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Associate General Counsel
A career that changes lives.
SightMD is a rapidly growing integrated ophthalmic provider group, extending the reach of exceptional eye care to patients across New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Supported by Sight Growth Partners, our Management Services Organization (MSO), we provide the administrative and operational infrastructure that enables our clinical teams to focus on delivering exceptional patient care. With over 127 eye care providers and the convenience of 60 locations, our commitment to delivering unparalleled services is at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to grow, we are actively seeking teammates who are eager to contribute to our legacy of eye excellence, a tradition that spans more than 50 years.
Position Summary:
The Associate General Counsel serves as a strategic legal advisor to Sight Growth Partners and its affiliated practices. This role provides legal counsel on healthcare regulatory matters, employment law, corporate governance, contracts, compliance, risk management, and business transactions. The Associate General Counsel partners closely with executive leadership and cross-functional teams to support organizational growth while minimizing legal and regulatory risk.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide legal counsel on healthcare regulatory and compliance matters, including federal and state healthcare laws and regulations.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including physician employment, payor contracts, vendor, professional services, real estate, and business associate agreements.
- Support mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and other strategic business transactions, including legal due diligence and contract review.
- Advise Human Resources and leadership on employment law matters, employee relations, investigations, disciplinary actions, and restrictive covenants.
- Manage litigation, claims, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and outside counsel relationships.
- Support corporate governance activities, including entity management, board documentation, and compliance with corporate requirements.
- Partner with executive leadership to identify legal risks, develop practical solutions, and support organizational growth initiatives.
- Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and training programs to promote legal and regulatory compliance across the organization.
- Support organizational initiatives, special projects, and other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school.
- Admission to practice law in New York State and in good standing.
- 3 years of legal experience practicing healthcare law, preferably supporting physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, healthcare systems, or a Management Services Organization (MSO)/Physician Practice Management (PPM) organization required.
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating commercial contracts, including payor contracts, required.
- Experience with healthcare transactions, physician employment arrangements, and corporate practice of medicine structures preferred.
- Excellent leadership, organizational, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Strong knowledge of healthcare regulatory law.
- Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
Salary Range:
- $180,000 to $220,000 /annually commensurate with experience
Benefits:
We aim to take care of our teammates the same way we take care of our patients. All SightMD employees receive the following benefits:
- Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- Company Paid Term Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
- Supplemental Insurance Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Retirement Plan - 401(k)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays
- Career Development Programs
* All benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
SightMD is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal, state and local laws.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact People Services at peopleservices@sightgrowthpartners.com
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Salary : $180,000 - $220,000