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Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

This is a full time, remote position, open nationwide.

Position Summary

As a Litigation Adjuster, Risk Management , you will be responsible for managing lawsuits and overseeing outside counsel defending CVS in high exposure, product liability mass tort litigations and general liability cases filed throughout the United States.

Responsibilities include:

• Utilizing legal skills to oversee and manage claims against CVS from the initiation of suit through resolution.

• Managing all aspects of product liability mass tort litigations and complex general liability cases.

• Working with outside national counsel and sr. management to develop consistent litigation strategies applicable to mass tort cases filed across the country.

• Providing reporting to key internal stake holders on case developments and litigation trends for product liability mass torts and other cases.

• Managing large scale discovery investigations by working with internal custodians, outside counsel and vendors to develop comprehensive procedures for identifying, locating, preserving and producing corporate records.

• Developing relationships with internal colleagues for fact-finding and key litigation activities.

• Analyzing case and internal materials and utilizing resources across CVS to discern key issues and identify the litigation strategy in every case assigned.

• Creating a plan for claim evaluation to most efficiently resolve or defend cases against CVS while working with and overseeing outside counsel.

• Participating in meetings and attending mediation and trial as necessary to oversee and assist in the defense or resolution of cases.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of legal experience, ideally with a law firm or as a litigation adjuster with a large self-insured company or insurance carrier.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience overseeing or defending product liability claims and litigation.

• Litigation experience at a law firm, and/or significant experience overseeing litigated claims for an insurance carrier or corporation, including mediation experience and trial exposure.

• 3-5 years of legal or claims experience. - Familiarity with the rules and procedures applicable to mass tort litigations, class actions, and/or multidistrict litigations.

• Knowledge and experience navigating attorney-client privilege issues, corporate litigation holds, corporate witness depositions, and e-discovery.

• Familiarity or experience with insurance and coverage issues related to litigated claims.

• Strong attention to detail and project management skills.

• Experience overseeing and answering written discovery.

• Ability to influence and work collaboratively with senior leaders, CVS' in-house legal counsel and outside counsel.

• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) with a proven ability to learn new software programs and systems.

• Ability to positively and aggressively represent the company at mediation, arbitration and trial.

• Ability to work independently and in an environment requiring teamwork and collaboration.

• Ability to navigate difficult situations and communicate effectively with both internal and external groups.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills and ability to handle a high volume of litigated claims.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrated negotiation skills and ability.

• Experience with and understanding of legal documents (pleadings, discovery, motions and briefs).

• Ability to articulate and summarize cases with management in a concise, cogent manner.

Education

• Verifiable Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.

• JD degree highly desired.

Business Overview

At CVS Health, we are joined in a common purpose: helping people on their path to better health. We are working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, easier to use, less expensive and patient-focused. Working together and organizing around the individual, we are pioneering a new approach to total health that puts people at the heart.

We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day. CVS Health is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, ethnicity, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status or on any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$43,700.00 - $107,200.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. In addition to your compensation, enjoy the rewards of an organization that puts our heart into caring for our colleagues and our communities. The Company offers a full range of medical, dental, and vision benefits. Eligible employees may enroll in the Company’s 401(k) retirement savings plan, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan is also available for eligible employees. The Company provides a fully-paid term life insurance plan to eligible employees, and short-term and long term disability benefits. CVS Health also offers numerous well-being programs, education assistance, free development courses, a CVS store discount, and discount programs with participating partners. As for time off, Company employees enjoy Paid Time Off (“PTO”) or vacation pay, as well as paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Number of paid holidays, sick time and other time off are provided consistent with relevant state law and Company policies. For more detailed information on available benefits, please visit jobs.CVSHealth.com/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/29/2024

CVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated.

You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.

CVS Health is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing, advancing, and retaining individuals with disabilities. As such, we strive to provide equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment, including the provision of a reasonable accommodation to perform essential job functions. CVS Health can provide a request for a reasonable accommodation, including a qualified interpreter, written information in other formats, translation or other services through ColleagueRelations@CVSHealth.com If you have a speech or hearing disability, please call 7-1-1 to utilize Telecommunications Relay Services (TRS). We will make every effort to respond to your request within 48 business hours and do everything we can to work towards a solution.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.