JOB DESCRIPTION
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that truly serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion combines a focus on our people, processes, and systems with a deep commitment to promoting social justice and health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Great Place to Work, best place to work for LGBTQ equality, leading disability employer, one of the best companies for women to advance, Bay Area’s top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world’s most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we are striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in – join us!

Your Role

The Associate General Counsel (AGC) will be a Senior Director-level member of Blue Shield’s Law Department and will be a leader in the company. The Law Department partners with the company’s business leaders to embrace legal and ethical behavior in the achievement of the company’s mission. This team is highly regarded within the company and respected by management. It is comprised of top tier, analytical and intelligent attorneys; paralegals; contract and regulatory specialists; compliance specialists; and administrative support staff.

The new role will be part of the Corporate Secretary team and report to the Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel. The role has primary responsibility for supporting all aspects of the operations of the Company’s Board of Directors, including corporate governance, records and reporting, and administrative activities. It also has responsibility for providing counsel on governance matters to the Board and Blue Shield’s business leaders across the company as needed. The Assistant Secretary must comfortably adapt to change, skillfully and quickly master new responsibilities, demonstrate strong business acumen, and possess a strong drive for excellence.

Your Work

• Manage all board and committee meeting logistics, attend and record minutes of all board and committee meetings; facilitate board communications
• Advise the Board on its roles and responsibilities pursuant to applicable law and governance documents
• Subsidiary management and governance
• Provide counsel to Blue Shield’s subsidiaries business units on corporate governance and Board reporting matters
• Facilitate the orientation of new Directors and assist in Director training and development
• Maintain key corporate documents and records
• Support audit, compliance and reporting
• Monitor corporate governance developments and assist the Board in tailoring governance practices to meet the Board's needs
• Administrative and logistical support for the Board, including administration of Board compensation, vendor management for Board related products and services, and related activities
• Assist in other substantive legal areas and work with members of Legal leadership, attorneys and staff on departmental matters as needed
• Provide thoughtful, creative and timely legal advice to various BSC business units
• Coordinate advice and support with internal and external subject matter experts, including compensation and benefits, audit, regulatory, tax, information technology, and other stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with a broad range of people, developing and maintaining strong relationships between the Law Department and BSC’s business units
• Experience in health care, technology and IP licensing preferred but not required
• Experience in managing outside counsel preferred but not required

QUALIFICATIONS
Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires at least 10 years of experience providing legal advice on relevant areas of the law at a top law firm or in-house corporate law department
• Requires a Bachelor's degree
• Requires a Juris Doctorate degree
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills, with a keen ability to communicate effectively throughout all levels of the organization
• Strong negotiation, consultative and facilitation skills with the ability to effectively interact with all internal and external stakeholders.
• Personal presence, credibility, and the professional demeanor necessary to interact with company management, business units, SMEs, and regulatory bodies with persuasiveness and confidence
• Collaborative team player with an ability to play multiple roles
• Adaptable; flexible; comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity
• Ready, willing and able to assist with new challenges; responsive
• Ability to influence a diverse set of stakeholders and drive to solutions
• Ability to identify and use the most efficient and effective legal resources to complete the work in a timely and cost-effective manner
• Efficient, with a propensity for action and a strong sense of ownership
• Personal integrity, high ethical standards, excellent judgment and ability to prioritize and make difficult decisions quickly
• Hands-on, hard-working, "roll up your sleeves" style
  

Pay Range:

The pay range for this role is: $ 202400.00 to $ 303600.00 for California.

Note:

Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.

Our Values

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short
• Human. We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals

ABOUT THE TEAM
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that truly serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion combines a focus on our people, processes, and systems with a deep commitment to promoting social justice and health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Great Place to Work, best place to work for LGBTQ equality, leading disability employer, one of the best companies for women to advance, Bay Area’s top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world’s most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we are striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in – join us!

Our Values:

• Honest . We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• Human . We strive to be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
• Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

From the earliest days of the pandemic, Blue Shield of California has been unyielding in our commitment to putting the health and safety of our people, our members and our communities first. As a health care company, Blue Shield requires all employees to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccination prior to start date as a condition of employment. Blue Shield will consider requests for medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement prior to your start date.

The definition of "up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine" is when you have received all doses in the primary series and one booster when eligible. If you are unable to be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine by your start date, your start date will need to be postponed and you will have 30 days to remedy. If you cannot fulfill the requirement nor obtain an accommodation within 30 days, your offer will be rescinded.