Compliance Consultant V - Care Delivery & Quality - Pharmacy

Kaiser Permanente; Oakland (CA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health care organization is seeking a Compliance Consultant V to join their Pharmacy compliance team. This senior-level consultant will focus on regulatory compliance, leading investigations, and managing compliance reporting efforts. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in compliance, health care operations, and project management, ensuring adherence to pharmacy laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years experience in a leadership role.
• Minimum eight years experience in compliance or health care operations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct compliance activities in partnership with stakeholders.
• Lead compliance reporting efforts and investigations.
• Drive implementation of compliance efforts and regulatory changes.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory Compliance

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration

Bachelor's degree in Law

Bachelor's degree in Public Health

Bachelor's degree in Business

Job description

This remote position can be based in any of our KP regions. The senior-level consultant will support Kaiser Permanente's Care Delivery & Quality Compliance team nationally and be part of the Pharmacy compliance team, focusing on regulatory compliance in our Kaiser Foundation Health Plan/Hospital owned and operated pharmacies. The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of pharmacy laws, regulations, and best practices and will apply this knowledge to monitor, investigate, and issue regulatory guidance related to standards of care and requirements in various practice settings.

Job Summary:

This senior level individual contributor is primarily responsible for conducting company compliance activities in partnership with internal and external stakeholders. Responsibilities include leading compliance reporting efforts and compliance investigations. Additional key responsibilities include driving the implementation of compliance efforts and regulatory compliance through monitoring and interpreting complex regulatory changes. This individual contributor also manages projects or compliance components of larger cross-functional projects including identifying and managing stakeholders.

Essential Responsibilities:

+ Practices self-leadership and promotes learning in others by building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; communicating information and providing advice to drive projects forward; influencing team members within assigned unit; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; providing feedback to others, including upward feedback to leadership and mentoring junior team members; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.

+ Conducts or oversees business-specific projects by applying deep expertise in subject area; promoting adherence to all procedures and policies; developing work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; determining and carrying out processes and methodologies; coordinating and delegating resources to accomplish organizational goals; partnering internally and externally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating issues or risks as appropriate; monitoring progress and results; recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities; and evaluating recommendations made by others.

+ Conducts company compliance activities by partnering with internal and external stakeholders; applying established regulations and standards to compliance efforts; designing, developing, and executing strategic compliance initiatives; analyzing regulations and regulatory changes, and their application to operations; and documenting compliance activities.

+ Leads compliance reporting efforts by evaluating and summarizing compliance data, audit information, and potential risks and remedies; identifying and reporting key compliance drivers, liabilities, and performance indicators (for example, adherence to standards, incorporation of new regulations) to management; and developing presentations to convey key findings to management and other key stakeholders.

+ Leads compliance investigations by coordinating the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data; leading interviews as appropriate; researching key business issues; identifying potential action steps; and evaluating and recommending corrective action plans for substantiated allegations.

+ Manages projects or compliance components of larger cross-functional projects by identifying and managing stakeholder contacts; assembling teams based on project needs and team member strengths; developing, analyzing, and managing project plans; negotiating and managing project schedules and resource forecasts; and managing project financials and deliverables.

+ Drives regulatory compliance by monitoring and interpreting complex regulatory changes; leading analysis on regulatory impacts; and overseeing the implementation of designated changes.

+ Drives the implementation of compliance efforts by identifying compliance requirements; leading the assessment of current state compliance to identify gaps and corrective actions; creating or revising complex compliance standards, policies and procedures, and training; and monitoring ongoing compliance adherence.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Minimum three (3) years experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.

+ Bachelors degree in Health Care Administration, Clinical, Law, Public Health, Business or related field and Minimum eight (8) years experience in compliance, health care operations (quality, risk, etc.), audit, finance, regulatory or public policy development, investigations, information security, or insurance/health plan governance or a directly related field. Additional equivalent work experience in a directly related field may be substituted for the degree requirement.

Additional Requirements:

COMPANY: KAISER

TITLE: Compliance Consultant V - Care Delivery & Quality - Pharmacy

LOCATION: Oakland, California

REQNUMBER: 1347225

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.