Principal Counsel: Legal General Counsel

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

The Principal Counsel role supports a broad range of legal matters across the Hoag enterprise. The ideal candidate will have experience in healthcare law, including contract review, physician arrangements, regulatory compliance, and operational legal support. Counsel will report to Hoag’s Chief Legal Officer.

• Providing legal support and guidance on healthcare operations, physician arrangements, regulatory matters, and general corporate issues.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts, including:
• Agreements with physicians and physician entities
• Commercial agreements
• Clinical research agreements
• Supporting regulatory compliance, including:
• Stark Law and Anti‑Kickback Statute considerations
• Privacy and security matters (HIPAA)
• Regulatory and State licensing requirements
• Assisting with policy and procedure development to help operationalize legal and regulatory requirements.
• Conducting legal research and preparing guidance on healthcare, corporate, and regulatory issues.
• Supporting corporate compliance, risk management, and payer contracting activities, including coordination with internal stakeholders.
• Assisting with preparing board materials.
• Supporting due diligence and internal investigations by gathering facts, reviewing documents, and preparing summaries.
• Collaborating with business and clinical teams to provide practical, risk‑balanced guidance aligned with organizational strategy.
• Performing other related legal duties as assigned.

Education and Experience
To meet the minimum qualifications for this position you must be a graduate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and have at 3-6 years of post-J.D. legal experience, preferably with a focus in healthcare law, which may be a combination of private practice, government agency practice, and/or in-house position.

License(s) Required
Member in good standing with the California Bar.

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is a nonprofit regional health care delivery network in Orange County, California, consisting of three acute-care hospitals with sixteen urgent care centers, eleven health centers and a network of more than 1,800 physicians, 100 allied health members, 8,000 employees, and 2,000 volunteers. More than 30,000 inpatients and 550,000 outpatients choose Hoag each year.

For over 70 years, Hoag has delivered a level of personalized care that is unsurpassed among Orange County’s health care providers. Since 1952, Hoag has served the local communities and continues its mission to provide the highest quality health care services through the core strategies of quality and service, people, physician partnerships, strategic growth, financial stewardship, community benefit and philanthropy.

Hoag offers a comprehensive blend of health care services including six institutes providing specialized care in the areas of cancer, heart and vascular, neurosciences, women's health, orthopedics, and digestive health through our institutes.

Hoag was the highest ranked hospital in Orange County in the  U.S. News & World Report, the only Orange County hospital ranked in the top 10 for California. The organization was ranked the #5 hospital in the Los Angeles Metro Area and the #10 hospital in California.

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Hoag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Hoag is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Hoag hires a diverse group of people in a manner that allows them to reach their full potential in the pursuit of organizational objectives.