Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is dedicated to shaping a more connected and compassionate health experience. The Senior Legal Counsel - Pharmaceutical Contracting will provide strategic legal counsel to internal business partners, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations while supporting Retail Trade initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a wide variety of Retail Trade agreements, including enhanced strategic patient outreach agreements, shelf stock agreements, product purchase agreements, and dispensing data agreements
• Advise internal clients on contract terms, requirements, and applicable healthcare legal/regulatory considerations
• Assess business, economic, and operational impacts of contract positions and regulatory requirements; recommend practical paths forward
• Support ongoing compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Retail Pharmacy, and Privacy colleagues as needed to support Retail Trade and related activities
• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a wide variety of Trade Product Development agreements, including patient educational outreach services new product request reviews, and patient educational outreach services agreements
• Advise internal clients on contract terms, requirements, and applicable healthcare legal/regulatory considerations
• Assess business, economic, and operational impacts of contract positions and regulatory requirements; recommend practical paths forward
• Support ongoing compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Retail Pharmacy, and Privacy colleagues as needed to support Retail Trade and related activities
• Follow and continuously improve legal services request intake process and legal guidance tracking
• Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret a wide variety of data services related agreements
• Advise internal clients on contract terms, requirements, and applicable healthcare legal/regulatory considerations
• Assess business, economic, and operational impacts of contract positions and regulatory requirements; recommend practical paths forward
• Support ongoing compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Retail Pharmacy, and Privacy colleagues as needed to support
• Help develop legal services request intake process and legal guidance tracking
• Build and maintain network of relationships across PBM, Corporate Affairs, CVS Healthspire, Aetna, CVS Pharmacy, and CVS Specialty Pharmacy, and other business units to enable delivery of strategic and forward-thinking guidance
• Assist with Trade contracts in other departments as needed and to build breadth of knowledge and skills

Skills

• 7+ years of legal experience with a law firm or in-house with a healthcare company
• Admitted to practice law in at least one state and member in good standing of applicable state bar association(s)
• Juris Doctorate
• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience with Retail Trade arrangements
• Intellectual curiosity and adopter of new technology, including AI, in the workplace
• Strong knowledge of healthcare laws and regulations including federal Anti-Kickback statute and False Claims Act
• Experience in aspects of healthcare related to Retail Trade services
• Experience drafting and negotiating complex services agreements, discount agreements, and data agreements in the Trade space
• Ability to collaborate effectively and work as a team player
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, initiative, and drive
• Champion engagement by promoting a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Operates with a keen process/function, data/reporting and project discipline being mindful of audiences and artifacts to convey the most efficient messaging

Benefits

• Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above
• Award target in the company’s equity award program
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Paid time off
• Retirement savings options
• Wellness programs
• Other resources, based on eligibility

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