Assistant Counsel For Contracts

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Assistant Counsel for Contracts
The candidate will provide professional legal guidance in a broad range of areas, including, but not limited to, fraud and abuse; HSC operations and policy; business, academic and professional transactions; and federal and state health care legal and regulatory requirements. This position will protect the business and contractual rights and positions; and structure, negotiate and document contracts and other matters of a transactional nature assigned to this position for the organizations. Adhere to the standards and protocols of the UF OGC and will keep the Deputy Director and the Director appropriately informed of significant matters. Work with the Deputy Director and the Director to ensure that matters of which senior leadership should be aware are timely communicated to enable appropriate oversight and decision-making. Similarly, supporting good and timely communications with primary clients is critical and will be done in close coordination with the Deputy Director and the Director. Focus on achieving and maintaining high standards of client service, professionalism, collaboration, accountability (including efficiency, effectiveness, timeliness and quality), sustainability, and integrity. Review, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of agreements, such as professional services agreements, consulting and training agreements, educational and training affiliation agreements, student/intern/resident rotation agreements, sale and purchase agreements, real property leases and licenses, software licenses, financial support agreements, memoranda of understanding between UF HSC units and other business units, non-disclosure agreements, and HIPAA business associate agreements. Provide strategic advice and contract interpretation, guidance and risk assessment on contract matters to the deans, colleges, centers and institutes of the HSCs. Work with the appropriate administrators to timely obtain review and approval of concepts and business deals. Coordinate review and approval of contract drafts by appropriate administrators within the college, center or institute and the HSC. Assist the Director and the Deputy Director in the creation of a database of form contracts and uniform terms and other quality-, efficiency- and service oriented measures. The Contracts Counsel will also work with other colleagues in the OGC to ensure that subject matter experts (e.g., employment counsel, tax counsel, intellectual property counsel, research compliance experts, corporate and governance experts, etc.) are appropriately consulted and made part of the contract review and development process, as necessary. Law degree (L.L.B or J D.) and must be a member of the Florida Bar or become a member within twelve months of employment required. 5+ years of experience practicing law and reviewing contracts (and more would be appropriate) preferred. Excellent analytical ability, writing skills, listening and oral communications skills, diplomacy, finesse, client-service and interpersonal skills, and well developed, excellent judgment and skill in when to be appropriately assertive or adversarial, when to be deferential or conciliatory, in garnering consensus, and in distinguishing between high and low priority legal issues. Knowledge of, and a high level of expertise in the funding, structures and organizations, and related regulations and laws (e.g., federal and state health care fraud and abuse laws, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement regulations, tax codes and restrictions related to exempt organizations, and HIPAA/HITECH) that affect academic health centers (including hospitals) and medical colleges, faculty, residents, staff, and students.
Deadline: July 25, 2017.

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