The State University of New York · 17 hours ago
Senior Counsel - Health Affairs
Albany, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$143K/yr - $190K/yr
10+ years expThe State University of New York is seeking a Senior Counsel - Health Affairs to provide comprehensive healthcare legal services and guidance. This role will involve legal services related to healthcare compliance, complex healthcare transactions, and general health law and regulatory issues for the State University and its campuses.
Charter SchoolsEducationUniversities
No H1B
Responsibilities
Providing legal services related to healthcare compliance, complex healthcare transactions, matters involving state and federal fraud and abuse compliance, general health law and regulatory issues, including hospital physician compensation, physician practice acquisitions, provider-based agreements, and other joint business ventures
Work collaboratively with OGC attorneys across the campuses to support the various SUNY medical centers, medical schools, clinical or faculty practice plans operated by SUNY, including: SUNY's hospitals and academic medical centers at (i) SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and its Schools/Colleges of Medicine, Graduate Studies, Nursing, Health Professions and Public Health; (ii) Stony Brook University and its Schools/Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Dental Medicine, Graduate Studies, Health Professions; (iii) SUNY Upstate Medical University and its Schools/Colleges Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions and Graduate Studies (biomedical sciences); and, (iv) University at Buffalo and its Schools/Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine, Social Work, and Public Health and Health Professions
Provide legal advice on a wide range legal matters on behalf of the SUNY and its State-operated campuses, including, but not limited to, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and affiliations; complex commercial contracts, software contracts; procurement agreements; general hospital and physician transactions; managing P3 arrangements for campus projects, academic affiliation & exchange agreements; medical staff bylaws; clinical safety/risk management and medical malpractice; health information technology; managed care; Medicare/Medicaid Conditions of Participation (CoPs) and Conditions for Coverage (CfCs) and provider-based rules; pharmacy/controlled substances; research and sponsored research projects (including basic science, government and foundation research, product development, animal and human subjects research, and clinical trials); revenue cycle appeals; scientific misconduct; research conflicts of interest; good laboratory practices, laboratory accreditation and certification; researching legal issues, statutory and regulatory interpretation; and such other duties as may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Juris Doctor degree from an accredited American Bar Association law school (or foreign equivalent)
Admission to the New York State Bar (or eligibility for admission within six months) and a strong academic background
This position requires 10+ years of exceptional legal experience in the area of health law with demonstrated specialized legal expertise in the area of healthcare regulatory and transactional law
Preferred
Significant experience working in an in-house legal office at an academic medical center and/or vertically integrated non-profit health system
Superior written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to present complex legal concepts to diverse, non-legal professionals
Benefits
NYS health insurance
Free dental and vision coverage
Competitive retirement options
Tuition assistance
Parental leave at full pay
Generous vacation, sick, and holiday time
13 days of paid holidays per year
21 days of vacation and 21 days of sick time accrued each year
Retirement: The choice between a fully funded pension plan and a self-driven defined contribution plan, along with two supplemental plans to increase your ability to save for retirement.
Health Insurance: Several health insurance options at an affordable cost that provide full coverage without mandatory deductibles.
Time Off:Paid time off with separate vacation and sick leave accruals up to 21 days a year for each category.
Additional paid leave policy options for childbirth, adoption, elder care, and other family care situations.
Flexible Working Arrangements: Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid schedules, are available depending on position.
Company
The State University of New York
The State University of New York is a system of public institutions.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$113.05MKey Investors
Lumina FoundationDasny
2024-07-17Grant· $0.05M
2023-09-13Debt Financing· $113M
Leadership Team
Robert Griffin
Founding Dean
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