Managing Senior Counsel - Health Systems

McKesson Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services (PSAS)

Location: Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX

Current Need

McKesson’s well-regarded General Counsel Organization is seeking an experienced healthcare transactional lawyer to support the McKesson Health Systems (MHS) customer segment of McKesson’s Pharmaceutical Solutions and Services business unit. McKesson’s MHS segment helps provide drug distribution and related services to hospitals, health systems, integrated delivery networks, and specialty pharmacies through McKesson Corporation (US Pharma) and McKesson Plasma and Biologics LLC.

This position requires a keen understanding of the ever-changing business, legal, and healthcare regulatory environment relevant to McKesson’s distribution business. It offers an exceptional opportunity for a new people leader refining their management approach or an individual contributor transitioning to a leadership role. The successful candidate will be expected to serve as a role model of professionalism and demonstrate strong leadership traits as part of a mutually supportive, highly engaged team with an exceptional reputation for performance and positive culture.

Position Description

Primary responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day legal support for the MHS customer segment including legal support for customer and group purchasing organization contracting and dispute resolution;
• Manage contract specialist support for the team;
• Support requests for proposals and marketing initiatives;
• Provide health care regulatory advice and education on issues related to supply agreements and other arrangements between distributors and customers, group purchasing organizations, drug manufacturers, and other healthcare service companies;
• Serve as a legal advisor to business unit leadership on a wide array of topics relating to segment needs, including legal risk mitigation, customer management, strategic initiatives and compliance programs;
• Coordinate with other attorneys and compliance partners in the McKesson General Counsel Organization on privacy, litigation, labor and employment, IP, regulatory compliance, and other matters arising at MHS; and
• Maintain frequent interactions with other internal stakeholders across functional groups.

Critical Skills

• Excellent legal analysis and risk assessment skills, and ability to communicate complicated legal considerations to both business and other legal stakeholders
• High comfort providing health care regulatory advice (anti-kickback and illegal remuneration laws, FCA, privacy, 340B, government contracting, antitrust), preference for experience in the hospital or specialty pharmacy space and/or negotiating commercial contracts with hospitals. Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to provide sound, clear legal advice to all levels within the company, including senior business executives in a fast paced environment
• Ability to work closely with, facilitate interactions within, and influence large cross-functional teams (including attorneys from other areas of the General Counsel Organization, regulatory and compliance professionals, and business operations managers).
• Must be a team player who can develop strong working relationships and work collaboratively with internal clients and other members of the legal team. Ability to lead by example including a willingness to “roll up your sleeves” and undertake day-to-day legal work.
• Law firm experience, combined with in-house experience with healthcare organizations, preferred
• Emerging leadership experience with a strong desire to develop and manage a team of high-functioning legal professionals

Minimum Requirements

7 years of healthcare regulatory and corporate law experience

Education

Juris Doctor Degree with excellent academic credentials. Member of a jurisdiction is required.

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position.