Associate General Counsel

Overview

Founded in 1977 as the Senior Care Action Network, SCAN began with a simple but radical idea: that older adults deserve to stay healthy and independent. That belief was championed by a group of community activists we still honor today as the “12 Angry Seniors.” Their mission continues to guide everything we do.

Today, SCAN is a nonprofit health organization serving more than 500,000 people across Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington, with over $8 billion in annual revenue. With nearly five decades of experience, we have built a distinctive, values-driven platform dedicated to improving care for older adults.

Our work spans Medicare Advantage, fully integrated care models, primary care, care for the most medically and socially complex populations, and next-generation care delivery models. Across all of this, we are united by a shared commitment: combining compassion with discipline, innovation with stewardship, and growth with integrity.

At SCAN, we believe scale should strengthen—not dilute—our mission. We are building the future of care for older adults, grounded in purpose, accountability, and respect for the people and communities we serve.

The Associate General Counsel will serve as legal advisor to SCAN Group’s Medicare Advantage plans and integrated care delivery organizations, providing practical, business-minded legal advice. Reporting to the Deputy General Counsel, this role is responsible for managing a diverse litigation portfolio, including labor and employment, complex provider, and vendor disputes, as well as support SCAN’s vendor contracting and procurement process. The work is varied and complex, requiring a high degree of discretion, flexibility, and independent judgment, and is done with the highest level of ethics and integrity.

The successful candidate is an excellent communicator, an enthusiastic and curious learner, and can work autonomously on a variety of assignments and projects in a fast-paced, high-volume environment. The Associate General Counsel should possess a strong drive for excellence, attention to detail, an ability to adapt to change, and a “can do” positive attitude. Extensive experience in complex litigation and dispute resolution is required;

prior experience in vendor contracting and a background in managed care or health law is strongly preferred.

The position is hybrid, with on-site days twice per week (currently Tuesdays and Wednesdays) at SCAN’s headquarters in Long Beach, California.

Manages and provides strategic direction on all phases of litigation, including labor and employment, provider reimbursement, vendor disputes, and general liability disputes.

Directly represents SCAN in administrative proceedings and some arbitrations or litigation.

Drafts, reviews, advises, and negotiates a broad range of contracts, including vendors, providers (hospital, primary care, specialist, ancillary providers, telehealth, etc.), payors, and grants.

Conducts internal investigations into compliance, regulatory, employment, and operational matters, including coordinating fact finding, preparing investigative reports, and partnering with outside counsel on investigations.

Performs legal research and provides legal and regulatory counsel on issues relating to health plan and medical group operations, federal and state healthcare laws (e.g., Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, licensing, scope of practice), PACE programs, Medicare, Medicaid, telehealth, etc.

Actively oversees and manages outside counsel, including setting case strategy, reviewing work product, and managing legal spend to ensure cost-effective, high-quality results.

Acts independently to provide well-informed and timely legal advice on a variety of complex and sensitive matters.

Monitors and researches market and industry trends of interest to the organization in connection with its business activities.

Anticipate changes impacting operations, keeps management abreast of developments and recommend preparatory actions.

Works collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders throughout the organization to develop and maintain strong relationships with…