Lead Senior Counsel - Telework Option (Attorney IV)

Job Description and Duties Under the general direction of the Assistant Chief Counsel, the Attorney IV performs the most difficult, complex, sensitive, and specialized legal work for the Office. The Attorney IV uses broad discretion and works independently as a legal expert to provide client-centered legal and policy advice and assistance to the Office on a wide range of areas, including development of OHCA program regulations, the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act, conflict of interest laws, the California Public Records Act, confidentiality laws, health care law, and health care competition laws and analysis. The Attorney IV must possess the ability and acumen to work with health care consultants, financial audit staff, economists, and other health care experts. The Attorney IV consistently demonstrates professionalism in their interactions with executive leadership, program managers, other state entities, and stakeholders, while performing multiple tasks that often require stringent deadlines. The Attorney IV ably performs under pressure in time sensitive situations, communicates effectively both orally and in writing to provide sound legal opinions and high-quality, well-researched work products and presentations, demonstrates good judgment, and acts with high ethical standards. Effective July 1, 2025, specific Bargaining Units and associated Excluded State employees are subject to a salary reduction between 2% - 4.62% in exchange for Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) hours each month. For more details about PLP 2025, visit the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) website. Take a 2-minute survey to tell us why you applied for HCAI! - https://forms.office.com/g/B6eXh2NKpZ You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. Special Requirements This position is subject to the Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests filing requirements, which requires disclosure of certain personal economic interests as determined by the Conflict of Interest Code of the Department of Health Care Access and Information. Pursuant to Government Code section 81008, Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests is public record and will be made available for public inspection. Desirable Qualifications In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and breadth of experience, the following factors will provide the basis for competitively evaluating each candidate: • 3 years of experience with health care law, providing legal advice to private or public health care organizations, or in legal issues related to market competition, mergers, and acquisitions. • 2 years of experience drafting and interpreting legislation and regulations, including but not limited to preparing rule making packages for Office of Administrative Law approval. • 2 years of experience reviewing and analyzing contracts. • 2 years of experience advising executive staff on complex legal issues. • 1 year of experience working as a project or team lead. • Experience dealing with stakeholders. • Experience managing competing priorities and completing multiple tasks in a timely manner. • Knowledge of laws pertaining to state government, including the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act and the Public Records Act.