Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Latitude Legal is seeking an experienced Interim Healthcare Counsel Attorney for a mission-driven healthcare organization. This role involves supporting the legal and compliance team during a critical transition, addressing various legal matters such as healthcare compliance, enterprise risk management, and internal investigations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of the legal and compliance team during a critical time of transition
• Provide support across various areas, such as enterprise risk management, healthcare compliance, research and contracting matters, employment and benefits issues, and internal investigations
• Support legal matters outside of one’s primary area of expertise
• Partner with compliance, operational, human resources, risk management, research, or executive leadership teams
• Identify legal and operational risks and provide practical, business-oriented advice
• Draft, review, negotiate, or advise on contracts, policies, investigations, compliance initiatives, or regulatory matters

Skills

• 6+ years of experience practicing as an attorney within the legal department of a hospital, health system, academic medical center, healthcare provider, or similarly regulated healthcare organization
• Significant experience in at least one of the following areas: Enterprise Risk Management, Healthcare Compliance, Research and Research Compliance, Research and Clinical Trial Contracting, Employment and Benefits Counseling, Internal Investigations
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to support legal matters outside of one's primary area of expertise
• Experience partnering with compliance, operational, human resources, risk management, research, or executive leadership teams
• Ability to identify legal and operational risks and provide practical, business-oriented advice
• Experience drafting, reviewing, negotiating, or advising on contracts, policies, investigations, compliance initiatives, or regulatory matters
• Healthcare regulatory experience strongly preferred
• Strong academic credentials from an ABA-accredited law school
• Excellent analytical, written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Outstanding professional references
• Candidates with significant experience in multiple of the following areas will be particularly attractive: Enterprise Risk Management programs and governance initiatives, Research administration, clinical research, grants, sponsored research, or research compliance, Healthcare regulatory compliance and investigations, Employment counseling, employee relations, labor and employment compliance, and employee benefits matters, Internal investigations involving compliance, workplace, regulatory, or operational concerns, Healthcare contracts and transactional support, Academic medical center or health system legal department experience

Benefits

• Latitude contract professionals are usually W2 employees of Latitude and are eligible for full benefits when working in roles for 20 hours per week.
• Benefits-eligible Latitude contract professionals receive complimentary Group Life, LTD and AD&D.
• A qualified 401k plan is also available.
• Benefits-eligible Latitude Attorneys also receive a CLE and Professional Expense stipend.

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