Associate General Counsel - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

UnitedHealthcare’s Employer & Individual (“E&I”) Legal team supports an array of diverse businesses primarily serving the commercial group and individual markets.  E&I Legal seeks an outstanding and experienced Associate General Counsel to serve a high-performing, growth-oriented Specialty Benefits business (which includes dental, vision, and financial protection) as well as the sales and marketing team driving innovative product and consumer-acquisition strategies. 

Positions in this function provide legal advice and services on issues concerning the rights, obligations, risks, and privileges within UnitedHealthcare’s Employer & Individual segment. The impact of the candidate’s work will be at a national level and will include responsibility for protecting the organization's rights while providing legal advice and guidance to the Specialty Financial Protection and Individual health insurance business segments. This includes providing a full range of legal guidance and services to senior business leaders and functional areas such as Sales/Marketing, Operations, Finance, Clinical, Regulatory Affairs, and others on mergers and acquisitions, transactional works, commercial law, contracts law, benefit law, insurance law, and regulatory and compliance matters. 

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Providing legal counsel on the following matters: 
• The successful candidate will have a broad supporting responsibilities related to advancing the existing business and its growth goals, and ensuring regulatory risk mitigation
• Interpreting legal/regulatory requirements and their business implications at the federal and state level with potential advocacy on proposed changes
• Collaborating on new product and market entrances
• Support for the sales/account management initiatives
• RFP reviews for potential new/renewal customers
• Contract drafting/negotiation
• Regulatory matters
• Resolving customer issues
• Assist with litigation management, including evaluation and negotiation of pre-litigation matters where appropriate
• Antitrust issues

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate degree
• Current license to practice law
• 5 years of legal experience
• Knowledge of U.S., state contract, corporate health care and regulatory law
• Experience with regulatory agencies and administrative experience with state insurance regulations
• Understanding of health care benefit coverage and medical policy development
• Proven success in collaborating across a matrixed business and legal environment
• Demonstrated understanding of business problems related to assigned legal projects
• Ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal course of action to meet business unit needs
• Ability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, and external company contacts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Managed care legal experience
• Solid understanding of health insurance and/or managed care industry
• Knowledge of Telephone Consumer Protection Act, related regulations, and state-specific enactments
• Well-developed written and verbal communications skills

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $124,500 to $239,400 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. 

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.     

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.  

Salary : $124,500 - $239,400