Senior Commercial Counsel

Overview The Senior Counsel, Partnerships will be the main legal resource overseeing strategic partnership contracting. The role will also support the Director, Senior Corporate Counsel in overseeing the full life cycle of Cotiviti’s healthcare and non-healthcare vendor contracts – from initial negotiation through execution, ongoing management, renewal, and termination. This role will be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements, including master services agreements, license agreements, SaaS agreements, business associate agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other related commercial agreements. The ideal candidate will have significant experience negotiating a wide range of commercial agreements – with a particular focus on strategic corporate partnerships, channel and distribution agreements, co-marketing agreements, and other alliance-driven transactions. Experience with Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) or corporate development, including complex deal structuring, is strongly preferred. They should be comfortable managing contracts through their full lifecycle and working closely with senior internal stakeholders. A strong working knowledge of healthcare related agreements (including business associate agreements), data privacy laws (such as HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, and GDPR), emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, and technology deployment models (on-premise/cloud/hybrid) is preferred. Responsibilities Work closely with business leaders to develop and drive contracting strategies related to strategic partnerships, channel and distribution agreements, co-marketing agreements, and other alliance-driven transactions. Draft, review, and negotiate strategic partnership agreements and related transaction documents, as well as a broad range of complex vendor agreements including master services agreements, software license agreements, professional services agreements, SaaS/PaaS/IaaS agreements, business associate agreements, statements of work, and related agreements. Play a lead role in advising internal stakeholders on contract interpretation, legal risks, and contract compliance requirements. Maintain contract databases and tracking systems for vendor and strategic partner relationships. Prepare legal summaries and risk assessments on contract terms and key provisions. Support contract management processes and workflow improvements. Coordinate with strategic vendor services, corporate alliances, business operations, compliance, privacy, and information governance teams and other business stakeholders on contract issues and requirements. Facilitate cross-functional meetings to resolve contract issues and support business objectives. Assist in training non-legal teams on contract processes and legal requirements. Complete all responsibilities as outlined in the annual performance review and/or goal setting. Complete all special projects and other duties as…