Sr. Legal Specialist - Office of Health Mart

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Title: Sr. Legal Specialist - Office of Health Mart

Location: Atlanta GA (Preferred)

Other locations: Columbus OH; Dallas TX

Hybrid/Remote/Onsite: Hybrid position

Required experience: Healthcare Privacy and HIPAA

Current Need

McKessons well-regarded Legal Department is seeking a Legal Specialist to support the Office of Health Mart a business unit within the Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services (PSaS) segment. This position offers the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with business and legal colleagues on numerous complex issues concerning our pharmacy services administrative organization Health Mart Atlas and independent pharmacy franchise Health Mart. The successful candidate will have strong contract drafting and negotiation skills an ability to manage multiple projects across different stakeholders simultaneously a desire to partner with a wide variety of business and legal colleagues and a willingness to learn the complexities of the clinical operational and reimbursement aspects of retail pharmacy. This role will provide exposure to a multitude of healthcare regulatory antitrust corporate governance franchise law and consumer protection issues; past experience in these areas is strongly preferred.

Role & Requirements

• Provide support for pharmacy services administrative organization (Health Mart Atlas) including:
  • Membership and service contracting with pharmacies including hospital-affiliated and physician-owned pharmacies
  • Assisting with payor/PBM agreement negotiations and renewals
  • Reviewing and tracking laws related to PBMs and PSAOs
  • Drafting and negotiating business associate agreements and other form arrangements
• Provide support as needed for retail pharmacy franchise operations (Health Mart) including:
  • Franchise contracting for independent pharmacies
  • Service agreement contracting with hospital-affiliated pharmacies
  • Vendor contracting with partners offering clinical administrative or operational services through the Health Mart franchise
• Provide support for community pharmacy marketing activities including social media newsletters and promotional materials
• Effectively partner with business colleagues to understand commercial objectives and memorialize into agreements and supporting materials
• Work on and manage timing on multiple projects with multiple stakeholders concurrently
• Thrive in a fast-paced energetic and highly innovative and forward-looking environment
• Coordinate and collaborate with Legal and Compliance colleagues

Critical Skills

• 5 years relevant Paralegal experience
• Experience in drafting and negotiating contracts
• Healthcare privacy experience (Protection of Health Information Patient Rights Permitted Disclosures Administrative Safeguards Breach Notification)
• Healthcare regulatory experience particularly relating to and drafting Business Associate Agreements
• Mastery of Microsoft Office including Excel Word and Power Point required
• Experience working with HIPAA
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills including ability to communicate with senior executives
• Excellent interpersonal skills and research skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Superior ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in an efficient and timely manner
• Highly responsive proactive solutions-oriented approach
• Strong collaboration skills
• Excellent business judgment and strategic thinking
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a collegial fast-paced team environment
• Thirst for learning
• Willingness to pitch in on special projects and ad hoc assignments including research and contract review and drafting

Education

• Bachelors degree (Preferred)

Minimum Requirements

• Degree or equivalent andtypically requires 7 years ofrelevant experience

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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Our Base Pay Range for this position

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