Paralegal III

“Pay scale information is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any selected candidate or employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, qualifications, and other factors.  A full review of our comprehensive pay and benefits will be discussed at the offer stage with the selected candidate.”

This position is not eligible for Sponsorship.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

Why join MedImpact? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare.

At MedImpact, we deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. We provide superior outcomes to those we serve through innovative products, systems, and services that provide transparency and promote choice in decision making. Our vision is to set the standard in providing solutions that optimize satisfaction, service, cost, and quality in the healthcare industry. We are the premier Pharmacy Benefits Management solution!

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Gather information to respond to subpoenas and other legal and regulatory record requests. 

• Review inquiries from regulatory agencies and assist counsels with preparing responses.

• Provide litigation support, ensure document retrieval and production is accurate and deadlines are met, and organize document discovery.

• Draft legal documents and correspondence; prepare corporate legal documents.  Routes, follows-up and edits or updates documents as changes are identified.   

• Asist counsel with maintenance of the Company’s intellectual property portfolio. Schedule meetings and coordinate related logistics as needed.  

• Interact with outside counsel, vendors and internal business partners. Build and maintain successful working relationships.

• Research and analyze law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, and legal codes.  Perform legal research as requested by counsel.

• Support attorneys with research of relevant facts, recent legislation, or case law related to Company issues to determine impact to the Company and make recommendations to counsel(s) for potential courses of action.

• Prepare affidavits of documents and maintain document files.

• Perform administrative tasks to support the Legal team, such as calendaring meetings, facilitating physical mailings, e-filing internal records, and proofreading documents.

Supervisory Responsibilities        

No supervisory responsibilities.

Client Responsibilities

This is an internal client facing position that requires excellent customer service skills and interpersonal communication skills (listening/verbal/written).  One must be able to; manage difficult or emotional client situations; Respond promptly to client needs; Solicit client feedback to improve service; Respond to requests for service and assistance from clients; Meet commitments to clients.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience                                            

• Associate’s degree and paralegal certificate (or equivalent combination of education and experience) along with at least 4 years’ related work experience.
• Notary Public certification or willingness to obtain required.
• Healthcare and/or pharmacy benefit management experience preferred.

Computer Skills To perform this job successfully, an individual should have good working knowledge of: MS Office Suite, MS Outlook and internet research.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Paralegal Certificate from ABA approved school – with continuing education to maintain current certification. Notary Public certification or willingness to obtain required.

Other Skills and Abilities     

• Outstanding organizational, detail oriented, and follow-through skills. 
• Outstanding oral and written communication skills in a legal arena.
• High sense of urgency and ability to work in a high-pressure, deadline intensive environment while handling multiple projects. 
• Ability to maintain a high-level of confidentiality. 
• Ability to work independently with minimal management input. 
• Strong project management skills. 

Reasoning Ability                                                    

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business policies and procedures, governmental regulations, and fact patterns for various legal and business matters.  Ability to write reports, summaries, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and other external entities.

Competencies - To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Composure
• Decision Quality
• Organizational Agility
• Problem Solving
• Customer Focus
• Drive for Results
• Peer Relations
• Time Management
• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Learning on the Fly
• Political Savvy

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Location

This position must work on-site at the San Diego Headquarters for purposes of providing adequate support to internal clients; being available for face-to-face interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as for facilitation of quick and effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders.  Periodic scheduled remote work may be permitted as allowed under the department’s policy and with management approval. 

Working Hours

This is a full-time non-exempt position requiring one to be able to work overtime from time to time in order to get the job done.  Therefore, one must have the ability to work nights, weekends or on holidays as required.  This may be changed at any time to meet the needs of the business.  The typical working hours for this position are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Travel - This position requires no travel.

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs
• Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays
• Incentive Compensation
• 401K with Company match
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus

To explore all that MedImpact has to offer, and the greatness you can bring to our teams, please submit your resume to www.medimpact.com/careers

MedImpact, is a privately-held pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) headquartered in San Diego,
California. Our solutions and services positively influence healthcare outcomes and expenditures, improving the position of our clients in the market. MedImpact offers high-value solutions to payers, providers and consumers of healthcare in the U.S. and foreign markets.

To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The above
statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.