Corporate Counsel, Contracts

Position Summary: The Corporate Counsel, Enterprise Contracts serves as the primary in-house legal partner responsible for drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and managing a wide range of commercial contracts in support of the company’s operations and growth. This role supports the organization’s pharmacy and healthcare operations by ensuring agreements are legally sound, compliant with applicable healthcare regulations, and aligned with business objectives.

This position focuses on day-to-day contracting support and works closely with operations, compliance, finance, HR, IT, and leadership to enable efficient execution while managing legal and regulatory risk in a highly regulated environment.

Healthcare Contract Drafting, Review & Negotiation

Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of healthcare and commercial agreements, including but not limited to:

• Non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)
• Business Associate Agreements (BAAs)
• Vendor and service agreements
• Statements of work and amendments
• Pharmacy services agreements
• Data use agreements (DUAs)
• Pharmacy Network Agreements

Ensure contracts appropriately address healthcare regulatory, privacy, data security, reimbursement, and operational risks.

Support timely contract execution while balancing legal risk and business needs.

Maintain consistency with company-approved contract templates and standards.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management

Ensure contracts comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations, including HIPAA/HITECH, state pharmacy regulations, and other federal and state requirements.

• Partner with Compliance, Privacy, and Security teams to address contractual requirements related to protected health information (PHI), data security, and confidentiality.
• Identify potential legal and regulatory risks early and recommend practical mitigation strategies.

Business Partnership & Advisory

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to cross-functional partners, including pharmacy operations, clinical teams, procurement, IT, HR, finance, and leadership.
• Translate complex legal and regulatory requirements into clear, actionable guidance for non-legal stakeholders.
• Support escalated and complex negotiations involving key vendors, partners, and customers.
• Advise on contract-related issues impacting healthcare operations and patient services.

Develop, maintain, and continuously improve healthcare-specific contract templates, clauses, and negotiation playbooks.

Support efforts to streamline contracting workflows and improve turnaround times while maintaining compliance.

Manage direct reports in accordance with company policies in an equal manner that ensures confidentiality.

• Lead and mentor staff to improve skillset and career potential.
• Advise on employee promotions, transfers, and dismissals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Prior experience in Retail, Mail Order or Specialty Pharmacy, PBM, pharmaceutical, managed health care or other regulated industries.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and act with discretion and diplomacy.
• Trusted advisor and effective educator, willing to share knowledge and mentor business partners.
• Ability to relate to and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization with strong interpersonal skills.
• Decisive, strategic thinker with the ability to balance enterprise-level perspective with operational execution and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to convey complex legal concepts clearly and concisely.
• Strong experience in healthcare and commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
• Demonstrated business judgment with a practical, solutions-oriented approach.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
• Ability to balance legal risk with business objectives and operational needs.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, as needed.
• Ability to work extended hours, weekends, or holidays as business needs require.

Education/

Experience:

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 7+ years of experience in commercial contracts, either in-house or at a law firm.
• Working…