Senior VP Legal Affairs

Description:

Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Senior Vice President of Legal Affairs to design, build, and lead the organization's in-house legal function. This senior executive role serves as the organization's principal legal advisor and a core member of the C-suite, partnering closely with the CEO and Executive Leadership. The SVP of Legal Affairs will shape legal strategy, ensure regulatory compliance, manage enterprise risk, and establish scalable legal operations within a complex healthcare and nonprofit environment.

This is a unique opportunity to build a legal function from the ground up while safeguarding the organization's mission and enabling sustainable growth.

Why Join Us?
This role offers a rare opportunity to shape and lead an in-house legal function that directly supports mission-driven healthcare and nonprofit impact. If you are a strategic legal leader who thrives in complex, regulated environments and is motivated by building something meaningful.

This position can be located in any of our Florida OneBlood Hub locations: Ft. Lauderdale, St. Petersburg or Orlando

Responsibilities:
What You'll Do:
Executive Leadership & Strategy

• Serve as the organization's senior internal legal executive and trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Leadership
• Partner with leadership on organizational strategy, legal priorities, and enterprise risk management
• Provide counsel on governance, audit, compliance, and strategic planning matters
• Prepare materials for and liaise with the Board of Directors and external General Counsel as needed

Legal Function Design & Operations

• Establish the legal vision, structure, and long-term roadmap for the in-house legal function
• Design and implement legal operations, including staffing, workflows, matter management systems, and performance metrics
• Develop and maintain policies, procedures, templates, and legal guidelines across the organization
• Build and manage scalable contracting processes supporting clinical operations, vendors, grants, managed care, technology, and enterprise initiatives

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

• Develop and oversee a comprehensive legal risk management and compliance framework aligned with healthcare regulations and nonprofit governance requirements
• Advise on healthcare regulatory matters, including HIPAA, FDA, CLIA, state licensure, Stark and Anti-Kickback laws, CMS/Medicaid/Medicare (as applicable), credentialing, reimbursements, and emerging regulations
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local healthcare laws and nonprofit requirements, including IRS 501(c)(3) regulations, Form 990 disclosures, charitable solicitation laws, and exempt-organization governance standards
• Partner with compliance leadership to strengthen audits, investigations, reporting, and safeguards

Strategic Initiatives & Legal Oversight

• Support strategic initiatives such as expansion projects, joint ventures, fundraising, grants, capital projects, and major vendor selections
• Oversee litigation management, employment matters, intellectual property, data privacy, and insurance coverage in coordination with external counsel
• Provide training to leaders and team members on legal, regulatory, and governance topics
• Foster organizational awareness of legal risk and encourage proactive issue identification

Qualifications:
What We're Looking For:

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