Oscar is hiring a
Attorney

Summary

Join Oscar's Regulatory Legal & Government Affairs team as an Attorney, contributing to the development of state and legal department. The role requires state legislative and regulatory experience, familiarity with policy making process, and partnering with government officials.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Advanced degree preferred
• 7+ years of experience in health insurance trade groups, state legislative staff, health insurance industry or another regulated industry. 2 years of experience may be replaced by an advanced degree in a related field (J.D., M.P.H., or MPP)
• 7+ years of experience with state legislative and regulatory processes, as they relate to the health insurance industry
• 7+ years of experience working with federal health insurance regulators (including HHS/CMS/CCIIO), federal risk adjustment rules and the Stars Rating Program
• 7+ years of experience managing cross-functional projects, specifically in the government affairs/regulatory space
• 7+ years of experience communicating with and presenting information to leadership
• 7+ years of experience distilling legislative and regulatory requirements into clear action items, for audiences of seniority
• 5+ experience managing a team with high impact deliverables

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of analysts to ensure efficient tracking of all proposed and enacted legislation, regulations, bulletins, and other regulatory guidance of impact to Oscar
• Provide legal counsel on interpretation of legislative and regulatory requirements
• Provide expertise on legislative, regulatory and industry developments, including the proactive identification and assessment of regulatory risks and the ongoing monitoring and tracking of relevant legislative and regulatory updates
• Ensure relevant teams are informed of impactful proposals, and work with internal subject matter experts to develop talking points to advocate on behalf of Oscar’s interests with policymakers or through industry trade associations
• Ensure that value-added memoranda summarizing all newly enacted laws and regulations are timely distributed to Oscar’s Compliance team for implementation purposes. Be a resource to Compliance in the implementation of all legislative and regulatory proposals
• Manage relationships with relevant state trade associations and other stakeholders to identify opportunities to promote policies that further Oscar’s interests. Maintain relationships with staff to facilitate and strengthen company influence with associations to obtain appropriate research and policy support
• Under the direction of the Head of Government Affairs, represent Oscar’s interests with elected officials and state legislators, and trade group leaders
• Compliance with all applicable laws and regulations
• Other duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications

• Licensed attorney in good standing
• Familiarity with the Affordable Care Act and Healthcare.gov or other State-based Exchanges
• Experience with Oscar markets
• Experience working with attorneys and internal stakeholders
• Experience with external stakeholders

Benefits

• Full-time employees are eligible for benefits including: medical, dental, and vision benefits
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick time
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k) plan participation
• Life and disability insurance
• Paid wellness time and reimbursements