Associate General Counsel – Carelon Contracting & Legal Operations

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered.

The Associate General Counsel - Carelon Contracting & Legal Operations is responsible for providing legal advice and recommendations for initiatives and projects developed in response to clients’ overall objectives and needs. Focus of work is on large scale and/or high financial level projects with broad department and/or organizational impact and moderate level of risk. Works as a strategic partner and decision maker with more senior leaders, and manages work independently.

How you will make an impact:

• Negotiate and manage client contracts with health plan clients, state agencies, employer groups, and other clients of the Carelon Services businesses, including behavioral health, medical benefits utilization management, specialty care solutions, and care delivery companies.

• Collaborate with multiple business partners, shared services partners, and legal colleagues to harmonize, centralize, and improve existing contract management workflows and policies across the Carelon Services businesses.

• Become the resident expert on contract management practices and software. Partner with the businesses to implement technology tools and software to improve contract lifecycle management and contracting operations. Train the businesses and other legal team members on best practices and policies.

• Ensure that all client contracts clearly and accurately document key deal terms, comply with applicable laws and regulations, and appropriately allocate risk amongst the parties. Solicit feedback from multiple internal stakeholders on key contractual terms. Provide effective legal guidance and risk assessments to the business with respect to client contracting and deal terms, including financial, legal, regulatory, and compliance risk.

• May support the sales and growth function for assigned business units, including support for public and private procurements and RFP processes.

• Assist business with pre-litigation contractual dispute management.

• Prepare settlement agreements, letters of intent, confidentiality agreements and other legal documents as needed.

• Provide legal guidance on a range of health law, regulatory, contractual and operational matters impacting the Carelon Services businesses. Routinely works on complex problems in which analysis of situations and/or facts require an in-depth evaluation of various factors.

• Works autonomously and manages work independently. Escalates significant issues and risks, as well as proposed mitigation options, to business and legal leadership.

• May support the development of paralegals and legal specialists on the legal team. Oversee work of paralegals and legal specialists supporting client contracting.

• Light travel may be required.

Minimum Requirements: 

Requires a JD, current license to practice law, and a minimum of 9 years of specific industry and/or technical legal experience post licensure; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences:

• Prior experience in negotiating complex, high-value health plan contracts and services arrangements preferred.

• Experience with legal operations at a large organization preferred.

• Experience implementing and overseeing the use of contract management software preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $187,616 ro $307,008.

Locations: Minnesota; New York.

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company.  The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

* The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

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 and Influenza. 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. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.