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Robert Half is supporting a client in the healthcare sector seeking an experienced Healthcare Procurement Counsel to provide legal support for healthcare‑related contracting and procurement activities. This role will focus heavily on healthcare contracts, including clinical, operational, medical technology, digital health, and regulated vendor relationships, within a highly regulated environment. The ideal candidate has prior experience advising health systems, hospitals, health plans, academic medical centers, or healthcare‑adjacent public entities, with demonstrated strength in negotiating healthcare and technology agreements.
Job Responsibility:
Provide legal support for healthcare‑related procurements, including: Clinical and operational vendor agreements
Medical devices and healthcare technology
Digital health, telehealth, and data‑driven services
Pharmacy, supply chain, and healthcare operations vendors
Advise business partners on contract structure within regulated healthcare environments
Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of healthcare‑focused agreements, including: Healthcare IT, SaaS, and cloud‑based platforms
Data‑use, cybersecurity, and interoperability agreements
Professional services, consulting, and clinical support contracts
Advise on healthcare regulatory considerations impacting procurement, including: HIPAA and healthcare data privacy requirements
CMS and reimbursement‑related considerations
FDA‑adjacent issues related to medical technology
State and local (NYC) procurement rules
Identify and mitigate contractual, regulatory, and operational risk
Assist with the development and maintenance of healthcare procurement policies, templates, and workflows
Support contract governance and vendor management best practices
Partner with internal stakeholders including clinical operations, pharmacy, IT, finance, supply chain, and compliance to provide practical legal guidance
Requirements:
Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
Active New York State Bar license (required)
4–8 years of experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial and healthcare‑related contracts, with a strong preference for experience in healthcare, life sciences, health IT, or regulated environments
Demonstrated experience advising on healthcare procurement and vendor agreements, including clinical services, medical technology, digital health, and operational vendors
Strong working knowledge of HIPAA, healthcare data privacy, CMS requirements, FDA‑adjacent considerations, and related regulatory frameworks impacting healthcare contracting
Proven ability to negotiate sophisticated agreements involving technology, services, data use, and compliance‑driven risk allocation
Comfortable operating in a fast‑paced, highly collaborative, stakeholder‑facing environment supporting clinical, operational, and business teams
Experience with public‑sector or quasi‑public procurement environments highly preferred
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
Ability to operate independently while partnering effectively with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams
Nice to have:
Prior in‑house or advisory experience within a healthcare provider, hospital system, health plan, nonprofit health organization, academic medical center, or research institution
Strong familiarity with healthcare technology contracts, including SaaS, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, interoperability, and data‑sharing arrangements
Understanding of healthcare reimbursement structures, managed care models, value‑based care initiatives, or payer/provider dynamics
Prior leadership experience or demonstrated ability to mentor or support junior legal staff is a plus
What we offer:
medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance