Associate General Counsel, Sr. - Carelon Network Contracting

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.

A proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, Carelon Behavioral Health, formerly Beacon Health Options, offers superior clinical mental health and substance use disorder management, a comprehensive employee assistance program, work/life support, specialty programs for autism and depression, and insightful analytics to improve the delivery of care.

The Associate General Counsel, Sr. - Carelon Network Contracting will be responsible for network contracting for the business unit and leveraging in-depth knowledge of network contracting and provider issues to provide advice and recommendations to executives and management on highly complex matters which have a broad organizational impact and high level of risk. Partners with clients to drive strategic outcomes and make complex decisions.

How you will make an impact:

• Advises business partners on complex contracting best practices; drafts, edits, and revises provider agreements; and leads provider dispute resolution efforts.

• Uses professional legal theories and best practices to contribute to development of company’s concepts and principles and to achieve enterprise objectives in an original and highly effective way. This position is regarded as an expert in network contracting and provider issues due to the combination of advanced legal and business knowledge.

• Confers with other senior leaders including ELT members., and provides concise, timely briefings to senior level business and legal management.

• Works on extremely complex and multifaceted problems in which analysis of solutions and/or facts require an evaluation of intangible variables.

• Provides ad hoc work direction and supervision to other legal staff regarding support on active matters.

• Establishes a proactive, engaged partnership with Carelon Behavioral Health business leadership to prevent or reduce the unnecessary escalation of issues.

• Operates within a matrixed organization, which includes both Carelon and Elevance leaders.

• Manages multiple, high-profile, fast-moving projects in an organized manner, paying close attention to details.

• Leads legal projects which have a broad organizational impact and high level of risk.

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires a JD, current license to practice law and minimum of 15 years of specific industry and/or technical legal experience post licensure including experience in managing outside counsel; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experiences:

• Preferred candidate has both strong health care network contracting and regulatory expertise.

• Experience working in a health plan or other organization that contracts with large provider organizations is a plus.

For candidates working in person or remotely in the below locations, the salary* range for this specific position is $194,040 to $318,780.

Locations: California; Colorado; Hawaii; Nevada; New York; Washington State; Jersey City, NJ

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.