Chief Compliance Officer

Elara Caring•Farmers Branch, TX

About The Position

Elara Caring is seeking an experienced Chief Compliance Officer to lead its enterprise compliance, privacy, and regulatory functions. The position provides strategic oversight of compliance and privacy programs, regulatory risk, investigations, and organizational ethics, and serves as a key advisor to executive leadership and the Board of Directors. The Chief Compliance Officer reports to the General Counsel and serves as management representative to the Board Compliance Committee. The role leads compliance strategy across a national healthcare organization and supports organizational growth, acquisitions, and integration efforts. It also provides leadership and development for compliance professionals and related teams, while promoting integrity, accountability, confidentiality, and ethical business practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Compliance, or a related field.
Minimum 10 years of healthcare corporate compliance experience.
Minimum 8 years of management or leadership experience.
Strong knowledge of healthcare regulations, compliance risk, investigations, privacy, fraud and abuse, and regulatory oversight.
Strong executive communication, leadership, critical-thinking, and decision-making skills.
Ability to work effectively with senior executives, Boards of Directors, and cross-functional business partners.
Ability to travel periodically for meetings and onsite compliance support.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Home health or hospice experience.
Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC).
Healthcare privacy certification.

Responsibilities

Lead and oversee Elara Caring’s Compliance and Privacy Programs.
Identify, assess, and respond to organizational compliance and regulatory risks.
Lead the annual compliance risk assessment and compliance work plan.
Advise senior leadership and the Board on compliance, privacy, ethics, and regulatory matters.
Serve as management representative to the Board Compliance Committee.
Oversee government inquiries, investigations, regulatory responses, and internal compliance matters.
Ensure regulatory changes are communicated and incorporated into organizational policies and procedures.
Provide leadership to compliance, audit, licensing, regulatory, and privacy teams.
Support compliance and privacy due diligence and integration activities related to growth and acquisitions.
Promote a culture of integrity, accountability, confidentiality, and ethical business practices.