Paralegal

Job Description

A bit more about this role:

Working under the direction of the Company’s legal team, this Paralegal will lead and support a broad range of contracting matters that are critical to the Company’s growth across markets, products, and service offerings. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the end-to-end contracting lifecycle for vendors and participating providers, with a particular focus on agreements that support the Company’s Medicare Advantage and Commercial operations, while also supporting the Company’s medical groups and internal operational teams. This position will also be responsible for assistance in developing contract playbooks and contract workflow processes.

Our Paralegal position requires a hybrid of legal, analytical, business, and project-management skills, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating provider and vendor agreements; managing contract intake, workflow, and approvals; maintaining contract templates and playbooks; tracking key terms, obligations, and renewals; supporting risk-bearing and value-based arrangements; and partnering closely with business stakeholders to bring agreements to signature efficiently and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements.

Your Responsibilities and Impact will include:

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a high volume of vendor and participating provider agreements, including amendments, statements of work, and ancillary documents, on behalf of the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle - intake, drafting, negotiation, approval, execution, and renewal - and maintain accurate contract records, key-term tracking, and reporting within the Company’s contract management system.
• Support the structuring, drafting, and administration of risk-bearing and value-based provider arrangements, including capitation, shared-savings, and other risk-sharing agreements, in coordination with attorneys and business leaders.
• Develop, maintain, and improve contract templates, playbooks, fallback positions, and standard operating procedures to drive consistency, efficiency, and regulatory compliance across contracting activities.
• Routinely collaborate with key business segments - including network, finance, compliance, and operations - to support the Company’s strategic initiatives and to provide general contracting guidance.
• Work with in-house attorneys, other paralegals and contracts professionals, and outside counsel when necessary.

Required skills and experience:

• Ability to work in a startup fast-paced environment, independently as well as collaboratively and operating under tight deadlines
• Bachelor’s degree; paralegal studies degree, paralegal certificate, or comparable contracts or legal training a plus
• Minimum 5 years of experience managing, drafting, and negotiating commercial, vendor, and/or provider contracts in a corporate legal, contracting, or compliance department, or at a law firm
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating provider and vendor agreements
• Experience working within a contract management system and managing contract workflows, key-term tracking, and reporting. Experience with IronClad preferred.
• Effective interpersonal and team communication skills
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and writing skills
• Proven organizational and project-management skills, as well as flexibility, and ability to manage multiple or competing priorities within designated time frames and adjust priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving member experience

Desired skills and experience:

Candidates with direct experience in health care or insurance contracting (in particular Commercial lines, Medicare and Medicaid) will be given preference. Experience with risk-bearing, capitation, or other value-based provider arrangements is strongly preferred.

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Salary Range: $58,000-$105,000 / year

The pay range listed for this position is the range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at the time of the posting. Once the interview process begins, your talent partner will provide additional information on the compensation for the role, along with additional information on our total rewards package. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Our Total Rewards package includes:

• Employer sponsored health, dental and vision plan with low or no premium

• Generous paid time off

• $100 monthly mobile or internet stipend

• Stock options for all employees

• Bonus eligibility for all roles excluding Director and above; Commission eligibility for Sales roles

• Parental leave program

• 401K program

• And more....

*Our total rewards package is for full time employees only. Intern and Contract positions are not eligible.

Founded in 2017, Devoted Health is on a mission to dramatically improve the health and well-being of older Americans by caring for everyone like they are family, and that includes our employees. Our robust and seamlessly integrated care platform merges advanced data and AI access with world-class clinical and service experiences to create a member experience that is unlike the industry norm. To continue building upon our mission, we want to bring together those who share our values, embrace change and advancement, and are enthusiastic about where we're going - all the while bringing their own unique qualities, experiences, and expertise, in hopes of further changing the healthcare experience.

Devoted is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a safe and supportive work environment in which all employees have the opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business. We value diversity and collaboration. Individuals are respected for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives. This commitment is embodied in Devoted’s Code of Conduct, our company values and the way we do business.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, the Company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy status, marital status, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.