Description
Corporate Counsel
MaineHealth | Portland, Maine
Hybrid or Onsite (roledependent)
MaineHealth is seeking experienced Corporate Counsel to join its dynamic inhouse Legal Services team. This role provides legal advice and support across a broad range of corporate, commercial, regulatory, and healthcare matters, working closely with operational leaders, executives, and clinicians. The ideal candidate is a practical, collaborative attorney who enjoys working in a complex healthcare environment and serving as a trusted business partner.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal counsel on a wide range of healthcare and corporate matters, including provider operations, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements (e.g., services, vendor, IT, clinical, and business associate agreements)
- Advise business leaders on healthcare laws and regulations (including HIPAA, fraud and abuse laws, reimbursement, and licensing requirements)
- Support system initiatives, affiliations, and strategic projects
- Partner with compliance, risk, privacy, and operational teams to identify and manage legal risk
- Collaborate with and manage outside counsel as needed
- Contribute to policy development, education, and continuous improvement efforts within the legal function
Qualifications
Required
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Active license to practice law in Maine or ability to obtain Maine licensure
- Minimum 5 years of relevant legal experience, including healthcare, corporate, or commercial law experience gained inhouse and/or at a law firm
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Demonstrated ability to communicate complex legal guidance clearly to nonlegal audiences
Preferred
- Prior experience advising healthcare organizations, hospitals, or health systems
- Knowledge of healthcare regulatory frameworks (HIPAA, Stark, AntiKickback, reimbursement, privacy)
- Experience working in a large, matrixed organization
- Interest in longterm inhouse career growth
Why Join MaineHealth
- Missiondriven work supporting patient care and community health
- Collegial and respected inhouse legal team
- Exposure to complex, meaningful healthcare matters
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits
- Hybrid work flexibility (roledependent)
- Located in Portland, Maine—a coastal city offering exceptional quality of life, outdoor access, and culture
If you want to join one of New England’s leading healthcare legal teams, apply today! Job Search Results
About MaineHealth
MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, “Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.” MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. Learn more about our system at mainehealth.org
At MaineHealth, we offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow. Our packages include health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever-changing, needs.
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it. We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care for team members. We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring, and continuous improvement. Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level.
MaineHealth values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
