Assistant General Counsel - Office of General Counsel

Position Summary

The Assistant General Counsel provides strategic and operational advice to ECU Health Leadership and operational teams on broad range of health care legal and regulatory matters, with particular focus on privacy, cybersecurity, information technology, data governance, and technology-related contracting. The position advises on compliance with HIPAA and other federal and state privacy and security requirements, cybersecurity and data-security matters, privacy incidents and breaches, and the legal and regulatory issues associated with the use, disclosure, storage, and protection of health and other sensitive information.

The Assistant General Counsel will work collaboratively with the Privacy Officer, Information Systems, clinical and operational teams, and ECU Health Leadership to identify and manage legal and regulatory risk while supporting ECU Healths strategic and operational objectives. The position may also provide legal advice on other health care regulatory, transactional, corporate, and operational matters as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Juris Doctorate is required
  
• Five to seven years of experience is required
  
• North Carolina Law license is required

Preferred:

• Masters Degree

Pay Range

• $173,076.80 - $252,263.44 (annually)

Other Information

• 40 hours per week
• Monday - Friday: 8 am - 5 pm (hours may vary per operational demand needs)
• Hybrid: Will mainly work Remote, required to work on-site when needed and/or as requested

ECU Health

About ECU Health

ECU Health is a mission-driven, 1,708-bed academic health care system serving more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is comprised of 13,000 team members, nine hospitals and a physician group that encompasses over 1,100 academic and community providers practicing in over 180 primary and specialty clinics located in more than 130 locations.

The flagship ECU Health Medical Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and ECU Health Maynard Children¿s Hospital serve as the primary teaching hospitals for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health and the Brody School of Medicine share a combined academic mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina through patient care, education and research.

General Statement

It is the goal of ECU Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicants qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.