Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer

Overview

Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer (CLO), the VP, Chief Compliance Officer, (CCO) will be an integral part of MRO’s compliance and legal team during a critical and exciting time in the company’s growth.

The VP, CCO will provide strategic leadership on compliance issues that affect the organization and its clients and will serve as a trusted advisor to the CLO, the Executive Leadership Team (ELT), and the Board of Directors. Day-to-day, the VP of Compliance will be the driving force behind the ongoing success of the Compliance and Privacy teams and program. The VP, CCO, must be able to build consensus by establishing trust with key company leaders and providing thoughtful insight and data on a myriad of compliance and privacy issues relevant to the company and its clients. The VP, CCO, must be extremely self-motivated and possess strong initiative, business acumen, and excellent people management skills and fully align with the current culture of transparency and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and oversee the compliance program in accordance with the elements described by the Department of Justice and HHS Office of the Inspector General and the results of the annual compliance risk assessment.
• Hire, lead, and manage Compliance team and Privacy team staff.
• Manage suite of company policies and procedures, and oversee drafting, revising, deploying and training on policies and procedures in concert with relevant business units.
• Develop, implement and drive annual internal compliance risk assessment, annual work plan, and audit and monitoring plan.
• Work directly with MRO’s health system clients to communicate MRO compliance program elements, assist in understanding federal and state privacy laws and anticipated regulatory and legislative changes.
• Oversee and track required compliance trainings.
• Develop and report key compliance metrics across all business lines.
• Develop and manage appropriate governance structures for compliance, including running regular meetings of management compliance committee and presenting and reporting to the board of directors’ Compliance, Information Security, and Public Policy Committee.
• Work closely with (i) Legal team to ensure common understanding of applicable laws, and (ii) Government Affairs team to anticipate changes in laws that affect the company’s business and compliance program.
• Present compliance and health information management topics to industry groups and at MRO client summits.
• Creatively leverage the company’s technology resources to implement the above objectives.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned by the CEO, CLO, or Board of Directors from time-to-time incident to the above.   

Qualifications

• A minimum of 10+ years of progressively complex experience in a healthcare setting, ideally as a sitting VP of Compliance or Chief Compliance Officer, although deputy or divisional compliance officers with appropriate experience, span of responsibility, and executive presence will also be considered.
• Bachelor’s degree required; a J.D. or Masters in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field is strongly preferred.
• Relevant certifications such as Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP), or equivalent are preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate knowledge of a company’s business, strategy, and key initiatives into assessments of compliance risk and compliance program elements.
• Experience assessing compliance risk according to relevant data and delivering practical solutions on issues of materiality to a company.
• Deep expertise in federal and state healthcare privacy and data protection laws and regulations and experience managing operational privacy issues beyond HIPAA breach risk assessments and related auditing and monitoring.
• Knowledge of regulations relating to Medicare and Medicaid program participation, qualified clinical data registries, and third-party intermediaries.
• Proven ability to build and lead a strong team and create a sense of cohesion and morale while driving the team to achieve its goals.
• Experience working directly with senior company leadership and presenting to senior leaders and boards of directors on compliance matters.
• Demonstrated interest in or experience with evaluating and implementing automation and AI-driven tools to strengthen compliance auditing, monitoring, and program management capabilities.
• Comfort with ambiguity and uncertainty; ability to adapt nimbly and lead others through complex situations.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills.
• High level of integrity, executive maturity, humility, and self-awareness.
• Strong work ethic and sense of urgency and initiative with little day-to-day instruction and oversight.
• Experienced in sponsor-backed (PE, VC) or other high-growth environment preferred.

The candidate may reside anywhere in the U.S. contingent upon their ability and willingness to travel as needed. Approximately 10% travel is expected for this role, which may include attendance at client meetings, industry conferences, company events, and other business-related activities. Travel is primarily domestic with occasional international travel.  

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