Senior Corporate Counsel – M&A, Transactions, Strategic Contracts

Company: Providence Health & Services
Location: East Irvine
Posted on: January 30, 2026

Job Description:

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 candidates 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. 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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