Legal Counsel

TELUS Health is empowering every person to live their healthiest life. Guided by our vision, we are leveraging the power of our leading edge technology and focusing on the uniqueness of each individual to create the future of health. As a global-leading health and well-being provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Join our team
As part of the TELUS Legal Services team supporting TELUS Health, you will be delivering world-class, innovative and timely legal solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of citizens in the United States and around the world. As a global-leading health and wellbeing provider – encompassing physical, mental and financial health – TELUS Health is improving health outcomes for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers and employees.

Here’s the impact you’ll make and what we’ll accomplish together

We are looking for a counsel to primarily support our employee assistance and managed behavioral health line of business with a focus on wellbeing services and solutions while also supporting certain areas of our employer solutions business. As a business-oriented commercial lawyer, you will support TELUS Health’s activities in these businesses across the United States and globally. As a successful candidate, you will be engaged in a variety of transactions and legal matters, including client contract negotiations, strategic partnerships and alliances, requests for proposals and you will support new product launches.   In addition, through your collaboration with other members of the TELUS Legal Services team, you will gain exposure to other areas of TELUS’ business and contribute to making TELUS an employer of choice for legal professionals.

Here's how

• Strengthening relationships with key stakeholders and sophisticated clients by cultivating a deep understanding of their business and providing proactive, solution-oriented advice.
• Striving continuously to advance legal and business practices by driving new approaches and process improvements while balancing a high volume of client matters in a timely and effective manner.

You’re the missing piece of the puzzle

• As a successful candidate you will be engaged in a variety of legal matters, including drafting and negotiating agreements and advising on new product launches.
• Respected for your legal skills, business acumen, initiative, creativity, learning-oriented mindset and collaborative style.
• Confident at engaging and interacting with sophisticated stakeholders, internally and externally.
• Noted for your ability to effectively communicate legal advice (including written) to a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Recognized for your record of successfully managing multiple, concurrent files and priorities and delivering on commitments across multiple business units
• Licensed for 3-5 years in a US jurisdiction.
• A member in good standing of a Bar in a US jurisdiction.

Great-to-haves

• A background in health care law, including knowledge and experience in ERISA, the ACA, MHPAEA, and HIPAA.
• Experience negotiating technology-focused contracts.

Location - 100% Remote

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Health Talent Acquisition team and/or any leader who will be part of the selection process

A bit about us

We’re a people-focused, customer-first, purpose-driven team who works together every day to innovate and do good. We improve lives through our technology solutions and foster a culture of innovation that empowers team members to solve complex problems and create remarkable human outcomes in a digital world. 

TELUS Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer that aims to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. It is our policy to hire without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process. 

By applying to this role, you understand and agree that your information will be shared with the TELUS Group of Companies’ Talent Acquisition team(s) and/or any leader(s) who will be part of the selection process.