Assistant Counsel

Who We Are

Claritev is committed to bending the cost curve in healthcare by delivering transparency, fairness, and affordability to the U.S. healthcare system. Our focus is on identifying medical savings, helping to lower out-of-pocket costs, and reducing or eliminating balance billing for healthcare consumers. Claritev plays an important role in the U.S. healthcare system. Leveraging sophisticated technology, data analytics, and a team that is rich in industry experience, Claritev interprets customers' needs and customizes innovative solutions that combine its payment and revenue integrity, network-based, data and decision science, and analytics-based services. Claritev delivers value to more than 700 healthcare payors - including all 15 of the nation's top 15 healthcare payors, over 100,000 employers, 60 million consumers, and 1.4 million contracted providers.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated Assistant Counsel to join our legal team. Reporting to the Senior Counsel, the individual in this role will work closely with various departments, providing support in drafting and reviewing contracts, with a focus on client and vendor contracting. Using sound judgment, the Assistant Counsel will provide timely, strategic, and practical legal advice that promotes Claritev's strategic objectives while mitigating legal and regulatory risks. This position offers an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience within a dynamic and innovative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal support to the Sales and Account Management team and other internal business partners, including identifying issues in contracts, communicating risks, and explaining contract language
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial and healthcare contracts, including client service agreements, vendor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, business associate agreements, and statements of work
• Review agreements drafted using client's or vendor's contract templates to ensure inclusion of necessary terms and propose alternative language, as needed
• Draft non-standard contract language or custom agreements based on negotiations
• Defend Claritev's position and rationale on contract terms
• Develop and maintain a strong understanding of Claritev's suite of product and service offerings, particularly in relation to evolving industry and regulatory landscapes
• Assist with the development and maintenance of template language to be used in contracts
• Develop and conduct training to educate internal stakeholders on contract law and contract management best practices
• Provide legal advice to the Finance team on contractual language related to pricing structures, and assist with special projects such as Requests for Proposals
• Research legal issues and prepare legal memoranda and correspondence