Corporate Counsel

At SCA Health, we believe health care is about people – the patients we serve, the physicians we support and the teammates who push us forward. Behind every successful facility, procedure or innovation is a team of 15,000+ professionals working together, learning from each other and living out the mission, vision and values that define our organization. 

As part of Optum, SCA Health is redefining specialty care by developing more accessible, patient-centered practice solutions for a network of more than 370 ambulatory surgical centers, over 400 specialty physician practice clinics and numerous labs and surgical hospitals. Our work spans a broad spectrum of services, all designed to support physicians, health systems and employers in delivering efficient, value-based care to patients without compromising quality or autonomy.  

What sets SCA Health apart isn’t just what we do, it’s how we do it. Each decision we make is rooted in seven core values: 

• Clinical quality 
• Integrity 
• Service excellence 
• Teamwork 
• Accountability 
• Continuous improvement 
• Inclusion 

Our values aren’t empty words – they inform our attitudes, actions and culture. At SCA Health, your work directly impacts patients, physicians and communities. Here, you’ll find opportunities to build your career alongside a team that values your expertise, invests in your success, and shares a common mission to care for patients, serve physicians and improve health care in America.    

At SCA Health, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your health, well-being, and financial future. Our offerings include medical, dental, and vision coverage, 401k plan with company match, paid time off, life and disability insurance, and more. Please visit, https://careers.sca.health/why-sca, to learn more about our benefits.

Your ideas should inspire change. If you join our team, they will. 

Bring us your experience, your head for strategy, your strength with relationships and your eye for opportunity. In return we offer an unmatched place to grow and develop your career among a richly diverse group of businesses driven by the power and stability of a leading health care organization. Come help us heal and strengthen the health care system as you do your life's best work.

The position of Corporate Counsel will represent SCA Health and its affiliates in a variety of legal matters. This candidate will be remote or hybrid preferably in the area of either Birmingham, Alabama or Pasadena, California.

The candidate will assist in providing accurate, constructive and timely legal advice and support for the groups of surgical facilities across the U.S. This position is a generalist role, with a focus on corporate, contract, and health care law as well as mergers and acquisitions.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Advise facilities across the U.S., advising on various legal matters which arise from time to time in the context of the management and ownership of outpatient surgical facilities jointly owned with physicians, hospitals, and/or health plans
• Draft, review and negotiate contracts, including partnership agreements, limited liability company (“LLC”) operating agreements, and facility vendor agreements
• Provide legal support and advice on handling partnership, LLC, joint venture and corporate transactions, including repurchase of ownership interests from physicians and amendments to limited partnership agreements and LLC operating agreements
• Coordinate and assist in managing outside counsel on various matters, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, regulatory compliance, antitrust and real estate
• Assist with other projects as needed, such as researching state law, diligence on investment transactions, and discovery requests

Required Qualifications:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• License to practice law in at least one state
• Three to four years of experience practicing law
• Experience drafting and negotiating contracts
• Experience advising clients and handling multiple projects in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment
• Exceptional drafting skills, with experience drafting contract language that is clear, concise and easily understood

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in health care or with clients that are health care providers such as surgery centers, hospitals or physician groups
• Experience with corporate transactions and work with partnerships, LLCs, and other joint ventures