Attorney

Evolent • Jackson, MS • 2w ago

Your Future Evolves Here

Evolent partners with health plans and providers to achieve better outcomes for people with most complex and costly health conditions. Working across specialties and primary care, we seek to connect the pieces of fragmented health care system and ensure people get the same level of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

Evolent employees enjoy work/life balance, the flexibility to suit their work to their lives, and autonomy they need to get things done. We believe that people do their best work when they're supported to live their best lives, and when they feel welcome to bring their whole selves to work. That's one reason why diversity and inclusion are core to our business.

Join Evolent for the mission. Stay for the culture.

What You'll Be Doing:

Value Proposition Statement:

We are seeking a mid-level attorney to join our dynamic legal team. This role will support our business and operations teams across a wide range of commercial and regulatory matters, helping to structure and negotiate key arrangements while ensuring compliance in a complex and evolving regulatory environment. The ideal candidate will bring experience in health care contracting and a strong foundation in regulatory analysis, particularly in managed care and value-based arrangements.

Collaboration Opportunities:

As a member of the Legal team, and under general guidance and supervision of the Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, the Attorney will prepare and review a variety of complex contracts and provide legal counsel, guidance, and representation to Evolent as requested on complex legal, compliance and operational issues. This individual will be working with a highly skilled legal and compliance team, as well as key business and operational leads.

What You Will Be Doing:

Provide sound and efficient legal advice and counsel on a wide range of state and federal regulatory issues related to Evolent's business and operations, including but not limited to: general corporate transactions, managed care, HIPAA, provider and vendor contracting, compliance, population health (including utilization management), Medicare, and Medicaid.

Draft, review and negotiate contracts with providers, vendors, managed care customers, and other third parties to ensure compliance with applicable statutes, case law, governmental regulations and Evolent policy guidelines. Analyze and advise business owners of contractual terms and their implications and finalize the agreement consistent with the risk tolerance of Evolent, producing clean and accurate legal documents.

Partner with internal stakeholders across operations, finance, compliance and quality to support business initiatives and mitigate legal and regulatory risks.

Assist in development of methods for achieving Evolent goals, such as updating template agreements, developing playbooks and internal policies, and standardization of legal terms to promote efficiency.

Draft and review significant correspondence and other documents on behalf of Evolent. Use skill, knowledge and experience to assist Evolent in amicably resolving disputes with third parties.

Qualifications Required and Preferred:

Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school - required

Active member in good standing with a state bar - required

3 to 8 years of experience - required

Law firm and/or in-house legal department experience in health care legal and regulatory areas - required

Experience with managed care contracting and value-based models-preferred

Strong written and oral communication, presentation, analytical, and research skills - preferred

Ability to prioritize and manage simultaneous projects with minimal supervision in a fast-paced and dynamic work setting - preferred

Successfully able to work independently and collaboratively - preferred

Strong sense of ethics, "roll-up sleeves" attitude, and good sense of humor - preferred

To comply with HIPAA security standards (45 C.F.R. sec. 164.308 (a) (3)), identity verification may be required as part of the application process. This is collected for compliance and security purposes and only reviewed if an applicant advances to the final interview state. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Technical Requirements:

We require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home: High speed internet over 10 Mbps and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router. These at-home technical requirements are subject to change with any scheduled re-opening of our office locations.

Evolent is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact recruiting@evolent.com for further assistance.

The expected base salary/wage range for this position is $140,000-160,000. This position is also eligible for a bonus component that would be dependent on pre-defined performance factors. As part of our total compensation package, Evolent is proud to offer comprehensive benefits (including health insurance benefits) to qualifying employees. All compensation determinations are based on the skills and experience required for the position and commensurate with experience of selected individuals, which may vary above and below the stated amounts.

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