Senior Attorney - Supply Chain & Procurement
Are you looking for a rewarding career with family-friendly hours and top-notch benefits? We’re looking for qualified candidates like you to join our Texas Health family.
· Work location: Texas Health Resources
· Core Work hours: Monday – Friday 8:00a-5:00p; Hybrid typical schedule is 2 days in office per week.
Summary
Serves as a strategic legal business partner to Texas Health Resources ("THR") hospitals, Texas Health Physicians Group ("THPG"), and/or THR System Services departments, with primary responsibility for commercial transactions supporting procurement and supply chain initiatives (as assigned). Drafts, reviews, and negotiates a broad range of vendor/supplier and services agreements; provides practical, timely risk guidance to operational leaders; and identifies legal and regulatory risks and trends impacting contracting and supplier relationships. Works with minimal supervision and participates in committees and meetings supporting assigned client groups.
Job Duties
Provide legal support to THR hospitals, THPG, and/or System Services departments for assigned matters
Draft, review, negotiate and advise on procurement/supply chain-related commercial agreements, including supplier/vendor agreements, master agreements, statements of work, amendments, and related documentation
Serve as primary point of contact for designated internal clients; provide clear, timely and actionable legal advice aligned with business objectives and risk tolerance
Contribute to the development and maintenance of standard templates and terms; support continuous improvement of contracting processes, tools, and playbooks
Provide training and education for business stakeholders on legal/compliance topics
Participate as a member and/or attend various committees and/or meetings.
Education
Bachelor's Degree required
And
J.D. required
Experience
5 Years Legal or Compliance experience required
and
2 Years Healthcare Law required
Procurement/supply chain contracting experience is preferred.
Substantial drafting and negotiation of commercial agreements (law firm and/or in-house) experience Strongly Preferred
Licenses and Certifications
JD - Juris Doctor by State Bar of Texas within 6 Months of hire Required
Why Texas Health?
At Texas Health Resources, our mission is “to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve”.
As part of the Texas Health family and its 28,000+ employees, we’re one of the largest employers in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Our career growth and professional development opportunities are top-notch and our benefits are equally outstanding. Come be a part of our exceptional team as we improve the health of the people in our communities every day. You belong here.
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Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is proud to serve the growing areas of Rockwall County, Kaufman County, Hunt County, eastern Dallas County, southern Collin County and outlying areas. Our commitment is to provide not only safe, high quality care but to combine that with compassion, understanding and personal attention. This commitment has garnered us many local and national awards, including recognition as a CMS 5 Star hospital awarded to just 10% of those hospital surveyed nationally!
Located on 33 acres in Rockwall just south of interstate 30, Texas Health Rockwall offers 60 inpatient beds for acute medical and surgical needs. The hospital continues to grow and visiting campus today you will find a Women's Imaging and Breast Center, a bariatric clinic, an ambulatory surgery center and a variety of physician practices all dedicated to our evolving community health needs. You will see that our long awaited expansion is well underway! This expansion, focused on a healthy future in this high growth area of North Texas, will double the size of our hospital adding more patient beds, a Level 2 NICU, Cardiac Cath Lab and expanding other departments including Labor & Delivery, OR and the emergency room.
What makes us different? Simply put, it is how we approach caring for you. From the focus on safety to the personal attention we provide, our patients should feel right at home at Texas Health Rockwall. As Cindy Perrin, hospital president says, "The difference is found in the heart of our facility – our staff and physicians - and in the way we love, respect and care about our community and each other. We treat our hospital like our home, treat each other like family, and treat our patients like neighbors. It's just who we are!
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall is a joint venture owned by Texas Health Resources and physicians dedicated to the community and meets the definition under federal law of physician-owned hospital.