Director Senior Corporate Counsel

As a member of the Legal Services team at Houston Methodist, the Director Senior Corporate Counsel position provides in-house legal counsel and guidance to Houston Methodist and its wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively "Houston Methodist") by performing a variety of complex or specialized legal activities in accordance with the established standards of the legal profession to protect Houston Methodist's reputation and business interests and help ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations while supporting the fulfillment of Houston Methodist's Mission, Values and Belief Statements. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position is directly responsible for providing comprehensive legal support and guidance for assigned health care facilities, physician groups, individual business lines and corporate support divisions within Houston Methodist.

Responsibilities include negotiating and drafting various business contracts and service agreements, such as health care and finance agreements, acquisition agreements, and joint venture agreements. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position also performs review for all contracts, forms, and legal documents, making recommendations for any changes or additions to these documents. This position is responsible for selecting and working with any outside counsel that the business uses, developing complex business contracts, and determining when legal actions are necessary. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position works collaboratively with and advises management and the boards of directors of various Houston Methodist entities as assigned.

The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position interfaces with many different levels of Houston Methodist, but most often interact with those in the executive management team. The Director Senior Corporate Counsel position works directly with the business executives, vendors, customers, business partners, and legal counsel to review and negotiate business and commercial contracts, information technology and IP agreements, master purchase agreements, manufacturing agreements, and software and hardware license and development agreements.

Reports to: Vice President, Legal Services

Requirements:

Qualifications:

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS - REQUIRED

• ATT-JD - Attorney - State Bar -- License to practice law in Texas

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations

• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles, including the ability to relate effectively with all levels of personnel inside and outside of Houston Methodist

• Must be able to work in an environment that is high stress and routinely manage large numbers of complex, conflicting, high-priority initiatives

• Must be skilled in listening and achieving results through influencing others and have excellent writing and speaking skills

• Must have analytical skills and the ability to demonstrate critical thinking

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

WORK ATTIRE

• Uniform No
• Scrubs No
• Business professional Yes
• Other (department approved) No

ON-CALL*
*Note that employees may be required to be on-call during emergencies (ie. DIsaster, Severe Weather Events, etc) regardless of selection below.

• On Call* No

TRAVEL**
**Travel specifications may vary by department**

• May require travel within the Houston Metropolitan area Yes
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area No

Company Profile:

Houston Methodist is one of the nation’s leading health systems and academic medical centers. Houston Methodist consists of eight hospitals: Houston Methodist Hospital, its flagship academic hospital in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, and seven community hospitals throughout the greater Houston area. Houston Methodist also includes an academic institute, a comprehensive residency program, a global business division, numerous physician practices and several free-standing emergency rooms and outpatient facilities. Overall, Houston Methodist employs more than 27,000 employees and is supported by a wide variety of business functions that operate at the system level to help enable clinical departments to provide high quality patient care.

Houston Methodist is an Equal Opportunity Employer.