Senior Legal Counsel Employment Law - Health Care Delivery

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Position Summary

As Senior Legal Counsel Employment Law Health Care Delivery you will report to the AVP Labor & Employment Counsel and will join a team of attorneys within the employment legal team and Legal Department. This role will support all employmentrelated legal matters for the Health Care Delivery business and will also report to the SVP and Assistant General Counsel Health Care Delivery.

Major Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic and practical legal advice to the Health Care Delivery business and its senior leaders on all relevant federal state and local labor and employment laws and provide timely and actionable guidance based on an understanding of the business and priorities.
• Manage employmentrelated claims and litigation.
• Provide advice and counsel to business partners across Health Care Delivery business lines regarding risk mitigation strategies.
• Provide advice and ensure consistency in application of progressive discipline and other relevant policies and procedures.
• Provide legal guidance on provider workforce strategy.
• Work to harmonize existing employment law policies and practices in the standalone entities to ensure there is a cohesive approach to employment law across the Health Care Delivery portfolio of businesses.
• Advise on provider related employment issues including provider compensation arrangements.
• Manage restrictive covenants draft documents and effectively negotiate the resolution of adverse matters.
• Oversee and manage outside counsel on state and federal administrative charges demand letters claims and litigation to ensure highquality costeffective service.
• Review processes and policies related to employment matters to enhance guidelines policies procedures and trainings.
• Draft and negotiate complex employmentrelated agreements including provider agreements.
• Work collaboratively with Human Resources Compliance and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with new laws and to identify initiatives to improve employee satisfaction.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in a law firm or inhouse position with a focus on employment law nationwide.
• Licensed to practice law and member in good standing of a state bar.
• Strong litigation and litigation management experience.
• Ability to travel overnight occasionally.
• Knowledge of providerrelated regulatory laws (e.g. AntiKickback laws Stark).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with providerrelated labor and employment issues in a health care organization strongly preferred.
• Experience with provider licensing credentialing and scope of practice issues.
• 5 years experience communicating with senior levels within a large organization.

Education

Bachelors Degree

Juris Doctorate

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual fulltime 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 shortterm incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the companys 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.

• Nocost 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 anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/30/2025

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