self-starter credentials with excellent writing, communication, and client-relations skills.

How you can make a difference:

• Provide support and guidance on arrangements with healthcare providers that implicate healthcare fraud and abuse regulations
• Provide research, draft materials and answer questions related to regulatory and compliance matters
• Provide support and guidance – and ultimately leadership to compliance committees including those on Anti-kickback and billing and HIPAA compliance
• Monitor, update, document and enhance legal operations tools and resources for clients in the area of compliance billing
• Draft, revise and implement policies and procedures and help support a knowledge management platform
• Provide support and assistance on training including recorded video podcasts as well as written materials and graphic guides.
• Provide support on reviewing contracts as needed
• Provide support on regulatory corporate matters including filings, inter-company agreements and policies
• Develop innovate ways to communicate effectively with the organization to achieve compliance goals
• Support other legal projects and initiatives including contracts and transactions as necessary or applicable.
• Conduct internal investigations and document appropriately when needed
• Support efforts for value creation by legal department
• Support and enhance legal department analytics and reporting capabilities

Skills for success:

• You have high emotional intelligence, the ability to forge meaningful relationships, and can successfully navigate diverse stakeholder groups
• You are highly collaborative, yet skilled at influencing others to achieve results
• Experience performing under pressure with a strong sense of urgency, attention to detail, and a commitment to doing what you say you will do
• You are solution-oriented and have a passion for being hands-on in problem-solving and execution
• You are self-starting and maintain a high sense of urgency and accountability in delivering measurable results in line with agreed upon timeframes

Experience to drive change:

• 8+ years of experience
• Illinois bar admission required
• A willingness to learn on your own and take initiative with very little direction
• A bias for action and pragmatic solutions
• Ability and willingness to drive collaboration across the team and a commitment to transparency on open matters, next steps, and performance measurement
• High emotional intelligence including the ability to develop substantial relationships and successfully navigate diverse partner groups
• Shown experience performing under pressure in an extremely fast-paced and constantly evolving environment with a strong sense of urgency and attention to detail
• A low ego and humility; an ability to gain trust through strong communication and doing what you say you will do

How you will thrive:

In addition to competitive salaries, a 401k program with company match, bonus and a valuable health benefits package, VillageMD offers paid parental leave, pre-tax savings on commuter expenses, and generous paid time off. You work in a highly-collaborative, conscientious, forward-thinking environment that welcomes your experience and enables you to make a significant impact from Day 1.

Most importantly, you make a difference. You see a clear connection between your daily work on VillageMD products and services and the advancement of innovative solutions and improved quality of healthcare for providers and patients.

Our unique VillageMD culture – how inclusion and diversity make the difference:

At VillageMD, we see diversity and inclusion as a source of strength in transforming healthcare. We believe building trust and innovation are best achieved through diverse perspectives. To us, acceptance and respect are rooted in an understanding that people do not experience things in the same way, including our healthcare system. Individuals seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. 

Those seeking employment at VillageMD are considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability status.

Explore your future with VillageMD today.