The Sr Corporate Counsel is a corporate generalist with health law experience who can address legal issues from a commercial perspective. Primary responsibilities include drafting and negotiating contracts of many types and counseling internal clients on a broad range of business, compliance, healthcare and regulatory (Federal and State) matters. The Sr Corporate Counsel will serve as a key strategic partner to our business teams.
Salary Range: $180,000 to $230,000/year + 25% Annual Incentive Plan + LTI
Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.
Benefits Information:
We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:
• Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
• Best-in-class well-being programs
• Annual, no-cost health assessment program Blueprint for Wellness®
• healthyMINDS mental health program
• Vacation and Health/Flex Time
• 6 Holidays plus 1 "MyDay" off
• FinFit financial coaching and services
• 401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual incentive plans
• Matching gifts program
• Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
• Career advancement opportunities
• …and so much more!
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including: MSAs and related SOWs, DPAs/BAAs, reseller and collaboration agreements, and data licensing.
- Lead complex, multi-threaded negotiations with enterprise customers and strategic partners; balance risk with business velocity and articulate practical paths to signature.
- Advise sales, channels, product, security, finance, and procurement on commercial strategy, legal risk, privacy, and compliance; provide clear, practical guidance under tight timelines.
- Continuously improve (not build from scratch) contract templates, fallback positions, and negotiation playbooks; streamline approvals and escalations to reduce cycle time.
- Manage outside counsel on overflow and specialized matters; ensure quality and cost discipline
The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of the health care industry and applicable laws and regulations impacting health care providers, and exceptional transactional skills. Desirable experience includes
- A Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) or equivalent degree is required.
- Must be admitted to at least one state bar, or be eligible for licensure as a registered in-house counsel Juris Doctor Degree
- Minimum of seven to ten years of experience as a practicing attorney
- Previous in-house experience is preferred
- Significant experience in drafting and negotiating contracts in a health care setting
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial health care agreements
- Healthcare industry experience and familiarity with HIPAA and other U.S. privacy laws
- Experience developing procedures and protocols for contract reviews
- Experience in data analytics and/or consumer-facing health care
- Strong legal drafting skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and flexibility, and the ability to communicate effectively with partners at all levels
- Good judgment and ability to maintain an objective perspective, particularly when resolving legal risk of clinical matters
- Ability to work well independently and on a team, and the ability to prioritize effectively
- Proficient using Artificial Intelligence tools for contracting and research
While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets or any other legally protected status.
Skills Required
- Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) or equivalent degree
- Admission to at least one state bar or eligibility for in-house counsel licensure
- Minimum of seven to ten years of experience as a practicing attorney
- Significant experience drafting and negotiating contracts in a health care setting
- Experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial health care agreements
- Healthcare industry experience and familiarity with HIPAA and other U.S. privacy laws
- Experience developing procedures and protocols for contract reviews
- Strong legal drafting skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, including diplomacy and effective communication
- Good judgment and ability to assess and resolve legal risk in clinical matters
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively, and to prioritize effectively
- Proficient using Artificial Intelligence tools for contracting and research
- Previous in-house legal experience
- Experience in data analytics and/or consumer-facing health care
What We Do
Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX) empowers people to take action to improve health outcomes. Derived from the world's largest database of clinical lab results, our diagnostic insights reveal new avenues to identify and treat disease, inspire healthy behaviors and improve health care management. Quest annually serves one in three adult Americans and half the physicians and hospitals in the United States, and our 47,000 employees understand that, in the right hands and with the right context, our diagnostic insights can inspire actions that transform lives. The company offers physicians the broadest test menu (3,000+ tests), is a pioneer in developing innovative new tests, is the leader in cancer diagnostics, provides anatomic pathology (AP) services, & interpretive consultation through its medical & scientific staff of about 900 M.D.s & Ph.D.s. The company reported 2020 revenues of $9.44 billion. Quest Diagnostics offers the most extensive clinical testing network in the U.S., with laboratories in most major metropolitan areas, & in Mexico, the UK & India. The company also operates four esoteric laboratories, 40 outpatient AP laboratories, & 160 smaller, rapid-response laboratories. Patients may have specimens collected in any of the company’s approximately 2,250 patient service centers. On a typical workday, testing is performed for about 550,000 patients. Quest Diagnostics empowers healthcare organizations & clinicians with state-of-the-art connectivity solutions. The company is the leading provider of pre-employment drugs-of-abuse screening for employers & risk assessment services for the life insurance industry. It is the world’s 2nd largest provider of clinical trials testing for new pharmaceuticals. More information is available at www.questdiagnostics.com. Language Assistance / Non-Discrimination Notice Asistencia de Idiomas / Aviso de no Discriminación 語言協助 / 不歧視通知 www.QuestDiagnostics.com/home/nondiscrimination
