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Centivo is a health plan for self-funded employers on a mission to bring affordable, high-quality healthcare to workers and employers. The company operates an innovative primary care-based ACO model and saves employers 15–30% compared to traditional insurance carriers. Centivo is headquartered in Buffalo, NY, with offices in NYC and Buffalo, and is backed by leading healthcare and technology investors including Morgan Health (JPMorgan Chase).
You will join Centivo's in-house legal team as an Associate General Counsel, reporting to the Chief Legal Officer. This is a hands-on role that combines diverse legal responsibilities across contract negotiation, regulatory advisory, disputes, and M&A, while also helping to build and improve the legal function's processes and capabilities.
Key Responsibilities:
Contract Negotiation: Draft, negotiate, redline, and finalize agreements with clients, vendors, and partners, including employer administrative services agreements (ASAs), master service agreements (MSAs), data security and privacy agreements (BAAs, DUAs), and channel partnership joint-marketing agreements. Integrate contract intake with systems like Salesforce, manage contract inventory in Ironclad, and oversee file management and renewal tracking.
Regulatory Advisory and Matter Management: Advise on privacy and data protection requirements (HIPAA, state law), ERISA and Department of Labor requirements affecting self-funded plans and TPA operations, medical licensing and corporate practice of medicine statutes, and legal/regulatory questions for the virtual primary care business.
Disputes and Matter Management: Manage disputes with clients, vendors, and others from early resolution through formal proceedings. Coordinate outside counsel, track matters, and keep business stakeholders informed.
M&A and Due Diligence: Support acquisitions, investments, and corporate transactions. Review diligence materials, flag risks in plain language, and help prepare transaction documents with outside counsel.
You will use Ironclad for contract management and have opportunities to build and improve legal processes through documentation, templates, workflow automation, and AI tools.
Requirements:
- JD degree from an accredited law school
- Admission to the practice of law in at least one state (preference for NYS bar admission)
- 3+ years' experience in a law firm or in-house setting
- Experience with commercial agreements and transactions within a health plan environment
- Knowledge and demonstrated understanding of TPAs, health plans (especially ASO/self-funded business), and related ERISA provisions
- Comfort with contract management and workflow tools; interest in using AI and other means to automate legal processes
- Knowledge of medical licensing and corporate practice of medicine statutes and regulatory/compliance frameworks
Desired Skills & Behaviors:
- Strong verbal and written communication; ability to convey complex information to non-lawyers and translate business objectives into legal/regulatory requirements
- Strategic thinking; ability to identify patterns and guide future direction
- Business acumen; understanding of risks and opportunities across functions
- Systems/analytical thinking; ability to integrate information and anticipate non-obvious relationships
- Flexibility and comfort working through ambiguity
