Senior Counsel, Regulatory – Pharmacy Services

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🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

🔔 Pennsylvania – Remote

💵 $177.1k - $295.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

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🧑‍⚖️ General Counsel

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The Cigna Group

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1982

⚕️ Healthcare Insurance

💊 Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare Insurance • Pharmaceuticals

The Cigna Group is a global health company committed to improving the health and vitality of its clients, customers, and patients. With its two divisions, Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, the company focuses on enhancing quality of life through healthcare services and pharmacy benefits management. The Cigna Group is dedicated to ethical practices in healthcare and artificial intelligence, and strives to create positive change in the healthcare system. It also emphasizes its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) responsibilities, aiming to impact health equity and foster innovation in healthcare delivery.

📋 Description

• Serve as lead legal counsel for Board of Pharmacy complaints, inspections, citations, and enforcement actions. • Review and approve written regulatory responses. • Advise on escalation risk, remediation, and regulator engagement. • Partner with Compliance and Pharmacy Practice on trend identification and prevention. • Advise on pharmacy licensure and operational compliance across jurisdictions. • Interpret and apply complex and evolving pharmacy laws. • Support audits, inspections, and regulatory inquiries. • Advise on regulations permitting 340B models, biosimilars and REMS. • Lead legal analysis of shared services and centralized pharmacy models. • Evaluate state-by-state regulatory permissibility and risk. • Support regulatory advocacy and rulemaking responses. • Provide legal interpretation of new and pending pharmacy-related legislation. • Translate regulatory requirements into operational guidance. • Serve as Legal representative on pharmacy and compliance committees. • Collaborate with Product, Operations, and Government Affairs teams. • Provide decision support across Legal, Compliance, and Pharmacy Practice.

🎯 Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership • At least 8+ years of relevant legal experience (law firm, in-house, or government) • Significant experience in healthcare and/or pharmacy regulatory law, including advising on regulatory enforcement matters (e.g., inspections, complaints, or investigations) • Strong working knowledge of the pharmaceutical supply chain, including pharmacy operations, distribution, or related models preferred • Experience with Board of Pharmacy matters, 340B, REMS, or similar regulatory frameworks preferred; Pharm.D. or other clinical/pharmacy background a plus • Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical guidance • Proven ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders and provide pragmatic, business-oriented legal advice • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with sound judgment and attention to detail • Self-starter with the ability to independently prioritize and drive work forward

🏖️ Benefits

• medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs • 401(k) • company paid life insurance • tuition reimbursement • a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year • paid holidays