Compliance Director (Hybrid)

Northwest Permanente PC; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15% employer contribution to pension

90% employer-paid health plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Child Care Benefits

Flexible Work Schedules

Paid Parental Leave

Self-Care Days + Paid Time Off

Job summary

Northwest Permanente is seeking an experienced Director of Compliance to lead our program across a multi-specialty physician practice in Oregon. The role reports to the VP of Regional Care Delivery and partners with the CCO to operationalize OIG principles.

You will design risk assessments, develop audit methodologies, and drive corrective actions while mentoring a compliance team and aligning activities with Kaiser Permanente Northwest's standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, health law, public policy, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive healthcare compliance, audit, or regulatory experience with 5+ years leading teams.
• Deep mastery of the OIG Seven Elements, fraud/waste/abuse statutes.
• CHC, CCEP, or CHPC certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Experience designing risk assessments, executive dashboards, and audit methodologies.
• Excellent consultative, consensus-building, and executive-level presentation skills with clinical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Direct Program Strategy: Lead annual organizational compliance assessments and translate findings into annual work plans.
• Audit and Monitor: Formulate and manage compliance audit frameworks across clinical workflows and high-risk areas.
• Investigate and Remediate: Oversee hotline intake, investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective action plans.
• Educate and Champion: Drive targeted training to build a speak-up culture rooted in non-retaliation.
• Collaborate Across Regions: Align activities with partner medical groups across the national Permanente federation.
• Lead and Develop Talent: Provide leadership, mentorship, and oversight to compliance staff.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance

Audit

Regulatory knowledge

OIG compliance

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, healthcare policy, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Overview

Northwest Permanente seeks an experienced, collaborative, and operationally driven Director of Compliance to lead and evolve our comprehensive compliance program. Reporting administratively to the Vice President of Regional Care Delivery and serving as the key administrative partner to the Chief Compliance Officer, you will operationalize Office of Inspector General (OIG) compliance principles across our multi-specialty physician practice while leading dedicated compliance initiatives.What You'll Do:

• Direct Program Strategy: Lead annual organizational compliance assessments, translate findings into annual work plans, and coordinate Compliance Committee and Board reporting.
• Audit and Monitor: Formulate and manage compliance audit frameworks, targeting clinical workflows, high-risk regulatory areas, and technology/AI deployments.
• Investigate and Remediate: Oversee hotline intake, lead impartial investigations, conduct root-cause analyses, and partner with HR and operational leaders to implement robust corrective action plans.
• Educate and Champion: Drive targeted training for the medical group building a strong speak-up culture rooted in non-retaliation.
• Collaborate Across Regions: Align compliance activities and shared learning initiatives with partner medical groups across the national Permanente federation.
• Lead and Develop Talent: Provide direct people leadership, mentorship, and operational oversight to compliance staff, driving accountability, skill development, and high-impact execution.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, business administration, health law, public policy, or a directly related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive healthcare compliance, audit, or regulatory experience, including five (5) years direct leadership experience or program oversight in a complex healthcare delivery environment.
• Deep mastery of the OIG Seven Elements, fraud/waste/abuse statutes
• CHC, CCEP, or CHPC certification (or ability to obtain within 12 months).
• Proven capability in designing risk assessments, executive dashboards, and audit methodologies.
• Excellent consultative, consensus-building, and executive-level presentation skills with clinical and physician leadership.

About Northwest Permanente:We are the Permanente in Kaiser Permanente. Northwest Permanente is a self-governed, multi-specialty group of more than 1,300 physicians, clinicians, and administrative professionals caring for over 600,000 members in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Together with Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, we form Kaiser Permanente of the Northwest, an integrated health care program. Kaiser Permanente is one of the nation's pre-eminent health care systems, a benchmark for comprehensive, integrated, value-based, and high-quality care.Our Northwest Permanente administrative professionals enjoy a wide range of company sponsored benefits:

• 15% employer contribution to retirement programs, including pension.
• 90% employer-paid health plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Child Care Benefits
• Flexible Work Schedules
• Paid Parental Leave
• Self-Care Days + Paid Time Off

Equal Opportunity EmployerNorthwest Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.