CVS Health

Senior Legal Counsel - Litigation

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PayCompetitive
LocationWoonsocket/Rhode Island
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: R0462255

      Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.

      Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

      Position Summary

      CVS Health has an exciting opportunity for an in-house counsel position to join the Litigation Team to assist in advancing the business objectives, interests and image of the company through various litigation activities.

      Responsibilities

      • Managing complex civil litigation matters and providing legal guidance to Caremark, CVS Health’s pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) subsidiary, as it relates to litigation affecting the PBM industry, as well as federal and state agency regulatory inquiries and regulatory compliance actions.
      • Responsibilities include: determining high level strategy regarding assigned cases, managing discovery, participating in settlement negotiations, and interviewing and preparing witnesses for testimony.
      • Working closely with in-house regulatory counsel and government affairs teams on strategy.
      • Managing outside counsel and handling a full case load of litigation matters


      Required Qualifications

      • 8 years of litigation experience and/or healthcare legal experience.

      Preferred Qualifications

      • Healthcare Legal Experience
      • Experience with government investigations and regulatory work.


      Education
      Bachelors Degree (Required)

      Juris Doctorate (Required)

      Pay Range

      The typical pay range for this role is:

      $175,100.00 - $334,750.00


      This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

      In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies.

      For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit Benefits | CVS Health

      We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/11/2025

      Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

  • About the company

      At CVS Health, we share a clear purpose: helping people on their path to better health. Through our health services, plans and community pharmacists, we’re pioneering a bold new approach to total health. Making quality care more affordable, accessible, simple and seamless, to not only help people get well, but help them stay well in body, mind and spirit.