Corporate Counsel

The Corporate Counsel is a member of a Legal Services team and is accountable for legal matters or projects within that team. This position also provides legal advice and counsel on special matters assigned by an Associate Chief Legal Officer, Regional General Counsel, or Senior Counsel. This is a corporate position with system-wide accountabilities, reporting to a senior attorney, supporting one or more business units within Intermountain Health. Specific and unique duties and requirements will vary depending on the assigned team and area(s) of focus.

Under the direction of a senior attorney as Corporate Counsel, you will:

• Manage legal matters or projects within a legal team.
• Work cooperatively and closely with Director- and Manager-level leaders and stakeholders within Intermountain on legal and regulatory issues.
• Identify, analyze and resolve complex or novel matters which have no clear legal or business precedent or may be subject to differing interpretations.
• Read, write, analyze and interpret complex documents, contracts and instruments.
• Support legal projects, initiatives or government investigations under the direction of a senior attorney.
• Work directly with an Intermountain business unit and develop an understanding of the business unit’s needs, products and services. Advise business unit on its policies and procedures.
• Support senior attorneys’ evaluation of the legal impact of major decisions where applicable law, regulations, or facts of the matter are unclear, controversial or conflicting.
• Manage matters assigned to one or more outside firms.
• Demonstrate strong teaming, relationship and collaborating skills. Able to identify, manage and mitigate legal, regulatory and other types of risks and have good judgment with respect to Intermountain’s business needs and objectives.
• Able to analyze complex situations and develop simple, concise, and effective legal solutions.
• Demonstrate strong writing and communication skills.
• Able to manage workload with little oversight or direction.
• Additional responsibilities based on the assigned team and area(s) of focus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree from an ABA accredited law school. Education is verified.
• License to practice law in a state where Intermountain is located or be willing to obtain such licensure within 12 months of hire date and willing to travel on occasion to Salt Lake City, Utah.
• Experience or demonstrated ability in a role requiring excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders in an organization (management, senior attorneys, physicians, compliance, hospital administrators, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience providing legal advice and counsel on a variety of subjects including healthcare regulatory compliance, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, reimbursement, antitrust, tax, operations, strategic partnerships and affiliations, joint ventures, growth and expansion, employment, and medical staff matters.
• Experience with legal work pertaining to healthcare operations and transactions.
• Experience identifying and mitigating legal risks relating to operations and transactions, including developing and delivering legal training on regulatory and legal risks.

This position may be hired as Senior Counsel, based on business need and experience of the final candidate. This is an exempt, full-time position. Pay offers are determined by prior years of relevant experience within the established pay range. In addition to the annual salary, to show our commitment to you and assist with your transition into our organization, we may offer a sign-on and relocation bonus when applicable. With this position, you are eligible to participate in the Annual Pay for Performance (AP4P) Plan. This plan enables Intermountain Health to provide leaders with an additional performance compensation opportunity. The AP4P award opportunities are calculated as a percentage of your base salary. Awards are paid based on attainment of selected Board-approved goals.

Physical Requirements:

Location: Key Bank Tower

Work City: Salt Lake City

Work State: Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. $87.84 - $135.58

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.