SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Named to Fortune 1000 list as top U.S. company based on revenue, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut and has 20,000+ employees in over 90 offices in 35 countries. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services.

Job Description

Title: Lead Legal Counsel

Get To Know The Team:

As the Lead Legal Senior Counsel you will work with key managers, sales and other personnel in the SS&C businesses to review, draft, and negotiate client and vendor contracts. You will also work with IT, audit and regulatory compliance personnel on an as-needed basis. This role will support the SS&C Health Solutions and SS&C Pharmacy Solutions businesses and their sales, compliance, and management teams with a focus on revenue generating contracts and initiatives for these business units. You will be an integral part of a collaborative team drafting, negotiating and managing contracts related to healthcare, privacy and security in relation to healthcare, intellectual property and software licenses. The ideal candidate is a commercially-minded attorney who understands business objectives and can effectively analyze and mitigate risks under tight deadlines.

Why You Will Love It Here!

Flexibility: Hybrid Work Model & a Business Casual Dress Code, including jeans
Your Future: 401k Matching Program, Professional Development Reimbursement
Work/Life Balance: Flexible Personal/Vacation Time Off, Sick Leave, Paid Holidays
Your Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program, Parental Leave
Diversity & Inclusion: Committed to Welcoming, Celebrating and Thriving on Diversity
Training: Hands-On, Team-Customized, including SS&C University
Extra Perks: Discounts on fitness clubs, travel and more!

What You Will Get To Do:

Act as a subject matter expert with a strong understanding of the business, legal, financial, regulatory, and technical requirements of the transactions related to the SS&C Health's lines of business and their clientele including healthcare providers, payers, pharmacy networks, and other healthcare related organizations.
Advise internal clients in a high profile, fast paced environment.
Provide drafting, review, negotiation and related legal advice and services on contracts pertaining to SS&C’s various business lines, and other legal services as needed. The primary responsibilities would include drafting and negotiation of contracts with clients, vendors and other strategic relationships, including services agreements, SaaS Agreements, software license agreements, non-disclosure and /or data privacy agreements (including BAAs) and other transactional agreements, both as a product or service provider and a customer.
Manage executed agreements to control costs/increase revenue, ensure compliance, maintain service levels and aggregate expenditures enterprise-wide.
Assist with contractual and legal requirements in Requests for Proposal, Requests for Information, etc.
Work on legal aspects of business or corporate initiatives for SS&C, including compliance with applicable data privacy laws.

What You Will Bring:

Must be a graduate of an accredited law school and have passed, at a minimum, a state bar exam.
Ideal candidate will have 5 + years prior experience drafting and negotiating transactional and/or commercial contracts with clients and vendors, including service and license agreements, involving software solutions, intellectual property, and data privacy and security, preferably in the healthcare space.
Knowledge of and/or experience with business process outsourcing and pharmacy benefits management, a plus.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills (e.g. presentation, listening; and report writing).
Must have familiarity with healthcare or privacy and security in relation to healthcare, i.e. HIPPA

Unless explicitly requested or approached by SS&C Technologies, Inc. or any of its affiliated companies, the company will not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. SS&C offers excellent benefits including health, dental, 401k plan, tuition and professional development reimbursement plan. SS&C Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment or employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws.

Salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, job related knowledge, skills, abilities, business needs, and geographic regions.

NY: Salary range for the position: $148,000 USD to $202,000 USD. Other States Salary range for the position: $148,000 USD to $202,000 USD.