Director of Legal & Compliance - Medicaid/Medicare Health plans - Tucson, AZ
Company: Mostly Medicaid
Location: Tucson
Posted on: March 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Director of Legal & Compliance Job DescriptionLeads Privacy and
Compliance functions within the Organization. Functions as an
independent and objective legal advisor to business partners that
identifies and evaluates data privacy compliance issues.
Provides subject matter expertise and designs corporate privacy
trainings; monitors legal and regulatory trends.
Enables business and helps to protect the privacy of all
stakeholders, including employees, customers, suppliers, and
members of the public.
Key Responsibilities: Develop, implement, and maintain Privacy
policies and procedures, working collaboratively with stakeholders
across the companyProvide legal expertise on interpretation and
application of data protection laws.
Partner with the IT Department to ensure the organization maintains
appropriate IT Security, administrative, technical, and physical
safeguards to protect personal and health informationMonitor
changes in Privacy laws and regulations; assess the impact to the
organization and its strategic goals, and revise policies &
procedures as appropriateScope and perform periodic privacy risk
assessments, mitigation, and remediation, including data control
design and monitoring, as well as the mitigation of privacy and
security risks.
Strategically advise on the development of new services or
enhancements to existing services to ensure "privacy by design" and
"privacy by default" principles.
Support HIPAA risk assessment and company's compliance obligations
as a HIPAA Business Associate.
Provide support and guidance as needed when it comes to compliance
with privacy laws.
Support contract negotiation and drafting for complex privacy and
compliance issues.
Conduct employee training in the areas of Privacy and other
compliance, and develop compliance champions throughout the
organizationCoordinate with Internal Audit to conduct periodic
assessments of the effectiveness and performance of company's
privacy compliance program.
Functional Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies: Experience working
in or with the healthcare industry or healthcare-related products
that require compliance with HIPAA; strong technical knowledge of
all aspects of the HIPAA regulationExperience designing and
managing privacy risk assessments.
Outstanding written communication and proofreading skills,
particularly with executive-level communications.
Ability to work independently and lead experienced attorneys and
multiple diverse projects.
Ability to plan, organize and prioritize a varied, heavy, and
continually expanding workload.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of customers, employees and
proprietary information.
Experience working with CCPA/CPRA; strong technical knowledge of
all aspects of CCPA/CPRA regulationExperience supporting an
organization becoming compliant with HIPAA & CCPA/CPRA and
maintaining ongoing operational complianceExperience training
workforces in Privacy and other compliance areasOther duties as
assignedBusiness Expertise: Outstanding written and oral
skills.
Superior report writing and presentation skills.
Unquestionable ethics and integrity.
Strong interpersonal skills: team player with ability to deal
effectively with individuals at all levels.
Demonstrated ability to produce high-quality work in a timely
fashion and provide effective guidance on legal issues to business
clients.
Job Type: Full-timeBenefits:401(k)401(k) matchingDental
insuranceDisability insuranceEmployee assistance programHealth
insuranceHealth savings accountLife insurancePaid time
offRetirement planVision insuranceSchedule:Monday to
FridaySupplemental Pay:Bonus payExperience:Compliance management: 1
year (Preferred)License/Certification:Legal Certification
(Preferred)Work Location:Fully RemoteWork Remotely:Yes
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