Managing Associate General Counsel

Managing Associate General Counsel Carelon Health Inc.

Location : This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). The ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of one of our Elevance Health PulsePoint locations.

The Managing Associate General Counsel is responsible for directing the legal functions of assigned areas and managing a team of attorneys and / or paralegals who provide legal support for Carelon Health, Inc.

Carelon Health, Inc. deploys care delivery and enablement solutions to drive whole health on behalf of its internal and external customers.

This position will focus on enablement functions within Carelon Health, including UM and DM / CM, and will be responsible for legal support of the product development and sales and growth areas.

Seeking a proactive, experienced business counseling attorney who can both oversee a team of attorneys as well as work as a strategic partner and decision maker with more senior leaders.

How you will make an impact :

Proactively and with the appropriate level of urgency develops and executes initiatives and projects in response to clients’ overall objectives and needs.

Accomplishes results through assigned legal staff.

Develops assigned staff to ensure their individual effectiveness.

Provides guidance and leadership on more complex legal issues in which the analysis of situations and / or facts require an in-depth evaluation of various factors.

Serves as a resource for other attorneys and paralegals as well as business clients instructing and advising on technical and tactical issues.

Sets objectives for assigned legal team that align with the clients and the company’s business strategy.

Provides concise and timely briefings to senior level business and upper-level legal management.

Manages the staff’s workload.

Applies knowledge of one or more legal specialties with sound business acumen and knowledge of the business goals and objectives as they relate to the legal matter at hand.

Contributes to overall results of an SBU or CEE unit and / or department.

Uses professional legal concepts and principles to achieve objectives in creative and effective ways.

Demonstrates the ability to effectively assess and mitigate risk on all legal initiatives and projects of assigned staff.

Hires, trains, coaches, counsels, and evaluates the performance of direct reports.

Seeks out opportunities for process improvement

Takes ownership of issues and is comfortable taking calculated and appropriate risk

Minimum Requirements :

Requires a JD, current license to practice law and minimum of 9 years specific industry and / or technical legal experience post licensure including experience in managing a staff, department budget and outside counsel;

or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences :

Health law and in-house experience

Experience working at a health plan or at a services company that provides services to health plans.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health.

Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates.

Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week.

Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process. Candidates must reside within 50 miles or 1-hour commute each way of a relevant Elevance Health location.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient / member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19.

If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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