Senior Legal Counsel, Digital Partnerships

CVS Health; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 175,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Texas seeks a Senior Legal Counsel for Digital Partnerships. This role will involve key legal support for enterprise digital partnerships, drafting and negotiating agreements, and collaborating with various internal teams. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of legal experience, particularly in health care and digital technology. Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits offered.

Benefits

Affordable medical plan options

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Flexible work schedules

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience in health care or digital technology.
• Experience in mobile apps and online platforms.
• Ability to navigate and apply regulatory frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate agreements with health care providers.
• Provide strategic legal advice to internal clients.
• Manage efficiency in contracting processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Legal project management

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Juris Doctorate

Job description

Position Summary

As Senior Legal Counsel, Digital Partnerships, you will provide key legal support for enterprise digital partnerships with third parties including health care providers, payors, and other health and wellness products and services. You will collaborate closely with internal digital, data, analytics, technology, and other business partners to build a useful and transparent digital health ecosystem for our patients, members, and customers.

You will draft and negotiate relevant agreements; design, implement, and manage processes for contracting at scale; proactively identify business and legal risks; and provide solutions to balance risks with business objectives. Your expertise in health care, data use, and digital technology will allow you to understand and support the business and operational goals of internal clients across the CVS Health enterprise, including CVS Pharmacy, MinuteClinic, Aetna, Caremark, and others.

As part of the CVS Health Legal team, you will gain experience working in a sophisticated and dynamic in-house legal department advising innovative consumer offerings.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Drafting, negotiating, and executing agreements with third parties including health care providers, payors, and other health and wellness providers for products and services available via CVS Health digital assets, including specifically the CVS Health app
• Providing timely and strategic legal advice to internal business clients on structuring partnerships while meeting business objectives
• Designing, building, and managing efficient, repeatable, and client-friendly processes for negotiating and contracting with many third parties simultaneously and at scale.
• Developing deep understanding of enterprise operational systems and technology relevant to assigned areas
• Consulting with other subject matter legal/compliance experts, including, Privacy and Information Governance, Network Counsel, Regional Counsel, Litigation, Government Affairs, and Compliance.
• Other legal support for digital teams

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of legal experience with a law firm, health care, digital technology company focused on issues related to health care regulatory law in a sophisticated or complex environment
• Experience supporting businesses with mobile apps and online platforms providing multiple and/or regulated services
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex services, hosting, and/or licensing agreements
• Experience managing high-volume contracting workflows
• Ability to synthesize and apply multiple regulatory frameworks to business activities.
• Analytical skills and strong legal project management and facilitation skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively effectively and work as a team player
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, initiative, and drive
• Admitted to practice law in at least one state and member in good standing of applicable state bar association(s)

Preferred Qualifications

• Subject matter expertise of health care laws and regulations, including the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark law, the False Claims Act, HIPAA, state consumer privacy laws, interoperability regulations
• An understanding of the broader health care industry, including health plan and provider types and structures, PBMs, telehealth delivery modalities, wellness programs, etc.
• Experience with issues related to FDA regulation of software

Education

• Bachelor\'s Degree and Juris Doctorate

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$175,100.00 - $334,750.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 10/01/2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.