Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that truly serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion combines a focus on our people, processes, and systems with a deep commitment to promoting social justice and health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Great Place to Work, best place to work for LGBTQ equality, leading disability employer, one of the best companies for women to advance, Bay Area’s top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world’s most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we are striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in – join us!

Your Role

The Associate General Counsel (AGC) will be a Senior Director-level member of Blue Shield’s Law Department and will be a leader in the company. The Law Department partners with the company’s business leaders to embrace legal and ethical behavior in the achievement of the company’s mission. This team is highly regarded within the company and respected by management. It is comprised of top tier, analytical and intelligent attorneys; paralegals; contract and regulatory specialists; compliance specialists; and administrative support staff.

The new role will be part of the Corporate Secretary team and report to the Assistant Secretary & Associate General Counsel. The role has primary responsibility for supporting all aspects of the operations of the Company’s Board of Directors, including corporate governance, records and reporting, and administrative activities. It also has responsibility for providing counsel on governance matters to the Board and Blue Shield’s business leaders across the company as needed. The Assistant Secretary must comfortably adapt to change, skillfully and quickly master new responsibilities, demonstrate strong business acumen, and possess a strong drive for excellence.

Your Work

• Manage all board and committee meeting logistics, attend and record minutes of all board and committee meetings; facilitate board communications
• Advise the Board on its roles and responsibilities pursuant to applicable law and governance documents
• Subsidiary management and governance
• Provide counsel to Blue Shield’s subsidiaries business units on corporate governance and Board reporting matters
• Facilitate the orientation of new Directors and assist in Director training and development
• Maintain key corporate documents and records
• Support audit, compliance and reporting
• Monitor corporate governance developments and assist the Board in tailoring governance practices to meet the Board's needs
• Administrative and logistical support for the Board, including administration of Board compensation, vendor management for Board related products and services, and related activities
• Assist in other substantive legal areas and work with members of Legal leadership, attorneys and staff on departmental matters as needed
• Provide thoughtful, creative and timely legal advice to various BSC business units
• Coordinate advice and support with internal and external subject matter experts, including compensation and benefits, audit, regulatory, tax, information technology, and other stakeholders
• Work collaboratively with a broad range of people, developing and maintaining strong relationships between the Law Department and BSC’s business units
• Experience in health care, technology and IP licensing preferred but not required
• Experience in managing outside counsel preferred but not required