• Corporate Counsel

    Waystar (Atlanta, GA)


    ABOUT THIS POSITION

    The Corporate Counsel role is to provide practical and innovative legal advice on a broad range of commercial and compliance matters to internal business clients. This role will be responsible for drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide variety of corporate agreements. As a member of the legal team, this person will also have the opportunity to be involved in legal projects and longer-term department strategies.

    WHAT YOU'LL DO

    + Review, edit, (company and/or customer paper), draft, negotiate, and close commercial contracts, including master services agreements, vendor agreements, statements of work, licenses, RFP responses and supporting documents

    + Provide rapid, practical, business-oriented legal/commercial contract advice directly to internal business clients

    + Support internal business clients in negotiating price, deliverables, services scope, warranty and other commercial terms

    + Apply innovative problem-solving skills and practical business judgment to maximize revenues, minimize risk, and foster long-term client relationships

    + Collaborate with and facilitate decision-making across various internal teams and with subject matter experts on a broad range of legal, business, and strategic issues as they arise in a fast-paced, rapidly-changing environment

    + Manage assigned projects to completion

    WHAT YOU'LL NEED

    + Juris Doctor (JD) Degree

    + Minimum of 5 years of previous legal experience, preferably within an in-house corporate counsel setting with a focus on commercial law

    + Experience analyzing, negotiating, and drafting commercial contracts

    + Excellent oral and written communication skills with great attention to detail

    + Ability to assess risk and exposure within commercial contracts and advise internal team members appropriately

    + Ability to juggle multiple projects, work independently, and prioritize appropriately

    + Ability to communicate professionally and effectively with internal team members and all levels of leadership

    + Comfort working in a team-focused, collaborative environment

    + Strong familiarity with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

    + Self-motivated, ability to work with little or no oversight while possessing a solution seeking attitude

    + Accepts responsibility for actions and understands the concept of ownership

    + Positive, flexible working style with a willingness to pivot and assist colleagues as needed

    Bonus Points

    + Payments industry related experience a plus

    ABOUT WAYSTAR

    Through a smart platform and better experience, Waystar helps providers simplify healthcare payments and yield powerful results throughout the complete revenue cycle.

     

    Waystar’s healthcare payments platform combines innovative, cloud-based technology, robust data, and unparalleled client support to streamline workflows and improve financials so providers can focus on what matters most: their patients and communities. Waystar is trusted by 1M+ providers, 1K+ hospitals and health systems, and is connected to over 5K commercial and Medicaid/Medicare payers. We are deeply committed to living out our organizational values: honesty; kindness; passion; curiosity; fanatical focus; best work, always; making it happen; and joyful, optimistic & fun.

     

    Waystar products have won multiple Best in KLAS® or Category Leader awards since 2010 and earned multiple #1 rankings from Black Book™ surveys since 2012. The Waystar platform supports more than 500,000 providers, 1,000 health systems and hospitals, and 5,000 payers and health plans. For more information, visit waystar.com or follow @Waystar (https://twitter.com/Waystar) on Twitter.

    WAYSTAR PERKS

    + Competitive total rewards (base salary + bonus, if applicable)

    + Customizable benefits package (3 medical plans with Health Saving Account company match)

    + We offer generous paid time off for our non-exempt team members, starting with 3 weeks + 13 paid holidays, including 2 personal floating holidays. We also offer flexible time off for our exempt team members + 13 paid holidays

    + Paid parental leave (including maternity + paternity leave)

    + Education assistance opportunities and free LinkedIn Learning access

    + Free mental health and family planning programs, including adoption assistance and fertility support

    + 401(K) program with company match

    + Pet insurance

    + Employee resource groups

     

    Waystar is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate, value, and support diversity and inclusion. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

     

    This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

     

    **Job Category:** Legal

    **Job Type:** Full time

    **Req ID:** R2560