Senior Corporate Counsel - M&A, Transactions, Strategic Contracts

Description

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you an exceptional legal strategist with a passion for healthcare transactions? Do you thrive on navigating complex mergers and acquisitions, providing innovative solutions, and shaping the future of healthcare delivery? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

The Role: As the Senior Corporate Counsel - M&A, Transactions, Strategic Contracts at Providence St. Joseph Health, you'll be a key player in driving our strategic vision. You'll partner with our executive leadership and other vital stakeholders to lead complex transactions and healthcare-related business arrangements across our multi-state system.

Key Position Responsibilities:

• Serve as lead transactions counsel on diverse, complex healthcare transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic affiliations, and reorganizations.
• Draft, negotiate, and manage comprehensive transaction documents, ensuring compliance with applicable statutes and regulations.
• Structure transactions to align with Providence's priorities, proactively managing legal, regulatory, and business risks.
• Provide insightful advice to senior executives and internal partners on transaction strategies, risk management, and negotiation positions.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders from finance to operations, ensuring transactions support business objectives.
• Oversee legal due diligence, identifying and communicating material risks and deal-critical issues effectively.
• Ensure all transactions adhere to healthcare regulatory requirements, nonprofit legal obligations, and internal policies.
• Collaborate within the Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) to deliver consistent, effective legal advice and manage resources efficiently.
• Strategically manage outside counsel on major transactions, ensuring cost efficiency and support consistency.
• Function autonomously on highly complex contracts and transactions, handling administrative functions within DLA as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school; active admission and license to practice law in California or Washington preferred.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience (some law firm experience is a plus). Transactions, commercial contracting, healthcare-related matters, and focus on mergers and acquisitions preferred.
• Exceptional proficiency in drafting and negotiating agreements, related to merger and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and internal reorganizations.
• Experience with entity formation, corporate finance, health care organizations, for-proft as well as non-proft transactions preferred.
• Ability to assess business and legal risks, providing practical, strategic solutions in a fast-paced environment.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying complex legal concepts to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively within DLA and Providence, completing projects efficiently in a dynamic setting.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Contribution: Be part of an organization transforming healthcare and making a meaningful difference in communities.
• Innovative Freedom: Enjoy the autonomy and support to bring your strategic ideas to life.
• Dynamic Team: Collaborate with passionate professionals dedicated to exceptional work.
• Fast-Paced Excitement: Embrace the challenges and rewards of working in an evolving industry.
• Thriving Locale: Experience the vibrant cultures and natural beauty of California or Washington.

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare? If you are a visionary leader with a strategic mind and a passion for healthcare, we invite you to apply! Join our team and help us create a healthier future for all.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Requsition ID: 393485

Company: Providence Jobs

Job Category: Legal

Job Function: Legal/Compliance/Risk

Job Schedule: Full time

Job Shift: Day

Career Track: Leadership

Department: 4015 SS LEGAL

Address: WA Seattle 800 Fifth Ave

Work Location: Swedish Bank Of America Bldg-Seattle

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Pay Range: $280K - $350K

The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.