Sr. Director, Compliance and Ethics

Blue Shield of California • Oakland, CA

15h • $201,960 - $341,620 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Director, Compliance & Ethics leads Ascendiun’s enterprise-wide compliance and ethics program across its affiliates, business units, products, services, and activities. The role oversees preventive, detective, and remedial controls; policies and procedures; workforce training and communications; testing, auditing, monitoring, and reporting; and remediation of control deficiencies. Program areas include the Code of Conduct, compliance policies and investigations, anti-bribery, anti-kickback and anti-corruption, exclusion lists, conflicts of interest, and other compliance and ethics initiatives.

Reporting directly to Ascendiun’s Chief Risk and Compliance Officer, the role primarily leads the enterprise-wide program and may take on additional responsibilities or support the Chief Compliance & Ethics Officer’s other initiatives as needed. The position builds and leads Compliance & Ethics teams, coordinates with functions across the Ascendiun Family of Companies, and provides guidance on regulatory and industry standards. It researches regulatory developments and communicates their impact to the organization and the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.

The position follows a hybrid workplace model. For most teams, this means working in the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need. The work is primarily sedentary office and desk work, with activity occurring most of the workday.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, or a high school diploma/GED plus four years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• 12 years of legal or health care compliance and ethics experience with increasingly progressive responsibility, including Director-level Compliance experience.
• Functional subject matter expertise in compliance investigations, compliance hotlines and reporting, compliance training and communications, anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-kickback, government contracting, exclusion lists, corporate ethics, business partner and third-party risk management, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Six years of prior people management experience with direct responsibility for supervising, coaching, and evaluating direct reports.
• Director-level, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer, and/or Federal Law Enforcement experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and relationship-building skills to interact effectively with senior management, board members, providers, and federal and state regulators.
• Strong independent judgment, problem-solving, critical-thinking, and analytical skills, with a strong moral compass and high integrity.

Nice To Haves

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school and admission to practice law in one or more U.S. states; California admission strongly preferred.
• Certified Healthcare Certification (CHC) or Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP).
• Experience and knowledge of compliance or risk incident management software.
• Experience writing and implementing policies and procedures, performing risk assessments, documenting controls and control gaps, remediating control gaps, and delivering and maintaining an effective compliance and ethics program.

Responsibilities

• Lead, implement, and maintain an effective enterprise-wide Corporate Compliance and Ethics Program, including whistleblower and anti-corruption programs, compliance policies and procedures, training, awareness, and communications.
• Manage and conduct enterprise-wide compliance investigations; maintain an integrated investigation protocol; oversee internal and external hotline and reporting channels; prepare investigation summary reports; and ensure appropriate corrective and remedial measures.
• Build, develop, and lead Compliance & Ethics teams to deliver preventive, detective, and remedial programs and controls throughout company operations.
• Collaborate with compliance resources and operational areas across the Ascendiun Family of Companies, including Human Resources Employee Relations, IT Security, Legal, and Internal Audit, to promote the program and encourage ethical behavior.
• Provide regulatory and compliance-industry standards support and guidance; develop and implement enterprise-wide policies, procedures, and training programs to support compliance with legal and regulatory standards.
• Research, identify, review, and summarize regulations; monitor industry trends and regulatory actions; and communicate their impact to the Ascendiun Family of Companies and the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior