Senior Associate General Counsel, Litigation

Schedule: Days: M-FJob Location Type: Onsite in Brentwood, TNYour experience matters At Lifepoint Health, we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality, scalability, and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team, you’ll support those that are in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier.More about our team The position of Senior Associate General Counsel, Litigation (“SAGC-L”) is in the Legal Department and reports directly to the Vice President and Managing Counsel, Litigation (“VP-L”) and is responsible for handling legal and other matters as determined and requested by the VP-L, with a particular focus on potential or pending litigation matters and investigations relating to the company. How you’ll contribute A Senior Associate General Counsel who excels in this role:Oversees and manages all aspects of potential or pending litigation matters and investigations, with a focus on managed care payor disputes and litigation.Retains and manages outside counsel and third-party experts, including evaluating the expense, effectiveness and quality of their work.Oversees and manages all aspects of electronic and other discovery, including the implementation of legal holds.Conducts internal investigations of potential or pending litigation matters and investigations, including making recommendations based upon the findings of the investigations.Creates and implements strategies to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of litigation matters and investigations, including educating attorneys and business partners about those strategies.Maintains an awareness of applicable healthcare policies, laws and regulations and assisting the company in ensuring compliance with those policies, laws and regulations.Provides general legal advice and guidance to attorneys and business partners regarding the interpretation and negotiation of third-party agreements, including agreements with managed care payors.Creates and implements processes and procedures for the Legal Department, including ones related to legal budgets, reports, requests and discovery.Provides ongoing reports to the VP-L and other attorneys and business partners about potential and pending litigation matters, including proposed strategies for their resolution. Fulfills other duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated from time-to-time by the VP-L.Why join usWe believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers: Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.What we’re looking forExperience with and an understanding of healthcare-related laws and regulations, including the operational and transactional impact of those laws and regulations.Experience with and an understanding of healthcare and general litigation matters and investigations, including the ability to manage those independently, efficiently and effectively.A Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in the State of Tennessee.5+ years of relevant experience highly preferred as a licensed attorney; experience with managed care payor disputes preferred.Ability to travel up to 25%.EEOC Statement“Lifepoint Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”You must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship.Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.Full timePosting Date: 2026-05-02