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UnitedHealthcare’s Employer & Individual Legal team supports an array of diverse businesses primarily serving the commercial group and individual markets.  E&I Legal seeks an outstanding and experienced Senior Associate General Counsel to serve a high-performing, growth-oriented sales and marketing team driving innovative consumer-acquisition strategies with an increasing focus on high-technology, digital marketing enabled by advanced analytics and working within an evolving regulatory landscape and highly regulated environment. The impact of the candidate’s work will be at a national level and will have responsibility for the entirety of the sales/marketing/lead generation legal guidance for the individual commercial business, as well as serve as the primary business attorney for the ICHRA product and business launch. The role enables development of innovative strategies and projects to achieve key sales and growth objectives and communicating with senior management on complex and diverse business problems that have a major impact on the business performance. The role supports UHG’s commitment to the development of a next-generation health system in a socially conscious manner and the implementation of actionable, practical, and timely policy and market solutions that can achieve universal coverage, affordability, better experiences for patients and physicians, and improved health outcomes. 

The successful candidate for the Associate General Counsel- Global Solutions and Student Resources will be providing legal advice and assistance on corporate law, insurance regulation, contractual negotiation, as well as general commercial legal matters which arise as the businesses seek to expand both their geographic footprint and market share. You will be supported by subject matter experts covering compliance, employment law, data protection, international tax, competition law and intellectual property law. Key to your success will be your ability to build relationships and partner with the business in a large multinational matrix organization to find legally compliant solutions that support growth while minimizing risk for the enterprise. The successful candidate will report to the Deputy General Counsel, UnitedHealthcare. This role is likely to be home based with occasional international travel. 

The primary focus for this role will be supporting the Global Solutions and Student Resources business with an emphasis on international work to support growth.  

UnitedHealthcare Global is dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of global travelers living, working and traveling abroad by providing international access to quality care. Our services are designed to address the unique needs of multinational organizations and globally mobile populations. The business is legally managed from the US and Europe as 2 separate but complementary portfolios of business. From international insurance to employee benefit programs, our holistic approach includes health and well-being, intelligence, and assistance in over 150 countries. UnitedHealthcare Student Resources is the market leader in providing Student Health Insurance Plans for students based in the U.S. It has a large and growing portfolio of international students on cover.  

The successful candidate will possess the highest level of analytic, strategic thinking, project management, organizational, and communication skills (both oral and written); deep and broad knowledge of health care data, policy, and markets; passion for health care transformation; and excellent judgment. The successful candidate will play a lead role in managing and overseeing a team of both attorney and non-attorney staff supporting insurance advertising legal review of carrier collateral and distribution agency collateral, insurance producer commission agreements, marketing content creation, and risk mitigation for digital marketing of Medicare, Exchange and Commercial sales and lead generation pertaining thereto. 

If you are located in Central or Eastern time zones, you’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * as you take on some tough challenges. 

Primary Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will have a broad range of strategic and operational responsibilities related to advancing the business growth goals, ensuring regulatory risk mitigation, and delivering transformative consumer-focused digital shopping experiences 

Assisting the business to roll-out different methodologies of reaching consumers and producers looking to provide health coverage solutions to the public 

Collaborating on new product and market entrances 

Interpreting legal/regulatory requirements and their business implications at the federal and state level with potential advocacy on proposed changes nationally (e.g., NAIC). Some contract drafting/reviewing 

Building internal relationships across the enterprise leadership to advance/ align on sales, marketing, lead generation and sales practice 

Drive collaboration with LCRA with advanced analytics (AI) and consumer data usage cases in our consumer marketing and lead generation strategies 

Designing guidelines, rules of the road, etc.at cascading levels for the legal and regulatory requirements for current products/markets and evolving ones such as ICHRA and a broad digital engagement strategy 

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 Doctor degree 

Current license to practice law in one or more states 

8+ years of professional experience 

5+ years working for one or more health care organizations, insurance company systems government agencies, or similar organizations 

Experience interpreting and driving business implementation of major legislation and providing legal risk analysis of changing market forces 

Experience leading through ambiguity and evolving business models 

Expertise working with legal documents, drafting and editing contract terms, creation of formal legal memoranda and especially bottom-line focused legal communications to business leaders with concise summaries of issues 

A broad and flexible set of key legal skills and attributes, including the ability to: analyze business strategies and assess the legal, regulatory, and contractual risks and drive innovative risk-mitigation tactics; communicate effectively with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, translating policy-relevant analysis into business-relevant analysis and vice versa; write effectively, and think strategically and creatively in a dynamic environment 

Must be located in Central or Eastern time zone 

Ability to travel internationally on occasion 

Preferred Qualifications:

Health care insurance, including Employer-Sponsored Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Public Exchanges 

Experience with ancillary and supplemental insurance coverages and/or supporting insurance agencies, agents and brokers 

Experience with eCommerce, technology or Digital Marketing legal background 

Solid oral and written communication skills and comfort presenting to a range of audiences, including business executives, and the broader public 

Demonstrated ability to learn quickly 

Knowledge of insurance business and the European regulatory landscape 

International experience and cross border legal work

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

Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al 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.

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 employer 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.      

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