Description:
Description:We're building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you'll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary:
As a Managing Senior Counsel, you will lead the privacy legal and compliance team supporting our CVS Caremark business. Your team will be responsible for providing timely and strategic legal counsel to internal business partners with respect to Federal and state healthcare privacy regulations and laws. You will proactively advise business partners on a wide variety of matters and work collaboratively with other attorneys and partners on matters related to privacy compliance.
You will identify business and legal risks and provide solutions which balance legal issues and business objectives. You will be expected to develop a keen understanding of the business and operational goals of assigned internal clients and work diligently to develop and maintain positive relationships with clients at all levels of the organization.
As part of the Legal team, you will gain experience working with a dynamic in-house legal department and play a key role in supporting the business. This role will include managing other colleagues on the privacy team.
Major Responsibilities:
- Advising on privacy issues related to handling member information associated with our pharmacy benefit management operations, including HIPAA counsel and incident management.
- Privacy contracting, regulatory compliance, and data use.
- Recommend practical and sound advice to internal clients on legal issues related to business objectives and take an active role in driving projects.
Required Qualifications:
- 10+ years of legal experience with a law firm, health plan, or health care system focused on HIPAA, privacy requirements, data protection, or related regulatory matters
- Deep subject matter expertise of privacy laws, including HIPAA and other federal and state privacy laws and regulations
- Privacy incident and cybersecurity experience
- Experience with data governance and HIPAA data regulations, including research and de-identification
- Bachelor's degree and J.D. with admission to practice law in good standing in at least one U.S. state
- Ability to collaborate effectively as a team player
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, initiative, and drive
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with general health care laws and pharmacy benefit management laws and regulations
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements, including privacy and data-protection provisions
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US) or other privacy certifications
- Management experience of legal and privacy professionals
Education:
J.D. Required
Bachelor's Degree Required