Associate General Counsel - Remote

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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.

• Provide a full range of legal advice and support to Optum’s federal sector health services business, advising on various government contracting-related issues and other public sector business matters
• Structuring, drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex agreements and associated documents with customers, vendors, subcontractors and strategic partners for various government and commercial transactions
• Collaborate with stakeholders and functional teams to resolve legal issues of varying degrees of impact and significance
• Develop and support best practices for addressing emerging legal and business risks
• Work in partnership with Optum Compliance and Privacy teams
• Support responses to government inquiries and investigations and advise business on responses to same
• Ensure that company practices comply with state, local, and federal laws and regulations and are consistent with company policies
• Provide legal support for strategic product/service solution offerings
• Support proposal development and capture processes

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.

• Admitted to practice law in one or more states
• 5+ years of government contracting legal experience
• Experience with and demonstrated understanding of federal and state healthcare and privacy laws and regulations
• Experience with all phases of government procurements including RFP review, proposal preparation and review, drafting and negotiating prime and subcontract and teaming agreements, contract administration legal support and bid protest/claims support
• Solid knowledge of government contracting compliance issues
• Demonstrated solid analytical thinking ability and solid business judgment, including the ability to anticipate and analyze impact and consequences of decisions and recommendations
• Demonstrated excellent presentation, communication, and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated excellent legal research and writing skills
• Demonstrated ability to effectively utilize AI productivity tools
• Self-starter with ability to work independently in fast-paced, high-energy environment

• 3+ years of health care law experience and/or health care information technology legal experience
• Experience with federal health care programs (e.g., VA, TRICARE, CMS) or a similarly highly regulated adjacent industry

* All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to United Health Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. The salary for this role will range from $134,600 - $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and…