Senior Compliance Officer

Albany Medical Center•Albany, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Compliance Officer will be responsible for developing and implementing an effective Compliance program which promotes the attainment of Albany Medical Center’s goals and objectives while adhering to applicable laws, rules and regulations for Albany Medical Center. The Senior Compliance Officer will work closely with the management in order to better understand and respond to Compliance concerns affecting areas of responsibility. The Senior Compliance Officer will provide independent and objective review of evidence that either supports or refutes the Center’s claim of compliance as it relates to these areas; will identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk as it relates to these missions; will develop corrective action plans for resolution of problematic matters; and will provide guidance on how to prevent the re-occurrence of non-compliance or reduce the risk to Center operations. The Senior Compliance Officer will be responsible for promoting compliance within these areas and responding to instances of noncompliance. This senior position is an integral component of Albany Medical Center’s Corporate Compliance’s leadership team. All professional positions within Corporate Compliance are designed to fit into one of several levels according to the range of responsibilities and the level of discretion in responding to those responsibilities. Within each level positions may be evaluated differently according to the complexity of the risk encompassed within their areas of designated responsibility or range of professional disciplines and the expertise they assume as the primary responsible party for the compliance function. Senior – responsible for developing and implementing an effective Compliance Program to enhance the culture of compliance and to minimize related enterprise risk to the Center’s mission, to promote attainment of AMC goals and objectives, and enhance compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations for a designated subset of AMC missions, functions or identified risks. Seniors are responsible for supervising staff in a matrix model in collaboration with other Senior-level managers and the CCO to minimize overall enterprise risk to AMC while improving the capacity of the Compliance function to support the Center in delivering its mission in ethical and legally responsible ways. In that regard each Senior must: implement a written compliance program and plan of sufficient detail to insure the detection of group or individual instances of noncompliance, provide each staff person with clearly delineated duties, responsibilities and expectations to complete their tasks, insure each person is able to perform their duties by virtue of education, training or other skills required of the position, monitor individual performance in sufficient detail to assess individual competence and effectiveness, and enforce compliance with Center directives and other applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

Requirements

Advanced degree or professional certifications in related fields
Minimum of 5 to 7 years of progressively responsible professional experience

Responsibilities

Developing and implementing an effective Compliance program
Working closely with management to understand and respond to Compliance concerns
Providing independent and objective review of evidence
Identifying potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk
Developing corrective action plans
Providing guidance on preventing non-compliance
Promoting compliance and responding to instances of noncompliance
Supervising staff in a matrix model
Implementing a written compliance program and plan
Providing staff with clearly delineated duties, responsibilities and expectations
Ensuring staff can perform their duties through education, training, or skills
Monitoring individual performance
Enforcing compliance with Center directives and applicable laws, rules, and regulations