VP Deputy General Counsel

Company :

Highmark Health

Job Description : 

JOB SUMMARY

This job manages the delivery of legal services to the Organization and its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries and affiliates. The incumbent plans and implements departmental strategic, operational and other initiatives. Manages outside legal counsel when retained to supplement internal resources or provide special expertise and provides direction to professional para-professional and other staff assigned to practice group.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate effectively by displaying effective communication skills.
• Provide legal advice to management, staff and applicable boards of directors.
• Report to Chief Legal Officer, management and applicable boards of directors.
• Participate in establishment and implementation of policies for department operations.
• Direct activities of professional, para-professional and other staff.
• Participate in development of strategies to address legal needs of the Corporation.
• Participate in development of department plans to support the strategic plans of the Organization.
• Manage complex legal matters.
• Explore and effectively execute legal strategies.
• Direct implementation of elements of department strategic and/or operational plans.
• Manages relationships with outside counsel.
• Retain and effectively manage outside counsel to meet the needs of the Organization on a cost-effective basis.
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required

• Juris Doctor degree
• 10 years of professional practice experience
• License to practice law in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Substitutions

• None

Preferred

• Licensed to practice law in West Virginia
• Ten years experience within the Corporation or elsewhere in a relevant legal discipline or disciplines

Skills

• Possess considerable experience, maturity, sound judgment, the ability to reason independently and to think critically and creatively

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY

Does this role supervise/manage other employees?

No

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Is Travel Required?

No

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement: This position adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy. Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.

Highmark Health and its affiliates prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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