Assistant Counsel, Operations

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Guardian Pharmacy is a fast-growing company seeking top talent. We are looking for a team member to join our fast-paced, growing team. We need someone who understands the importance of our challenges, and also has the drive to make an impact as we achieve our goals.

Extraordinary Care. Extraordinary Careers.

With one of the nation's largest, most innovative long-term care pharmacy services providers, there is no limit to the growth of your career.

Guardian Pharmacy has an exciting opportunity for you to join our rapidly growing team in Atlanta, Georgia.

Why Guardian Pharmacy? We're reimagining medication management and transforming care.

Who We Are and What We're About:

Our core focus is delivering customized medication management solutions to support healthcare organizations serving seniors and individuals with complex care needs. With our comprehensive suite of tech-enabled pharmacy services and a dedicated team of professionals committed to enriching the lives of those we serve, we are redefining how pharmacy care is delivered.

We offer an opportunity to learn and grow your career in a fast-paced, diverse, and inclusive environment. If you are looking for a challenging, team-oriented environment in which you can put your expertise to work, then this is the place for you.

What We Are Looking For: We are looking for someone who wants to grow with our organization and be a part of a team. The Assistant Counsel, Operations will be the first point of contact for our pharmacy teams in multiple locations across the country and will provide legal guidance and business advice across the broad range of topics facing the company, including the areas of healthcare compliance, contracts, employment, business insurance, risk management, real estate, and litigation.

To Be Successful: The Assistant Counsel, Operations will build relationships with our pharmacy management teams and become a "trusted advisor" on a diverse array of legal issues. This position requires the ability to collaborate and work effectively with others in a variety of settings. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, who is team-oriented and eager to make an impact on the day-to-day operations of a growing organization.

The Role:

The Assistant Counsel, Operations will interact with and provide legal counsel and practical advice directly to the local pharmacy management. Although reporting to the Associate Counsel, the Assistant Counsel, Operations will collaborate with all members of the legal department.

Day-to-Day Legal Compliance:

• Provide legal counsel to local pharmacy leadership on key substantive areas affecting the company, including HIPAA, FWA, and healthcare compliance.

• Assist with compliance initiatives, including monitoring pharmacy compliance with policies and procedures.

• Assist in the development and implementation of legal strategies to support the Company's key business objectives.

• Assist with legal and regulatory requests, including responses to subpoenas and other requests for information.

Contract Review and Negotiation

• Draft, review, and negotiate customer-facing agreements including pharmacy product and service agreements, master service agreements, term sheets, business associate agreements (BAAs), and confidentiality agreements.

• Support local pharmacy presidents and sales team members on all aspects of customer contracting, including key contract provisions, and pricing requirements and work with sales and marketing to ensure local teams execute a consistent and cohesive national sales approach.

• Review and negotiate vendor and supplier agreements to ensure compliant, consistent, and cost-effective terms for the pharmacies.

• Manage contracts from inception through renewal, amendment, and termination, while handling large contract volume.

Litigation and Risk Management:

• Provide legal guidance to Human Resources and pharmacy management on day-to-day employment issues and employment-related agreements.

• Manage all pre-litigation collections efforts, including investigations and drafting of collection-related correspondence and legal documents.

• Under supervision of the Associate Counsel, assist with litigation matters affecting the pharmacies, including coordination with insurance brokers and outside counsel.

Education:

• JD and license to practice law in Georgia.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• At least 2-5 years of relevant professional experience in-house or as outside counsel, advising corporations in contracting and compliance matters.

• Experience working directly for, or advising as outside counsel to, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufactures or suppliers, other healthcare providers is highly desirable.

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, excellent communication and negotiation skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities.

• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills, including strong contract negotiation and drafting abilities.

• Ability to work independently and deliver to deadlines.

• Ability to solve problems with minimal direction.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office products.

What We Offer:

Emotional well-being and physical health are important, which is why our employees receive a generous benefits package and a work culture that supports our core value of, "Treat others as you would like to be treated."

Compensation & Financial

• Competitive pay
• 401(k) with 3.5% company match1

Family, Health & Insurance Benefits1,2

• Multiple health plan options including copay (FSA-eligible) and HSA eligible plans

• Wellness Incentive Program

• Dental and Vision plans

• Company-paid basic life, AD&D and long-term disability coverage

• Optional employee, spouse, and child life/AD&D insurance

• Optional accident, critical illness, and short-term disability coverage

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Time Off

• Paid holidays and sick days

• Generous vacation benefits based on years of service

1Eligibility begins the first of the month following 30 days of employment

2Full-time employees only, excluding EAP which is available to all Guardian employees

The Guardian Difference

Our clients require pharmacy services that aren't "cookie cutter." That's why every Guardian pharmacy is locally operated and empowered with the autonomy to tailor their business to meet their clients' needs.

Our corporate support offices, based in Atlanta, Ga., provide services such as human resources, business intelligence, legal, and marketing to promote the success of each Guardian location.

Regardless of your role at Guardian, your voice and talents matter. Because healthcare is an ever-changing industry, we encourage innovative thinking, intellectual curiosity, and diverse viewpoints to ensure we stay competitive in today's dynamic business environment.

At Guardian, we are dedicated to fostering and advancing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Join us to discover what your best work truly looks like.

Full-Time employees working 30+ hours per week are eligible to enroll in our comprehensive benefits package, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life and supplemental life insurance, and PTO.

All employees are eligible to enroll in our company matched 401(k) plan.