Legal Analyst

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This position is not eligible for Sponsorship.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

Why join MedImpact? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare.

At MedImpact, we deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. We provide superior outcomes to those we serve through innovative products, systems, and services that provide transparency and promote choice in decision making. Our vision is to set the standard in providing solutions that optimize satisfaction, service, cost, and quality in the healthcare industry. We are the premier Pharmacy Benefits Management solution!

Summary

The Legal Analyst will report to the General Counsel, MedImpact Healthcare Systems and acts as a  legal specialist who supports individual lawyers and the Corporate Services team to include Compliance, Legal, Licensure, and Privacy. The role is responsible for conducting research, assembling legal documents and evidence, and maintaining documentation. The role organizes, assesses, and files necessary documents and research and gathers related legal information.
The role is responsible for the maintenance and update of documentation and maintenance of information in identified systems and resources.  Serves as the point person for internal business teams looking for legal or compliance-related support. The role is also responsible for daily record keeping and for filing documents both physically and electronically, and conduct all-purpose administrative duties including correspondence or answering telephones.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Case review for legal issues.

• Provide support to the legal, privacy, and compliance teams on a variety of routine and complex legal and administrative matters.

• Update case summaries, track important court dates and deadlines, process referrals, and communicate with clients.

• Shadow corporate counsel on contract negotiation calls and meetings.

• Support the continuous improvement of standard form agreements and legal processes.

• Conduct legal research and writing.

• Conduct thorough legal and factual research on topics assigned by counsel.

• Maintains records and contributes to program reports in compliance with any applicable grants or other agreements.

• Attend internal client meetings on proposed company sponsorships/partnerships, marketing directives, programming acquisitions, and production projects that will require legal support.

• Under the supervision of experienced corporate counsel, learns to review files and draft responses.

• Manages and maintains system of corporate counsel work products, contract templates, delegations of authority, and corporate officers.

• Coordinate the acquisition of information to complete certifications and representations.

Supervisory Responsibilities        

No supervisory responsibilities

Education and/or Experience

 BS/BA and 3+ years’ experience or equivalent combination of education and experience

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office 365; other legal access systems such as EthicsPoint.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None required

Other Skills and Abilities

• Comfortable with strategic thinking exercises.

• Fluent in file system management and general knowledge of a corporate legal environment.

• An excellent problem solver.

• Demonstrated experience with business process analysis and data manipulation.

• Comfortable working with operating systems, liaising, and scripting.

• An excellent time manager with strict attention to details.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents.    

• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community.

Competencies To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Composure
• Decision Quality
• Organizational Agility
• Problem Solving
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results
• Peer Relations
• Time Management
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Learning on the Fly
• Political Savvy 

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Ability to maintain clear near visual acuity at approximately 20 inches or less (i.e., “close vision”) to accurately read fine print, view computer screens, and handle small objects. Requires adequate color vision and depth perception to support safety and precision in detail-oriented tasks.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position may regularly be exposed to or encounter moving mechanical parts, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock or vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate (examples: business office with computers and printers, light traffic).

Work Location

This position works on-site at the San Diego Headquarters or other company location (or from a remote location with management approval based on business requirements). Must provide adequate support to internal clients; be available for regular interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as be available to facilitate effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders.

Working Hours

This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and reasonably meet deadlines for work deliverables. The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, weekends or on holidays as required.  Work hours may be changed from time to time to meet the needs of the business.  Typical core business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel

This position requires no travel; however, attendance may be required at various local conferences and meetings.

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs

• Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays

• Incentive Compensation

• 401K with Company match

• Life and Disability Insurance

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Referral Bonus

To explore all that MedImpact has to offer, and the greatness you can bring to our teams, please submit your resume to www.medimpact.com/careers

MedImpact, is a privately-held pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) headquartered in San Diego, California. Our solutions and services positively influence healthcare outcomes and expenditures, improving the position of our clients in the market. MedImpact offers high-value solutions to payers, providers and consumers of healthcare in the U.S. and foreign markets.

To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.