Corporate Counsel

Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: Missoula
Posted on: October 30, 2025

Job Description:

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you an expert legal strategist with a passion for healthcare transactions? Do you thrive on providing pivotal legal counsel in complex and dynamic settings? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you! The Role: As the Corporate Counsel for Providence St. Joseph Health, under the guidance of the Department of Legal Affairs (DLA) Leadership, youll be a vital force in delivering strategic and practical legal advice across a wide range of transactional matters and contracting. You will play a key role in shaping the legal landscape for healthcare transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships. What You’ll Do: Craft, review, and negotiate a diverse array of commercial contracts, from vendor agreements to intricate partnership documents. Identify and manage legal and business risks associated with contracts and transactions, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Develop and implement contracting policies and standard templates to streamline organizational processes. Lead the drafting and negotiation of complex transaction documents, focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and various business alliances. Provide counsel related to regulatory compliance and ensure adherence to healthcare laws, such as the Stark Law and HIPAA. Work closely with finance, operations, and compliance stakeholders to align transactions with business objectives. Conduct thorough legal due diligence in corporate transactions, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of all legal aspects. Collaborate within DLA to optimize legal services delivery and manage resources effectively. What You’ll Bring: Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school and active legal practice license in California, Washington, Alaska, New Mexico, Texas, Montana or Oregon. Over 10 years of relevant experience (law firm experience is a plus) with a focus on transactions, commercial contracting, and healthcare-related legal matters (preferred). Superior skills in drafting and negotiating agreements, especially in mergers, 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. Ability to assess and weigh business and legal risks, providing practical solutions in complex environments. 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. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of conveying complex legal concepts clearly. Proven ability to work effectively with diverse teams across legal and business domains. Why Join Us? Impactful Contribution: Be a part of a leading organization transforming healthcare and enhancing community well-being. Professional Growth: Enjoy the autonomy and resources to implement innovative legal strategies. Dynamic Collaboration: Work alongside a talented and dedicated team of professionals committed to excellence. Fast-Paced Environment: Embrace the challenges of a rapidly evolving healthcare landscape and thrive within it. Vibrant Locations: Enjoy living in beautiful regions like California and Washington, offering both professional and lifestyle opportunities. Ready to Lead in Healthcare Law? If youre a visionary legal leader with a passion for healthcare, we encourage you to apply and join us in creating a healthier future for all. Salary Range by Location: Redmond, WA or Renton, WA or Irvine, CA Min: $78.33 Max: $138.50 Portland, OR or Anchorage, AK Min: $75.14 Max: $132.87 Missoula, MT or Hobbs, NM Min: $60.50 Max: $106.97 Lubbock, TX Min: $57.31 Max: $101.34 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. 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. 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.

Keywords: Providence Health & Services, Missoula , Corporate Counsel, Legal , Missoula, Montana