Assistant General Counsel

Positions in this function provide legal advice and services on issues concerning the rights, obligations, and privileges of the organization. Protect the organization's rights in contract negotiations, settlements and litigation. Provides a full range of legal advice and services and may specialize in or support one of more areas of law: insurance, health, government programs, commercial, information technology, contracts, benefit, litigation, \ regulatory and compliance.

Qualifications:

• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a current license to practice law in at least one United States jurisdiction, plus 5 or more years of work experience beyond J.D. degree
• Ability to secure Wisconsin attorney licensure within twelve (12) months of hire
• Experience representing managed care or health insurance clients or practicing in related areas of specialty required
• Regulatory compliance, insurance law, insurance operations and/or general health law experience preferred
• Contract and negotiation experience preferred
• Litigation experience preferred, including subrogation.
• Knowledge of ERISA and HIPAA preferred
• Experience building and maintaining a rapport with internal clients and external business partners

License or Certifications:

• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a current license to practice law in at least one United States jurisdiction, plus 5 or more years of work experience beyond J.D. degree; ability to secure Wisconsin attorney licensure within twelve (12) months of hire.

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent research and analytical skills
• Experience building and maintaining a rapport with internal stakeholders and external clients
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including executive reporting skills (ex. succinct work product)
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with clients, regulators, vendors and others
• Highly organized with proven ability to meet tight timelines
• Ability to understand and synthesize business issues related to assigned legal projects and provide sound recommendations

This position is a Hub role, which requires an employee to occasionally come onsite to the designated office - Minnetonka, MN or Madison, WI - for applicable heads-up work. Frequency is determined by business needs as decided by leadership.

The full salary range for this position is $124,600 - $213,600. Annual salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and/or licensure, the position's scope and responsibility, internal pay equity and external market salary data. In addition to base compensation, this position may be eligible for incentive plan compensation in addition to base salary. Medica offers a generous total rewards package that includes competitive medical, dental, vision, PTO, Holidays, paid volunteer time off, 401K contributions, caregiver services and many other benefits to support our employees.

The compensation and benefits information is provided as of the date of this posting. Medica's compensation and benefits are subject to change at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Medica's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) includes unifying our workforce through learning and development, recruitment and retention. We consistently communicate the importance of DEI, celebrate achievements, and seek out community partnerships and diverse suppliers that are representative of everyone in our community. We are developing sustainable programs and investing time, talent and resources to ensure that we are living our values. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, where all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.