Description:
At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing togetherThe Associate General Counsel provides legal advice and services on issues concerning the rights, obligations, risks and privileges of the organization. This role will require deep knowledge of the industry and the specific business practices of the Clinical Services Organization within UnitedHealth Group so as to best advise senior business leaders. The Associate General Counsel provides a full range of legal advice and services related to health benefits law, insurance law, commercial law, contracts law and regulatory and compliance issues.
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:
- Support Utilization Management function and related initiatives across all lines of business
- Support Enterprise Clinical Services and Clinical Appeals, including review of operational policies and procedures, clinical coverage review and escalated clinical issues
- Counsel senior management on strategic business initiatives
- Proactively identify and resolve legal matters
- Develop best practices for addressing emerging legal and business risks
- Support the development of new clinical programs
- Collaborate with colleagues across the UnitedHealth Group's legal and compliance departments
- Help foster key regulatory relationships
- Assist in the review, preparation and negotiation of various products, documents and contracts
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:
- Juris Doctorate degree
- 5+ years of legal experience
- Experience with regulatory agencies, providers, and/or clinical delivery
- Proven ability to provide timely and responsive legal support for business partners
- Proven solid understanding of health insurance and/or the managed care industry
- Proven success in collaborating across a matrixed business and legal environment
- Demonstrated understanding of business problems related to assigned legal projects and ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal course of action to meet business unit needs
- Demonstrated advanced negotiation skills
Preferred Qualifications:
Relevant legal experience in health law, commercial healthcare insurance, Medicaid managed care, Medicare Advantage, litigation, contracting and/or healthcare provider legal support
Skills:
- Proven ability to work effectively in an ambiguous environment
- Proven ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented workplace
- Proven ability to prioritize and work effectively under time constraints
- Demonstrated comfortability taking ownership and accountability for projects
- Proven ability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, and external company contacts
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communications skills
- Demonstrated well-developed presentation skills
- Proven ability to drive results
- Demonstrated solid work ethic
