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Attorney | Corporate Lawyer - Cigna Healthcare

Cigna · Madrid, Spain · US

General Business
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Not yet analysed
Demand45
Career growth45
Healthcare fit12
Remote potential35
5-year outlook
In-house counsel at a large national payer typically sits in a competitive professional salary band above most clinical roles, with progression toward senior counsel or legal leadership. Exact figures cannot be estimated from this posting, which contains no compensation or level detail.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
unclear
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-09-28

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Eligible countries
United States

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Why this is worth applying to

Only worth considering if you already hold a JD and active bar admission and want payer-side healthcare legal work. For the vast majority of clinicians without legal credentials, this is not an accessible or realistic target.

Who should apply

Physician-attorneys and nurse-attorneys (MD/JD, RN/JD), JD/MPH or JD/MHA dual-degree holders, and healthcare lawyers with payer, managed care, or regulatory compliance backgrounds who want in-house counsel experience at a national insurer.

CV angle

Lead with the JD, bar admission, and any healthcare regulatory or payer-side legal work. If you also hold a clinical credential, frame it as subject-matter depth in coverage determinations, medical necessity, utilization management, and clinical risk — but keep the resume anchored in legal experience, contract drafting, and regulatory compliance rather than clinical duties.

Skills to highlight

  • Contract drafting and negotiation
  • Healthcare regulatory compliance (HIPAA, ACA, ERISA, state insurance law)
  • Managed care and payer operations knowledge
  • Legal research and written advocacy
  • Risk assessment and issue spotting
  • Cross-functional collaboration with clinical and business stakeholders
  • Clinical subject-matter expertise (only if a clinical credential is held)

Role summary

An in-house attorney / corporate counsel position at Cigna Healthcare, a large national health insurer. The role would involve healthcare-focused legal work such as provider and vendor contracting, regulatory compliance, and advising business teams — no patient care. The posting contains only a title and company, so scope, level, and location are unknown.

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