Compliance Operations Specialist

HCA-Healthcare; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO

401K match

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

ESPP

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Compliance Operations Specialist to partner with the SVP/CECO and enhance enterprise-wide compliance initiatives across Ethics, Privacy, Culture & Values, and Regulatory Compliance.

You will translate strategic priorities into structured workplans, drive accountability, and develop scalable tools to improve the compliance program's efficiency and effectiveness in a highly regulated healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; degree in business, healthcare administration, public policy, legal studies, compliance, communications, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in compliance, legal, regulatory, healthcare, project/program management, corporate operations, consulting, or a related environment preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and executive-level visibility.
• Experience in healthcare or another highly regulated industry strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting a legal, compliance, risk, privacy, regulatory, or executive leadership function is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead or coordinate cross-functional compliance projects.
• Manage assigned strategic initiatives from scoping through implementation, including development of workplans, timelines, governance structures, decision records, and status reporting.
• Anticipate execution risks, dependencies, and barriers; elevate issues appropriately and recommend practical solutions to maintain momentum and accountability.
• Establish and maintain a portfolio-level view of major Compliance initiatives, deadlines, commitments, and interdependencies.
• Develop executive-ready briefings, presentations, dashboards, talking points, memoranda, and decision materials for the CECO and senior leadership.
• Support the operating cadence of the Compliance leadership team and key governance bodies, including agenda development and meeting materials.
• Coordinate preparation for significant leadership/board meetings by synthesizing information into concise materials.
• Support Policy exception management, including tracking and standardization.
• Perform legal and regulatory research, document review/summaries, and paralegal-style support as directed.
• Gather and synthesize information to evaluate compliance issues, regulatory developments, or program effectiveness.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Regulatory/compliance

Healthcare knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as a Compliance Operations Specialist? At HCA, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to 300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

Benefits

At HCA, we want to ensure your needs are met. We offer eligible colleagues an attractive benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with some unique benefits including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Flexible Spending
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Personal Leave
• 401K(100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
• Academic AssistanceandReimbursementsfor Tuition and Student Loans
• Employee Discountsincluding Tickets, Retail, Mental Health Apps, Education Apps, Identity Theft Protection etc.
• Home,Auto, andPet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
• Short Term&Long Term Disabilitycoverage
• AdoptionAssistance
• Legal Benefitsand lots more!

Learn more about Employee Benefits

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Compliance Operations Specialist like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Compliance Operations Specialist serves as a strategic execution partner to the SVP/Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (CECO) and supports the effectiveness of the enterprise Compliance function across Ethics & Compliance, Privacy, Culture & Values, and Regulatory Compliance. The role combines sophisticated project and program management, executive-office support, policy governance, analytical and paralegal-style support, and operational discipline to advance high-priority compliance initiatives from concept through implementation. Working across multiple subject-matter teams and business functions, the Specialist translates strategic priorities into structured workplans, drives accountability for deliverables and decisions, prepares executive-ready materials, strengthens governance processes, and develops scalable tools and processes that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Compliance program. This position is designed for a high-performing professional who can operate with discretion and increasing independence in a complex, highly regulated healthcare environment and who has the capability to grow into broader roles within the Compliance organization over time.

What you will do in this role:

• Serve as a strategic execution partner to the SVP/CECO, helping translate enterprise compliance priorities into clear project plans, milestones, ownership, decision points, and measurable outcomes.
• Lead or coordinate cross-functional compliance projects
• Manage assigned strategic initiatives from scoping through implementation, including development of workplans, timelines, governance structures, decision records, and status reporting.
• Anticipate execution risks, dependencies, and barriers; elevate issues appropriately and recommend practical solutions to maintain momentum and accountability.
• Establish and maintain a portfolio-level view of major Compliance initiatives, deadlines, commitments, and interdependencies, enabling the CECO and Compliance leadership team to prioritize resources and monitor execution.
• Develop executive-ready briefings, presentations, dashboards, talking points, memoranda, and decision materials for the CECO, senior leadership, management committees, and other governance forums.
• Support the operating cadence of the Compliance leadership team and key governance bodies, including agenda development, pre-read preparation, meeting materials, facilitation support, documentation of decisions and action items, and disciplined follow-through.
• Coordinate preparation for significant leadership, committee, board, or enterprise meetings by synthesizing complex information from multiple sources into concise, accurate, and decision-oriented materials.
• Support Policy exception management, including tracking, initial guidance and standardization.
• Perform legal and regulatory research, document review/summaries, and other paralegal-style support for selected compliance matters under the direction of the CECO.
• Gather, organize, validate, and synthesize information needed to evaluate compliance issues, strategic initiatives, regulatory developments, or program effectiveness; identify gaps and follow up with stakeholders to obtain complete and reliable information.
• Support the development, implementation, and tracking of annual and multi-year Compliance workplans, risk mitigation activities, program enhancements, and other commitments arising from assessments, audits, investigations, regulatory changes, or leadership priorities.
• Analyze processes and workflows across the Compliance function and recommend opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, or otherwise improve operational effectiveness and control.
• Conduct benchmarking and targeted research on compliance program practices, emerging risks, regulatory expectations, and operational approaches; synthesize findings and implications for leadership consideration.
• Draft and edit high-quality written communications, executive summaries, project updates, policies, procedures, guidance, presentations, and other materials for internal audiences.
• Build trusted relationships across the organization and influence progress without direct authority, using sound judgment, clarity of communication, and strong follow-through.
• Handle sensitive and confidential information with a high degree of discretion, professionalism, and integrity.
• Promote a culture of ethics, accountability, transparency, and compliance with the organizations Code of Conduct, policies, mission, and values.
• Perform other strategic, operational analytical, and project-based responsibilities as assigned by the SVP/CECO.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelors degree required; degree in business, healthcare administration, public policy, legal studies, compliance, communications, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in compliance, legal, regulatory, healthcare, project/program management, corporate operations, consulting, or a related environment preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex projects or workstreams involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities, and executive-level visibility.
• Experience in healthcare or another highly regulated industry strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting a legal, compliance, risk, privacy, regulatory, or executive leadership function is preferred.
• Equivalent combinations of relevant education and experience may be considered consistent with company policy.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

\"Good people beget good people.\"- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.