Posted 2/3/2026
Senior Corporate Counsel – M&A, Transactions, Strategic Contracts (Renton, WA, Irvine, CA or Portland, OR)
Req ID: 393485
Job Category: Legal
Shift: Day
Schedule: Full time
Work Location: Renton, WA
The Role
This person will be based in Seattle or Renton, WA, Portland, OR, or Irvine, CA
The Senior Corporate Counsel position is responsible, under the guidance of Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) Leadership, for providing valued, strategic, and practical legal advice and support for Providence St. Joseph Health (“Providence”) in a wide range of complex mergers and acquisitions, and healthcare transactions, including joint ventures,
affiliations, partnerships, divestitures, and other healthcare-related business arrangements. The candidate will provide expert, strategic, and solutions-focused legal counsel on a broad range of complex transactions across Providence’s multi-state system.
This senior attorney partners closely with executive leadership, corporate development, finance, operations, compliance, and other stakeholders to structure, evaluate, negotiate and execute transactions that support Providence’s business objectives and Mission. The role requires substantial experience managing complex transactions end-to-end, a high degree of independent judgement, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams through time critical matters.
Key Position Responsibilities
• Serve as lead transactions counsel on a wide variety of complex healthcare transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic affiliations, dispositions, and internal reorganizations.
• Draft, negotiate and manage end-to-end transaction documents, including purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, operating agreements, governing documents (e.g., articles, bylaws, etc.) and ancillary transaction documents in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies, and in accordance with relevant legal relationships.
• Structure transactions in alignment with Providence’s priorities, while anticipating and mitigating legal, regulatory, and business risks.
• Advise senior executives and internal business partners on transaction strategy, risk management, deal structure, diligence findings, and negotiation positions.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, including finance, operations, and compliance, to structure and execute transactions that align with business objectives.
• Oversee and coordinate legal due diligence across multiple workstreams in connection with corporate transactions.
• Identify, assess and clearly communicate material risks, regulatory constraints, and deal-critical issues.
• Ensure transactions comply with federal and state healthcare regulatory requirements, nonprofit legal obligations, and internal policies.
• Collaborate within DLA to streamline the delivery of legal services; provide consistent, effective legal advice; and manage legal resources.
• Manage outside counsel efficiently and strategically on major transactions to ensure cost efficiencies, and positional consistency and support.
• Function independently with respect to highly complex contracts and transactions.
• Assumes responsibility for administrative functions within DLA, as assigned.
Qualifications
• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active admission and license to practice law in either California or Washington or willingness to obtain license in either of those states).
• At least 10 years of relevant experience (some law firm experience is a plus) with a focus on transaction, commercial contracting, and healthcare-related matters preferred.
• Strong proficiency in drafting and negotiating agreements related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and internal reorganizations.
• Experience with entity formation, corporate finance, health care organizations, for-profit as well as non-profit transactions preferred.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and analytic skills.
• Ability to recognize and weigh business and legal risks, think strategically and advance practical solutions.
• Ability to provide sound and practical advice on legal and business matters in a complex, fast-paced environment to a broad range of business teams.
• Superior drafting skills, especially the ability to draft contract language that is clear, concise, and easily understood, creating templates and processes to improve efficiency of the contract review process.
• Superior communication skills in both written and verbal presentation, including all aspects of legal writing technique and procedure, and the ability to convey complex legal concepts to non-lawyers.
• Ability to function effectively and complete projects in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with attorneys and staff within DLA and Providence.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and
everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate’s placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Pay Range: $280K – $350K
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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Providence is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Posted 2/3/2026
Corporate Counsel – M&A and Transactions (Renton, WA, Seattle, WA, Portland, OR or Irvine, CA)
Req ID: 393487
Job Category: Legal
Shift: Day
Schedule: Full time
Work Location: Renton, WA
The Role
The Corporate Counsel position is responsible, under the guidance of Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) Leadership, for providing valued, strategic, and practical legal advice and support for Providence St. Joseph Health (“Providence”) in a wide range of complex mergers and acquisitions, and healthcare transactions, including joint ventures, affiliations, partnerships, divestitures, and other business arrangements, and for specific projects as assigned.
The Corporate Counsel provides legal advice, and strategic business consultation, including providing opinions and guidance to executive management teams and other internal business partners.
Key Position Responsibilities:
• Draft, review and negotiate transaction documents and contracts, with an emphasis on complex agreements including mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and credit, and internal reorganizations, and related documents such as confidentiality, non-disclosure, and equity purchase agreements.
• Draft, review and negotiate legal documents, including but not limited to governing documents (e.g., articles, bylaws, etc.) and agreements in compliance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies, and in accordance with relevant legal relationships.
• Provide counsel related to regulatory compliance.
• Identify, assess and manage legal and business risks associated with contracts and transactions.
• Ensure all transactions comply with applicable healthcare laws and regulations, including the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, and fraud and abuse laws.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, including finance, operations, and compliance, to structure and execute transactions that align with business objectives.
• Support lead transactional attorneys and internal business teams in various legal and corporate projects.
• Assist with and conduct legal due diligence in connection with corporate transactions.
• Collaborate within DLA to streamline the delivery of legal services; provide consistent, effective legal advice; and manage legal resources.
• Provide valued, strategic, timely and effective leadership to the internal stakeholders focusing on responding to business partner needs; and providing practical solutions to complex legal issues.
• Function independently with respect to highly complex contracts and transactions.
• Assumes responsibility for administrative functions within DLA, as assigned.
Qualifications
• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
• Active admission and license to practice law in either California or Washington.
• At least 8 years of relevant experience (some law firm experience is a plus) with a focus on transaction, commercial contracting, and healthcare-related matters preferred.
• Strong proficiency in drafting and negotiating agreements related to mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, and internal reorganizations.
• Experience with entity formation, corporate finance, health care organizations, for-profit as well as non-profit transactions preferred.
• Strong drafting, negotiation and analytic skills.
• Ability to recognize and weigh business and legal risks, think strategically and advance practical solutions.
• Ability to provide sound and practical advice on legal and business matters in a complex, fast-paced environment to a broad range of business teams.
• Superior drafting skills, especially the ability to draft contract language that is clear, concise, and easily understood, creating templates and processes to improve efficiency of the contract review process.
• Superior communication skills in both written and verbal presentation, including all aspects of legal writing technique and procedure, and the ability to convey complex legal concepts to non-lawyers.
• Ability to function effectively and complete projects in a timely manner in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively with attorneys and staff within DLA and Providence.
Salary Range by Location:
Seattle, WA or Renton, WA or Irvine, CA
• Min: $78.33
• Max: $138.50
Portland, OR
• Min: $75.14
• Max: $132.87
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon,
Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate’s placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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When applying online, please reference job number 393487.
Providence is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Posted 1/26/2026
Associate Counsel – Remote (CA, WA, OR, MT, NM, AK, TX)
Seattle, WA
Req ID: 381314
Job Category: Legal
Shift: Day
Schedule: Full time
Calling All Strategic Advisors!
Are you a legal expert with a passion for healthcare and a strategic vision for the future? Join Providence St. Joseph Health as our Associate Counsel and become a key player in shaping healthcare delivery across our dynamic organization.
This position can be based in CA, OR, WA, AK, TX, MT, or NM.
The Role:
The Associate Counsel at Providence St. Joseph Health (PSJH) is tasked with providing general legal services and overseeing specific projects under the guidance of Senior Corporate Counsel and Corporate Counsel. This role involves offering legal advice, consultation, policy analysis, and interpretation across various areas of law and policy. Key responsibilities include conducting research and analysis for policy recommendations, preparing written opinions and guidance for executive management and internal clients, and drafting and reviewing contracts, particularly for physician and vendor agreements. The Associate Counsel must stay updated on legal developments affecting hospital and physician requirements and ensure timely responses to client needs, with strong teamwork skills being essential.
What You’ll Do:
- Deliver strategic and pragmatic legal services across PSJH, ensuring practical resolutions to complex legal challenges.
- Collaborate with Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) colleagues to provide timely and effective legal solutions under the supervision of Senior Corporate Counsel.
- Serve as the primary legal contact for PSJH hospital administrative teams, addressing their legal needs and challenges.
- Conduct research and draft legal opinions to resolve complex legal issues, working with senior attorneys on complicated matters.
- Participate in the supervision and preparation of defense in non-malpractice litigation, developing strategies with outside counsel.
- Stay informed of legal developments and deepen expertise in healthcare law areas like Stark Law, Anti-kickback Statute, and HIPAA.
- Provide legal guidance to PSJH’s corporate and community Boards.
- Review and draft routine contracts independently and offer advice on complex contracts collaboratively.
- Assist in creating presentations and summaries for ongoing legal education on regulatory changes.
- Draft and review legal documents to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and policies.
- Guide Providence’s Integrity, Audit, and Compliance Services Department in investigations and policy development.
What You’ll Bring:
- Educational Requirement: A J.D. degree from an accredited law school or equivalent.
- Experience: At least 2 years of experience in a healthcare-related legal field, such as private law firm, in-house legal setting or public/regulatory organization.
- Bar Admission: Obtain admission to the California, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Alaska, Montana, or New Mexico State Bar within one year of hire.
Why Join Us?
- Impactful Work: Contribute to transforming healthcare through strategic legal leadership.
- Professional Growth: Develop your expertise in healthcare law and collaborate with a dedicated legal team.
- Collaborative Environment: Engage with PSJH’s values and work alongside passionate professionals.
- Dynamic Setting: Navigate a rapidly evolving industry and enjoy the challenge of impactful legal work.
If you’re a strategic advisor with a passion for healthcare, we encourage you to apply and help shape the future of
healthcare delivery at PSJH!
Salary Range by Location:
Redmond, WA or Renton, WA or Irvine, CA
• Min: $79.52
• Max: $127.13
Portland, OR or Anchorage, AK
• Min: $76.29
• Max: $121.96
Missoula, MT or Hobbs, NM
• Min: $61.42
• Max: $98.19
Lubbock, TX
• Min: $58.19
• Max: $93.02
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate’s placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
About the Team
Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. We believe diversity makes us stronger, so we are dedicated to shaping an inclusive workforce, learning from each other, and creating equal opportunities for advancement.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
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Posted 1/15/2026
Corporate Counsel – Payor Contracting and Payor Disputes (WA or CA)
Req ID: 403788
Job Category: Legal
Shift: Day
Schedule: Full time
The Role
This position is will be based in Seattle, WA or Irvine, CA.
The Corporate Counsel position is responsible, under the guidance of Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) Leadership, for supporting Providence’s integrated delivery system by providing legal advice and strategic guidance on providing legal advice and strategic guidance on payor relationships, reimbursement disputes, and providing legal advice to the Providence Clinical Network. This role partners closely with Revenue Cycle, Managed Care, Finance, and Clinical leadership to address complex legal, regulatory, and contractual issues impacting reimbursement, access, and care delivery.
This attorney will play a critical role in supporting Providence’s payor contracting strategy, managing payor disputes and litigation, and advising on legal issues affecting Providence’s clinical network.
Key Position Responsibilities:
- Payor Contracting & Reimbursement Support:
- Provide legal advice on payor contracting matters, including interpretation, negotiation, and dispute resolution related to commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid managed care agreements.
- Advise on reimbursement methodologies, payment terms, audit rights, dispute resolution provisions, limitations of liability, and risk allocation in payor agreements.
- Partner with Revenue Cycle and Finance teams to support payor strategy and escalation of contract performance issues.
- Payor Dispute and Litigation Support:
- Lead or support payor disputes involving underpayment, nonpayment, recoupments, audits, and reimbursement methodology challenges.
- Manage and coordinate outside counsel in payor-related litigation, arbitration, and regulatory proceedings.
- Develop litigation and settlement strategies in collaboration with internal stakeholders, including executive leadership.
- Translate complex legal and reimbursement issues into clear, decision-ready guidance for senior leaders.
- Providence Clinical Network:
- Provide legal support to Providence’s employed and affiliated clinical networks, including issues related to network participation, alignment structures, and care delivery models.
- Advise on regulatory and contractual issues affecting physician groups, clinically integrated networks, and value-based arrangements.
- Regulatory & Compliance Advisory:
- Advise on healthcare regulatory requirements impacting payor relationships and reimbursement, including state and federal healthcare laws and regulations.
- Cross-Functional Partnership & Leadership:
- Serve as a trusted legal advisor to operational, financial, and clinical leaders across the organization.
- Work collaboratively with other attorneys and legal professionals within DLA.
- Support development of internal processes, playbooks, and escalation pathways related to payor disputes and contracting issues.
Qualifications
- Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.
- Active admission and license to practice law in either California or Washington.
- At least 7-10 years of relevant legal experience, with a focus on healthcare, payor contracting, reimbursement, or complex healthcare disputes.
- Experience advising healthcare systems, hospitals, physician groups, or managed care organizations strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience handling complex reimbursement disputes, litigation, or arbitration matters.
- Strong understanding of healthcare reimbursement structures, payor-provider relationships, and clinical operations.
- Ability to synthesize complex legal, financial, and operational issues and provide practical, business-oriented advice.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience advising senior executives.
- Proven ability to work independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with attorneys and staff within DLA and Providence.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate’s placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.
Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
Pay Range: $78.33 – $138.50
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Answer the call. Providence.jobs
When applying online, please reference job number 403788.
Providence is an Equal Opportunity Employer.