Director Legal - Commercial Contracting & Supply Chain Support
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Summary
Provides day to day legal counsel and operational support within a defined business or legal domain. This role works closely with business partners to ensure legal guidance aligns with business objectives and approved risk tolerance.
Job description
Job Duties
- Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts on behalf of the TJU enterprise.
- Provide legal, operational and strategic support for commercial contracting needs across the TJU enterprise, with an emphasis on supporting supply chain management.
- Serve as a primary legal liaison for supply chain leadership, providing legal and strategic support on key supply chain initiatives and contracts relating to the procurement of equipment, supplies, technology solutions and services across the TJU enterprise.
- Work closely with supply chain leaders, business stakeholders and third parties in the negotiation of commercial contracts and resolution of related disputes.
- Communicate with legal and business leaders regarding high profile and high priority contracting initiatives, including succinctly identifying risks, opportunities, barriers and resolutions.
- Provide day to day legal advice and guidance to business partners.
- Support department leadership on complex or escalated matters.
- Draft, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents.
- Partner with business stakeholders to support execution of TJU initiatives.
- Identify legal risks and escalate issues appropriately.
- Manage multiple matters simultaneously while maintaining quality and responsiveness.
Minimum Qualifications
- Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school.
- 5 years of relevant legal experience.
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills.
- Experience providing practical, solution oriented legal advice.
- Comfort operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
- Strong communication skills and responsiveness to tasks and shifting priorities.
- Ability to collaborate and work cohesively as part of a team.
- ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Requirements
- Juris Doctor from an ABA accredited law school
- 5 years of relevant legal experience
- Strong drafting, negotiation, and legal analysis skills
- Experience providing practical, solution oriented legal advice
- Comfort operating in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
- Strong communication skills and responsiveness to tasks and shifting priorities
- Ability to collaborate and work cohesively as part of a team
- ATTY - Licensed Attorney - State of Pennsylvania Upon Hire
Company overview
Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) is a major healthcare provider and hospital network based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, serving the Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania regions. Founded in 1899, LVHN operates as a comprehensive healthcare system with 13 hospital campuses, 28 health centers, numerous primary and specialty care physician practices, and multiple urgent care locations. The network's flagship facility, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, is Pennsylvania's third-largest hospital and features the state's first Level One Trauma Center. LVHN provides a wide range of medical services including specialized institutes for cancer care, heart and vascular treatment, surgical excellence, orthopedics, and neuroscience. The network operates the third-largest heart surgery program in Pennsylvania, performing over 1,200 open-heart procedures annually, and maintains one of the state's largest cancer centers treating over 2,400 new patients each year. In August 2024, LVHN completed a merger with Jefferson Health, becoming part of a larger healthcare system with 32 hospitals and over 700 locations across Pennsylvania. Prior to the merger, LVHN was the largest employer in the Lehigh Valley metropolitan region, with approximately 20,000 employees dedicated to providing comprehensive healthcare services to the community.