Associate General Counsel – Minnetonka, MN preferred – Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

This position supports the legal team and business leaders at UnitedHealthcare. The attorney will be responsible for providing legal support for requests for proposals (RFPs), bid protest litigation and support legal issues for health plan(s). 

 

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.   

Primary Responsibilities:

• RFP Legal Support: Our Medicaid business actively bids on state Medicaid contracts. Typically, states issue a Request for Proposal (RFP), and various managed care organizations respond. This role involves supporting the legal aspects of the RFP process. You will collaborate with the proposal team, legal team, and other business partners to review RFPs, identify legal issues, and provide comprehensive legal support for our responses
• Bid Protest Litigation: After a state issues an award for a Medicaid contract, various parties may object to the award and initiate a bid protest. This process often involves administrative proceedings and subsequent court reviews or litigation. In this role, you will work with outside counsel to represent the company in both affirmative and defensive bid protests. Your responsibilities will include gathering facts to develop protests, reviewing documents and pleadings, and advising on various legal issues related to protests. Throughout the process, you will partner closely with our business colleagues to ensure comprehensive support
• Health Plan Support: Provide legal advice and support for health plan operations. Review and draft contracts, agreements, and other legal documents related to health plans. Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations
• Project Coordination/Management: Coordinate projects within the legal team and with other departments. Organize, manage communication, and track progress on assigned projects
• Legal Research: Conduct legal research on specific issues and prepare summaries with initial analysis for the legal team. Stay updated on relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends
• Team Collaboration: Work as part of a team of attorneys and legal professionals. Manage multiple projects, train others as needed, and take on work from others to ensure team success and a supportive work environment

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate degree
• License to practice law in the United States
• 4+ years of legal experience, including litigation or bid protest experience
• Understanding of business problems and ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal course of action to meet business unit needs
• Proven success in collaborating across a large, matrixed business and legal environment
• Proven negotiation skills
• Proven well-developed written and verbal communication skills
• Proven to be comfortable taking ownership and accountability for projects
• Demonstrated ability to drive results
• Demonstrated ability to gain acceptance from others on a plan or idea and achieve bottom line results for the company
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented workplace
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and work effectively under time constraints
• Demonstrated ability to provide timely and responsive legal support for business partners located in multiple time zones and ability to work during pacific time zone as part of responsibilities 
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, and external company contacts

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with regulatory agencies and administrative experience with state insurance regulations
• Relevant legal and regulatory experience in health, law, commercial insurance, Medicaid Managed Care, Dual Special Needs, Medicare, litigation, government bids, provider or health care legal support
• Expertise, judgment, and presence to advise senior leadership on legal matters
• Understanding of health insurance and/or managed care industry

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment