Description:
Job Summary:In addition to the responsibilities listed below, this position is also responsible for leading KP legal advice to senior leaders on compliance with complex federal and state laws and regulations in a constantly evolving industry landscape; driving the development of legal strategies to create future-oriented initiatives; overseeing legal support of the completion and filing of complex regulatory responses and other government submissions as needed; partnering with others to advise on high priority internal investigations or government inquiries; furthering developing collaborative relationships among senior leaders and stakeholders to advance Kaiser Permanentes mission; and synthesizing complex legal concepts and providing thoughtful and future-oriented insights regarding federal and state statutes and regulations affecting health plan and care delivery operations.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Promotes learning in others by communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; builds relationships with cross-functional stakeholders. Listens, responds to, seeks, and addresses performance feedback; provides actionable feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentors junior team members. Practices self-leadership; creates and executes plans to capitalize on strengths and improve opportunity areas; influences team members within assigned team or unit. Adapts to competing demands and new responsibilities; adapts to and learns from change, challenges, and feedback. Models team collaboration within and across teams.
- Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promotes adherence to all procedures and policies. Partners internally and externally to make effective business decisions; determines and carries out processes and methodologies; solves complex problems; escalates high-priority issues or risks, as appropriate; monitors progress and results. Develops work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; coordinates and delegates resources to accomplish organizational goals. Recognizes and capitalizes on improvement opportunities; evaluates recommendations made; influences the completion of project tasks by others.
- Participates in the creation, review, and negotiation of legal documents by: preparing, drafting, creating, and leading conversations on complex and nuanced written legal advice, contracts, and/or other documents related to subject matter expertise; reviewing work product of others; and serving as an expert and prime contact to clients and other legal professionals (e.g., counsel, paralegals, and legal assistants).
- Performs and analyzes legal research by: leveraging in-depth and advanced knowledge to interpret and review legal documents (e.g., contracts, memoranda, and policies); ensuring completion of complex research and analyses of case law and statutory/regulatory authority including but not limited to federal and state laws, rules, regulations, accreditation standards, and/or other applicable guidance; identifying complex industry patterns and trends impacting legal questions or issues; and identifying key insights from the research findings and legal analysis to communicate with cross-functional senior business stakeholders to design program-wide strategy and critical business decisions.
- Assesses legal risk and/or provides legal guidance by: utilizing advanced knowledge of legal principles, business risks, regulatory landscape, and compliance considerations to legal advice and review recommendations on matters critical to the organization; furthering the development of legal strategies for senior business stakeholders and driving the creation of solutions to mitigate legal risks, advance program-wide business strategy, and drive Kaiser Permanente-s mission; collaborating with internal and outside counsel on complex legal matters; driving communication with attorneys to leverage and share expertise and resources in a highly matrixed environment; and engaging other junior-level attorneys and other legal professionals or guiding more junior attorneys in their area of expertise.
- Contributes to legal planning and strategy by: proactively contributing to the creation of legal strategies for the implementation of cutting-edge solutions to unique issues; partnering with others to resolve complex legal issues through collaborative effort among legal colleagues and stakeholders; providing recommendations to stakeholders on health plan and/or care delivery business and/or clinical strategies; partnering with regulatory services and government relations on Kaiser Permanente-s advocacy strategies to address legislative, regulatory, and litigation risks; and guiding others on the development of responses to regulatory actions as appropriate for practice areas (e.g., audits and enforcement actions).
Minimum Qualifications:
- Minimum of two (2) years ofexperience in health care law.
- Juris Doctorate (JD) or equivalent (e.g., Legum Baccalaureus [LLBs], Legum Magister [LLMs], and Postgraduate Certificate in Laws [PCLLs]) AND minimum five (5) years of experience as a practicing lawyer.
- State Bar License (from any State where KP does business)
Additional Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Insurance; External Health Care Compliance; Government Health Care Programs; Health Plan Regulatory Agencies
Preferred Qualifications:
- One (1) year of managed care/health insurance experience (for health plan regulatory applicants).
- One (1) year of experience advising hospitals, health systems and/or provider networks (for hospital and care continuum applicants).
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:30 AM
Working Hours End: 06:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Remote
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-PO-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Po/Ho Corp - Natl Legal - Gov't Programs - 0308
Pay Range: $182100 - $235620 / year
Kaiser Permanente is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills and geographic location along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure that pay equity is achieved and maintained across Kaiser Permanente.
Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time
Remote: Work location is the remote workplace (from home) within KP authorized states.
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy.
Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.
