Counsel (Commercial & Operations)

OneOncology is positioning community oncologists to drive the future of medical care through a patient-centric, physician-driven, and technology-powered model to help improve the lives of everyone living with cancer and other diseases. Our team is bringing together leaders to the market place to help drive OneOncology’s mission and vision.

Why join us? This is an exciting time to join OneOncology. Our values-driven culture reflects our startup enthusiasm supported by industry leaders in oncology, urology, technology, and finance. We are looking for talented and highly-motivated individuals who demonstrate a natural desire to improve and build new processes that support the meaningful work of independent physicians and the patients they serve.

Job Description:

Counsel (Practice Operations) will assist senior OneOncology legal team members in reviewing, drafting, and negotiating commercial and healthcare-related contracts for the OneOncology corporate team and the OneOncology network of managed physician practices. Counsel (Practice Operations) will support the OneOncology legal team in protecting the business’ legal interests, maintaining operations within the scope established by law, and will provide hands-on counsel to OneOncology management and practice staff. This role is hybrid with ability to travel as needed.

Responsibilities

· Assist the OneOncology senior legal team by reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and closing commercial contracts, including without limitation, vendor product and services agreements, employment agreements, and other documents, including healthcare-related agreements, across the OneOncology network as assigned by the OneOncology legal team.

· Support the OneOncology legal team in providing rapid, practical, business-oriented legal and commercial contract guidance directly to businesspersons.

· Support businesspersons in negotiating pricing, deliverables, services scope, warranty, and other commercial terms.

· Interpret and explain contract terms and conditions to corporate stakeholders.

· Apply innovative problem-solving skills and practical business judgment to maximize revenues, minimize risk, and foster long-term clinical and business partner relationships.

· Identify complex issues requiring escalation to senior members of the OneOncology legal team.

· Assist more senior counsel and management in higher level matters, as needed.

· Report to the OneOncology Senior Counsel-Healthcare and Operations.

· Collaborate with and facilitate cross-team decision-making among internal OneOncology teams.

· Work with outside counsel on matters requiring discrete expertise when requested.

· Manage assigned projects to completion.

· Additional responsibilities as assigned to help drive our mission of improving the lives of everyone living with cancer.

Required Qualifications:

· 5-7 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm or corporate legal department.

· Healthcare industry experience.

· Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school. · Member of a state or DC bar. · Significant experience in drafting and negotiating general commercial contracts.

Essential Competencies:

· Attendance is an essential job function.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

· Exceptional analytical and critical thinking skills.

· Demonstrated success working in a high-performing, results-driven environment.

· Strong work ethic and proven ability to draft and close commercial agreements with minimal support from senior staff.

· Attention to detail and superior organizational skills.

· Demonstrated ability to think and decide quickly, and to communicate legal issues and solutions clearly and concisely.

· Highest standards of ethics, professional integrity, and discretion.

· Self-starter with the ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision.

· Ability to effectively and timely manage workflow, including multiple complex projects in a proactive and highly responsive manner.

· High degree of cultural and emotional intelligence, and demonstrated aptitude for resilience, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing circumstances and dynamics.

· Recognizes the importance of collaboration and the value of a team mindset.