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Summary:
In this role, you will manage and negotiate complex customer agreements with healthcare providers across the country. You will collaborate with a team of Vizient attorneys to provide efficient service to a broad array of clients.
Responsibilities:
- Draft, review, negotiate a variety of complex commercial contracts.
- Respond to legal requests and questions quickly and courteously. Provide counseling and training to business teams regarding contract terms, negotiations, strategies and other legal issues as needed.
- Build relationships with business unit team members through an open and collaborative style.
- Assist business teams in achieving the company’s goals and objectives in a legal and ethical manner.
- Work collaboratively with fellow legal team members to improve processes, share best practices, and generally promote a collegial working environment.
- Proactively identify legal and regulatory risks and trends, and provide related advice.
Qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate (JD) degree required.
- Admission to the bar in at least one state required.
- 3 or more years of relevant experience working as legal counsel in a law firm and/or in-house required
- Experience working as legal counsel in a law firm and/or in-house legal counsel preferred.
- Extensive knowledge and negotiation experience working with complex commercial transactions and general contracting matters.
- Ability to effectively manage responsibilities with an appropriate sense of urgency in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, and acute attention to detail.
- Ability to exercise independent judgment, and to work with and maintain confidential and sensitive information.
- Proven ability to take a proactive long-term view of business goals and objectives to achieve strategic business results.
The ideal candidate will join us in a hybrid workplace model (3 days in office) at our office located in Irving, TX.
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Estimated Hiring Range:
At Vizient, we consider skills, experience, and organizational needs in our compensation approach. Geographic factors may adjust the range estimate and hires typically fall below the top range. Compensation decisions are tailored to individual circumstances. The current salary range for this role is $135,200.00 to $236,600.00.This position is also incentive eligible.
Vizient has a comprehensive benefits plan! Please view our benefits here:
http://www.vizientinc.com/about-us/careers
Equal Opportunity Employer: Females/Minorities/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The Company is committed to equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to race, religion, color, gender identity, ethnicity, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, veteran status or any other category protected by applicable law.
Skills Required
- Juris Doctorate (JD) degree
- Admission to the bar in at least one state
- 3 or more years of relevant experience as legal counsel in a law firm and/or in-house
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial contracts
- Extensive knowledge of general contracting matters and negotiation experience
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and acute attention to detail
- Ability to manage responsibilities with appropriate urgency in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to exercise independent judgment and maintain confidential and sensitive information
- Proven ability to take a proactive long-term view of business goals to achieve strategic results
- Experience working as legal counsel in a law firm and/or in-house (preferred)
Vizient Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vizient and has not been reviewed or approved by Vizient.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off allowances are generous, with ample PTO and holidays available from day one. Separate paid volunteer days add additional protected time away.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexibility to work from anywhere for part of the year and hybrid options support work-life balance. Policies enabling remote periods complement the broader PTO structure.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits include a competitive 401(k) company match alongside HSA contributions on eligible plans. These elements strengthen long-term financial security within the total rewards package.
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What We Do
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest health care performance improvement company, serves more than 50% of the nation’s acute care providers, which includes 97% of the nation’s academic medical centers, and more than 20% of ambulatory care providers. Vizient provides expertise, analytics and advisory services, as well as a contract portfolio that represents more than $130 billion in annual purchasing volume. Vizient is based in Dallas and has offices in 20 metropolitan areas across the United States. We have 4,000 employees with a breadth of expertise, experience and compassion, who are eager to develop and implement solutions that advance health care for the greater good.
