Marathon Health is a leading provider of advanced primary care in the U.S., serving 2.5 million eligible patients through approximately 630 employer and union-sponsored clients. Our comprehensive services include advanced primary care, mental health, occupational health, musculoskeletal, and pharmacy services, delivered through our 680+ health centers across 41 states. We also offer virtual primary care and mental health services accessible in all 50 states. Transforming healthcare delivery with a patient-first approach, we prioritize convenient access to both in-person and virtual care, resulting in improved health outcomes and significant cost savings. Committed to inclusivity and collaboration, we foster a positive work environment and recruit exceptional talent to ensure expertise and compassion in healthcare delivery. Marathon has been recognized as a five-time Modern Healthcare Best Places to Work in Healthcare winner and a six-time Best in KLAS award winner for employer-sponsored healthcare services.

About the Job

The Legal Specialist will be a key partner to the Compliance team. With limited supervision, this role will support Marathon’s compliance, privacy, and regulatory programs by providing consistent, organized, and reliable operational support across a fast-paced, highly regulated healthcare environment.

This role will work closely with Legal and cross-functional partners to manage compliance governance activities, regulatory and business licensing requirements, policy lifecycle management, privacy documentation, auditing and monitoring support, and related legal and risk coordination.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support Compliance, Privacy, and Governance, Risk & Compliance Committee (GRC) governance activities, including coordinating meetings, preparing and maintaining agendas, drafting and distributing meeting minutes, tracking action items, and maintaining complete and organized records for compliance-related committees.
• Manage and track business licenses, registrations, certifications, and other regulatory obligations, including maintaining compliance calendars, monitoring deadlines, coordinating renewals, and ensuring documentation is accurate and up to date.
• Support policy lifecycle management across Compliance, including coordinating updates, reviews, approvals, version control, attestations, and maintaining audit-ready documentation.
• Assist with privacy and compliance documentation, including policies, procedures, notices, and related records, in coordination with Compliance and Legal leadership.
• Support compliance investigations, cases, and issue management by organizing documentation, tracking status, following up on open items, and ensuring timely and appropriate closure.
• Assist with auditing and monitoring activities, including maintaining audit trackers, gathering and organizing supporting documentation, tracking remediation efforts, and supporting regulatory readiness initiatives (including HITRUST).
• Support litigation tracking and insurance-related matters, including maintaining claim and litigation trackers, organizing correspondence and documentation, coordinating with Legal and Risk as needed, and assisting with insurance renewals and reporting.
• Coordinate vendor and third-party compliance workflows, including intake, documentation tracking, follow-through, and coordination with Legal, Privacy, and Operations teams.
• Maintain compliance and privacy knowledge management resources, templates, trackers, and shared repositories to ensure information is easily accessible and current.
• Respond to internal questions regarding compliance and privacy processes, documentation, status tracking, and governance workflows.
• Support special projects related to compliance, privacy, regulatory readiness, and program improvements.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 4 years of paralegal, compliance, privacy, or regulatory support experience, preferably in healthcare or another highly regulated environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Experience supporting in-house compliance, privacy, legal operations, regulatory, litigation, or risk management functions is preferred.

Desired Attributes

• Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint) and Adobe Acrobat; experience with document management systems or compliance platforms preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to produce clear, well-organized documentation.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through consistently.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across Compliance, Legal, Privacy, ISS, Operations, and other internal teams.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving environment with evolving regulatory, litigation, and business needs.
• Interest in healthcare compliance and privacy, with a commitment to Marathon’s mission and values.

Pay Range: $80,000 - $115,000/yr

The actual offer may vary dependent upon geographic location and the candidate’s years of experience and/or skill level.

We are accepting applications for this position until a candidate has been selected. To apply to this position and learn more about open jobs at Marathon Health, visit our careers page.