General Counsel IV

Medica’s Associate General Counsel provides in house legal advice and services, acting as a strategic legal resource advising one or more business areas throughout Medica. This role will report to Medica’s Sr. Director, Associate General Counsel and will support multiple product lines, including individual, commercial and government insurance products. Additionally, this role will have primary responsibility for advising on mental health parity related issues.

This role involves complex and highly specialized regulatory compliance work, addressing related operational issues, working on drafting coverage documents and other necessary contracting, and managing the work of outside counsel as needed.

Qualifications: 

• Requires a J.D. degree and 7 or more years of work experience beyond J.D. degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Requires current license to practice law (Minnesota license or willingness to seek Minnesota licensure)
• Regulatory compliance, insurance law, and/or general health law experience required
• Experience representing managed care or health insurance clients or practicing in related areas of specialty
• Experience advising in the area of mental health parity
• Experience building and maintaining a rapport with internal clients and external business partners 

Skills and Abilities:

• Excellent research, analytical and contracting skills
• Strong communication and negotiation skills
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including executive reporting skills
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with clients, regulators, and others
• Highly organized with proven ability to meet tight timelines
• Ability to understand and synthesize business issues related to assigned legal projects