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Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change.

Availity is a Healthcare IT company headquartered in Jacksonville, FL with an office in Indianapolis, IN and a large and thriving remote team comprising almost 20% of our US based associates. Availity operates the largest real time information network in healthcare, connecting two million providers, to every health plan, coast to coast. We work collaboratively with health plans and providers to disrupt an antiquated healthcare system by solving core issues in the way stakeholders communicate. Fixing the broken provider data management process and creating real time communication of risk and quality information are just two of the ways Availity is streamlining this process. Availity also offers providers, hospitals, and health systems revenue cycle and patient financial management solutions. We help prepare our providers for the rise in consumerism and value-based care, so that they can get paid accurately, and timely, for their services.

Availity is looking for a Senior Counsel with demonstrated experience in IT transactional law to join our team in Jacksonville, FL. We are open to remote for candidates with remote work experience.

As Senior Counsel, you will report to the General Counsel and primarily will be responsible for contracting and transactional activities.

To be qualified for this position, you:

• Must have a passion for and strong experience drafting contracts as this will be the major scope of your work

• Must show success with contract negations

• Must have excellent written and verbal communication as you will be delivering numerous presentations

• Must be organized as you will be working on as many as 6 contracts at a time

• Should have experience with licensing and intellectual property

• Should have a client-centric mentality; balancing theoretical and legal risks with what we are trying to achieve with our clients

• Should have knowledge of Healthcare, HIPAA, HITECH

• Should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

• Will set yourself apart if you have a background in mergers and acquisitions

You will be:

• Drafting and revising documents, reviewing redlines…you really need to enjoy drafting and reviewing contracts as this is the job

• Communicating with internal and external customers, answering questions

• Responsible for negotiating contracts with customers

What skills you need in order to be considered:

• 7 – 12 years at a law firm or in-house as a regulatory & compliance or corporate & transactional attorney

• Demonstrates experience drafting transactional documents and contract management

• Ability to work effectively in a rapidly changing environment

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Ability to adapt to constantly changing priorities in managing a wide variety of projects, while demonstrating initiative, accountability and leadership

• Strategic and analytical thinking

• Sound decision-making ability

Why work at Availity:

• Culture, Culture, Culture! Availity was recently certified a “Great Place to Work”!

• Don’t feel like wearing a suit? You will fit right in, you can wear jeans – we are a business casual environment…unless of course you are meeting with customers

• You like food trucks? We have them almost daily at our office (when we’re back to normal)

• Like food trucks a little too much? We also have an onsite gym with showers

• We work hard and play hard! Need to get a quick break in between meetings? We have Ping Pong, Foosball, an Arcade, and XBox to help you decompress – and we have a massage therapist onsite once a week for a little relaxation too

• We’ve got you covered with free coffee, lemonade and tea anytime you want

• We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, unlimited PTO and a 401k match program that is vested on day one!

• Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You’re at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign

Why you want to work on this team:

• The Legal and compliance team plays an integral role in helping Availity make healthcare more efficient

• You will be working for someone that encourages personal and professional development

Next steps in process:
After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process

Interview process:

• Recruiter resume review

• Manager resume review

• Recruiter phone screen

• Manager phone/Zoom interview

• Panel video/Zoom interview