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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Flexible Hybrid
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Posted Date
12/19/2024
Salary Range: $171000 - 345600 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
20655

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Health Sciences Counsel provides comprehensive legal services to UCLA Health, with a focus on transactional and regulatory matters, as well as legal issues impacting hospital operations.

This role works closely with leadership and management across UCLA's extensive clinical enterprise, which includes:

  • Three world-class hospitals: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital.
  • The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (DGSOM).
  • The Faculty Practice Group and its network of ambulatory clinics throughout Southern California.

The Counsel also collaborates with senior administration, including:

  • The President of UCLA Health System.
  • The Chief Executive Officer of the Faculty Practice Group.
  • The Dean and Department Chairs of the DGSOM.
  • The Vice Chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences.

Additionally, this position engages with attorneys in the University of California Office of General Counsel and partners with leadership across non-legal departments within the University of California Office of the President. Reporting directly to the Chief UCLA Health Sciences Counsel, this role is instrumental in advancing the objectives of UCLA Health.

Key Responsibilities
The Health Sciences Counsel ensures UCLA Health achieves its strategic goals by:

  • Delivering timely and effective legal support to various operational and administrative functions.
  • Identifying and mitigating potential legal risks to minimize exposure.
  • Navigating complex legal and regulatory landscapes to support UCLA Health’s mission.

Ideal Candidate Profile
We are seeking a strategic thinker and trusted advisor who excels at building strong relationships and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate embodies UCLA's mission and values, demonstrating approachability, expertise, and a commitment to excellence in health care law.

This flexible hybrid role allows for a blend of remote and on-site work, requiring presence on-site as needed based on operational need. Please note, travel to the “home office” location is not reimbursed. Each employee will complete a FlexWork Agreement with their manager to outline expectations and ensure mutual understanding. These arrangements are periodically reviewed and may be adjusted or terminated as necessary.

Salary offers are based on a variety of factors including qualifications, experience, and internal equity. The full salary range for this position is $171,000 - $345,600 annually. The University anticipates offering a salary approximately between the minimum and midpoint of this range.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer. 


Job Qualifications

1.     Experienced attorney with at least eight years of progressive success in healthcare law and transactions. Experience as in-house or outside counsel to an academic medical center is preferred, but is not required.

 

2.     Knowledge and understanding of legal issues affecting hospital operations and on-the-ground experience advising hospital business units and leadership is strongly preferred.

3.     Experience in structuring and negotiating a broad range of healthcare related business transactions, including acquisitions, affiliations, and joint ventures, with specific expertise in navigating fraud and abuse issues in complex transactions.

 

4.     Understanding of and demonstrated experience with the legal issues affecting the healthcare industry and regulatory environment, including reimbursement, Stark, anti-kickback, HIPAA/CMIA, and other major regulatory regimes.

 

5.     Business-minded, get-things-done approach to lawyering in a matrixed environment - a demonstrated ability to distill large quantities of information and to generate creative approaches to legal challenges facing a medical center associated with a major research university.

 

6.     Strong academic qualifications, with excellent analytical, writing, communication and client consultation skills.

 

7.     Ability to clearly articulate the priorities of a complex and dynamic organization, and develop appropriate legal strategies that forward these priorities within acceptable limits of risk.

8.     The highest personal integrity and ethics.

9.     Demonstrated ability to coordinate groups and constituencies with differing priorities and perspectives.


10.  Effective oral communication skills for presentations to senior level administrators and faculty. Excellent interpersonal skills to create and maintain effective working relationships with senior administrators and a diverse range of constituents, including faculty and staff.


11.  Ability to work well under conditions of heavy workload, frequent hours outside normal business hours, rapidly changing priorities, and deadlines requiring immediate action.


12.  Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion, sound judgment, and maintain strict confidentiality in the performance of all duties at all times.

13.  Law degree (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with the California State Bar.


As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.