Lacroix Medical Group Quebec | Full-time | Permanent position | $250,000 – $300,000/year

About Lacroix Medical Group For over 15 years, Lacroix Medical Group has been the leader in private medicine in Quebec.

The company brings together a province-wide network of private medical clinics, state-of-the-art operating rooms, and a private laboratory, all within a complex, highly regulated environment with high political and media visibility, and marked by a rapid and sustained growth rate.

In this context, the protection, influence, and strategic anticipation. .

Strategic Role Reporting To The Presidents, The Incumbent

• Assumes overall management of the Legal Department and its resources.
• Proactively contributes to the organization's strategic direction.
• Protects the interests of the company and its leaders in a context of high legal, political, and reputational stakes.
• Develops innovative and preventive strategies to secure the Group's growth and sustainability.

Your Main Responsibilities Legal Risk Management and Compliance

• Oversee business intelligence and ensure compliance of all activities with applicable standards (CMQ, Santé Québec, MSSS, Accreditation Canada, ACPM, etc.).
• Manage and secure processes related to operating room, clinic, and laboratories.
• Develop proactive legal, political, and reputational risk management strategies.

Legal Representation and Litigation

• Ensure, as a priority and strategic measure, the management of disputes related to:

• medical practice and professional liability,

• employee and partner contracts,

• contractual or commercial disputes.

• Oversee or represent the organization before judicial and administrative bodies, including negotiating settlements Strategic.

Contract Negotiation and Corporate Affairs

• Oversee and negotiate the organization's strategic agreements:

• contracts with physicians in Quebec and outside the province,

• Agreements with suppliers and strategic partners,

• Financing contracts with financial institutions,

• Commercial leases and corporate documents.

• Ensure that all agreements incorporate a legal, commercial, and strategic vision aligned with the objectives growth.

Team Leadership and Internal Governance

• Lead, develop, and mobilize a team of lawyers and paralegals, with a leadership style focused on performance, rigor, and collaboration.
• Promote an internal culture of integrity, confidentiality, and collaboration Interdisciplinary.
• Implement high-level legal governance and contract management tools.

Strategic advice and influence

• Play a key advisory role to management and decision-making bodies.
• Assess the impact of legislative and policy changes and anticipate threats to the practice of private medicine in Quebec.
• Formulate clear, strategic recommendations geared toward sustainable growth.

External Firm Management

• Optimize the use of external resources while ensuring strategic and budgetary control.

Required Profile

• Member of the Bar of Quebec in good standing.
• 15+ years of relevant experience, including a solid background in litigation and strategic consulting in medium- to large-scale organizations.
• Expertise in health law, corporate law and commercial law, combined with In-depth understanding of the regulatory and political environment of the private healthcare sector.
• Proven experience leading a legal department, with a proven ability to advise senior management and shareholders on complex strategic decisions.
• Inspiring leadership and the ability to build a high-level team.
• Strategic vision and the ability to progress to an executive (VP) role.
• Recognized skills in high-level negotiation, crisis management, and communication with decision-making and political bodies.

Salary And Benefits Packages

• Annual Salary: $250,000 to $300,000
• Vacation: 4 weeks + 8 statutory holidays per year
• RRSP with contribution of Employer
• Health Account: $/year
• Lacroix Gift Card: $/year
• Cell Phone: $/month