Director, Corporate Compliance

By joining our team, you’ll be part of our life-changing Mission and Vision. You’ll work in a truly inclusive environment where diversity and equity are championed through words and actions. You’ll contribute to an innovative culture that is second to none, one that embraces curiosity, discovery and compassion. You’ll play a role in something that’s never been done before as we integrate science and clinical care to help patients achieve better, faster outcomes — as we Advance Human Ability, together.

Job Description Summary

The Director, Corporate Compliance Program (“Director, CCP”) will assist in providing daily leadership and direction for Shirley Ryan AbilityLab (“SRAlab”) Corporate Compliance Program, including Privacy Program. The Director, CCP will be responsible for assisting the Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) in ensuring a corporate culture that fosters ethical and compliant behavior and provides the basis for ensuring adequate internal controls and compliance with all laws and regulatory requirements applicable to SRAlab. In addition, the Director, CCP will also be SRAlab’s Privacy Officer as well as oversees the training and education related to the Corporate Compliance Program.

The Director, CCP will consistently be a role model for compliant behavior and demonstrate support of the SRAlab statement of Vision, Mission and Core Values by striving for excellence, contributing to the team efforts and showing respect and compassion for patients and their families, fellow employees, and all others.

The Director, CCP will demonstrate SRAlab Core Attributes: Communication, Accountability, Flexibility/Adaptability, Judgment/Problem Solving, Customer Service and SRAlab Values (Hope, Compassion, Discovery, Collaboration, and Commitment to Excellence) while fulfilling job duties.

Job Description

The Director, CCP will:

1. Compliance Program Development & Oversight

• Assist the CCO in developing, implementing, and overseeing an effective Corporate Compliance Program, ensuring adherence to laws, regulations, and policies governing SRAlab and the healthcare industry.

• Implement and develop a Workplan, in collaboration with the Chief Compliance Officer, Executive Leadership Team, and Enterprise Risk Management Committee, to set priorities for SRAlab’s compliance, internal audit, and regulatory programs.

• Develop, initiate, maintain, and revise policies and procedures for the overall compliance, regulatory, and audit programs to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct.

• Maintain and update SRAlab’s Code of Conduct to ensure clarity and promote ethical conduct.

• Develop, coordinate, and oversee educational and training programs to ensure employees and applicable agents are knowledgeable of, and comply with, the Corporate Compliance Program.

2. Risk Identification, Audits & Management

• Identify potential areas of integrity and compliance risk, develop and implement corrective action plans or policies for resolution, and provide guidance to prevent recurrence on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future, including assist with annual targeted risk assessment process in both compliance and research areas to identify trends and gaps in compliance matters, potential areas of vulnerabilities and critical and emerging risks.

• Develop, recommend, and conduct audits to test compliance retrospectively and prospectively with established laws, rules, regulations, and policies.

• Avoid legal and regulatory challenges by understanding current and proposed legislation, enforcing regulations, and recommending new procedures to ensure compliance.

3. Investigations & Regulatory Reporting

• Investigate and oversee the resolution of compliance-related complaints and hotline calls.

• Respond to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and the Code of Conduct by developing processes and procedures for handling, coordinating, and tracking investigations and related data analysis and reporting.

• Assist the CCO in developing appropriate documentation for the Board of Directors’ Finance and Audit Committee, the CEO, and the Executive Leadership Team.

• Develop and assist with regulatory submissions and reporting activities to clarify and resolve issues.

4. HIPAA Privacy Oversight & Data Protection

• Serve as the HIPAA Privacy Officer and administer the HIPAA Privacy Office, provide leadership in planning, designing and overseeing policies on patient privacy, confidentiality, and release of patient information, as well as Chair, HIPAA Committee.