Pay Plan Title: Associate General Counsel
Working Title: Senior Associate General Counsel
Cost Center: 6400/Appeals & Grievances
Position Number: 80593
FLSA Status: Exempt
Posting Salary Range: $131,680 - $176,118
Office Location: Remote within North Carolina.
POSTING DETAILS:
Make an Impact
Trillium Health Resources is a Tailored Plan and Managed Care Organization (MCO) serving 46 counties across North Carolina. We manage services for individuals with serious mental health needs, substance use disorders, traumatic brain injuries, and intellectual/development (IDD) disabilities. Our mission is to help individuals and families build strong foundations for healthy, fulfilling lives.
Why Work for Us?
Trillium believes that empowering others begins with supporting our team. We offer our employees:
- A collaborative, mission-driven work environment
- Competitive benefits and work-from-home options for most positions
- Opportunities for professional growth in a diverse inclusive culture
Every day, our work changes lives – from children thriving through early intervention and school-based therapies, to adults with severe mental illness living independently and contributing to their communities.
If you are looking for a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of others, apply today!
What We’re Looking For
Trillium Health Resources has a career opening for a Senior Associate General Counsel to join our team! The Senior Associate General Counsel serves as a legal and compliance advisor for Trillium Health Resources. The Senior Associate General Counsel is primarily responsible for providing assistance and support to the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for a broad spectrum of matters, including those related to provider and vendor matters, third party liability, third party discovery requests and civil litigation, but may also provide advice and support on corporate issues, labor and employee matters, intellectual property, information technology, tax, finance, institutional governance and compliance, healthcare regulation, insurance, real estate, contracts, purchases and sales, strategic alliances, new initiatives, regulatory affairs, ethics, and other areas as required. The Senior Associate General Counsel also provides legal advice and assistance to Trillium business units, as appropriate, regarding Trillium operations.
On a typical day, you might:
- Implement policies and legal strategies to manage provider-related liabilities from inception through litigation. Provide legal and risk analysis, correspondence, internal and external coordination, and conduct negotiations to achieve desirable outcomes. When feasible, conduct litigation, including administrative hearings related to Medicaid appeals.
- Provide day-to-day support to business units in resolving contract, legal, compliance, and regulatory matters.
- Review and develop contracts, including complex commercial contracts and contracts with North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, assist in contract negotiation and monitoring and provide legal advice in the event of contract disputes. Provide legal advice in addressing non-compliance, terminations and related problems. Review and approve all final contracts as to form and with regard to legal and regulatory compliance.
- Provide education to Trillium staff on legal issues as requested; pursue professional development and continuing legal education by attending workshops/conferences related to health law and regulations.
Employee Benefits:
Trillium knows that work/life balance is essential. That’s why we offer:
- Typical working hours: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm; flexible work schedules with some roles with management approval.
- Work-from-home options available for most positions
- Health Insurance with no premium for employee coverage
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- 24 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) plus 12 paid holidays in your first year
- NC Local Government Retirement Pension (defined-benefit plan) https://www.myncretirement.gov/systems-funds/local-governmental-employees-retirement-system-lgers/lgers-handbook
- 401k with 5% employer match and immediate vesting
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) qualifying employer
- Quarterly stipend for remote work supplies
Qualifications
Required:
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA accredited law school.
- Minimum two (2) years of legal experience in North Carolina, in healthcare/managed care and/or federal or state government (Medicaid), to include dealing with regulatory matters and/or reviewing and negotiating complex contract terms.
- Licensed as an attorney in good standing in North Carolina.
- Must have a valid driver’s license.
- Must reside within North Carolina.
- Must be able to travel within the state as required.
Preferred:
- Practice experience within North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid Transformation.
- Practice experience with the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings.
- Experience working directly for or with a group/government-sponsored health plan/insurer.
Deadline for Application: June 13, 2026@11:59pm
How to Apply
To be considered, submit your application and resume through our ADP Career Center. Your resume must include:
- Employer name, dates of service (month/year), average hours worked per week, and essential job duties
- Education details (degree type, date awarded, institution, field of study)
- Licensure/certification information, if applicable
After submission, your resume will be reviewed to ensure it meets the essential criteria for the position. You’ll be notified by HR regarding your application status as appropriate. All applicants will receive a final update once the recruitment cycle closes.
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Trillium Health Resources is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and a drug-free workplace. All candidates must pass a drug test as a condition of employment.
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Skills Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA accredited law school.
- Minimum two (2) years of legal experience in North Carolina in healthcare/managed care and/or federal or state government (Medicaid), including regulatory matters and/or reviewing and negotiating complex contracts.
- Licensed as an attorney in good standing in North Carolina.
- Valid driver's license.
- Must reside within North Carolina.
- Must be able to travel within the state as required.
- Submit to and pass a drug test as a condition of employment.
- Practice experience within North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care and Medicaid Transformation.
- Practice experience with the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings.
- Experience working directly for or with a group/government-sponsored health plan/insurer.
What We Do
Trillium Health Resources manages specialty behavioral health care for North Carolinians across 46 counties. Trillium is committed to transforming lives and building community well-being through partnership, access to services and proven solutions designed to help those we serve reach their fullest potential. Everyone on Trillium’s staff--our care managers, call center, claims agents, project managers, and IT staff--all contribute to this mission. We offer a challenging, engaging work environment where staff take home more than a paycheck. Our performance management plan includes regular check-ins to examine individual employee goals and professional development plan. Our departments work on cross-functional, short-term projects and long ranging initiatives. Every day we see the results of our dedication, in the smiles of children on our accessible playgrounds and pride on the face of an adult cooking a meal for the first time. By joining Trillium, you are doing more than going to work…you are transforming lives. We help those with mental health conditions, intellectual and developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury, and substance use disorders (Medicaid members and state-funded recipients) get the services they need to improve well-being and live fulfilling lives. We are dedicated to carrying out our mission by investing in the health and well-being of the communities we serve and empowering individuals with access to services, tools and resources to live a fulfilling life. Trillium reserves the right to hide material (comments, images and/or links to other sites) that contains anything vulgar or sexually explicit; is spam; advocates or depicts illegal activity; targets or disparages any ethnic, racial, other type of group; contains personal attacks of any kind; promotes private business ventures, services, or products; campaigns for public office or promotes a political organization; infringes on copyrights or trademarks; or is off topic.
