Our mission at Progenity is simple: to help healthcare providers and patients prepare for life. We provide the most advanced molecular technology and the highest levels of service to guide patient care at critical life stages. We continually seek people with the motivation and skills to advance our mission.
The Associate Director of Compliance will assist the Chief Compliance Officer with the development, implementation, strategy, management, and oversight of the organization’s global Compliance Program. This individual will be responsible for assisting with operational efforts of the Compliance Program which include implementing and maintaining programs and infrastructure designed to ensure that Progenity meets statutory and regulatory requirements relating to Stark law, anti-kickback, anti-corruption, billing and coding, and licensure.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assists in refining, planning, implementing and executing of a comprehensive Compliance Program and strategy.
- Leads operations and functions of risk assessment, auditing and monitoring, policy and procedures, training and incident management with direct supervision from the Chief Compliance Officer.
- Advises internal stakeholders of potential compliance risk areas.
- Collaborates with and supports leadership (e.g., Legal, Billing, Sales, Marketing, Operations and Human Resources) on compliance matters to ensure adherence with laws, regulations, standards, guidelines, best practices, and Progenity’s Code of Conduct.
- Integrates compliance into day to day business activities and enable increased business ownership of activities with compliance risk.
- Develops and implements efficient systems, processes, and technologies to enhance operational tasks.
- Attends key compliance meetings and tracks completion of any resulting action items.
- Participates in annual compliance risk assessment and the development of compliance work and audit plans and individual team member goals.
- Performs regular training of personnel on compliance and ethics topics and company policies.
- Implements continuous improvement for the Compliance department internal operations.
- Continually acquires and updates personal knowledge to accommodate changes to the organization’s regulatory environment and needs.
- Performs additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as deemed necessary.
REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree required (preferably in a healthcare related field). Master’s degree preferred.
- Minimum of 5-7 years healthcare compliance experience working in a CLIA laboratory/medical device manufacturer/pharmaceutical company with a strong auditing background.
- Demonstrated experience executing and managing compliance programs in the global healthcare and biotechnology industries.
- Working knowledge of the healthcare delivery system as it relates to government agencies and the enforcement of associated federal and state regulations.
- Detailed knowledge in the effective execution of all elements of an effective compliance program.
- Ability to build strong relationships to foster an advisory or collaborative approach to proactive compliance activities.
- Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Extensive experience with auditing, preparing reports based of the audits data analysis.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and team members, as well as adapt to changing business needs.
- Ability to present complex issues and concepts to audiences of varying expertise in the subject matter (both orally and in writing).
- Strong communication skills to facilitate interaction with representatives across the organization, including executives, department directors/managers, Legal Department, staff, and external organizations and agencies.
- Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive or private matters while performing job duties and interacting with colleagues.
- Ability to participate in team projects and fill various roles such as team member, facilitator, or leader as needed.
- Proficiency with computer productivity programs necessary to complete work requirements (e.g., MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Compliance and Ethics (CCEP), or similar is preferred.