Principal Risk Analyst

Mayo US; Rochester (MN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN is seeking a Privacy Third Party Risk Management Principal Risk Analyst to guide complex risk operations, privacy initiatives, and compliance projects. This role partners with Legal, Supply Chain, Office of Information Security, and TPRM to design policies and operational processes aligned with Mayo Clinic’s risk tolerance.

The position leads multidisciplinary workgroups, supports investigations, audits, and executive communications, and may involve travel to Mayo

Qualifications

• Knowledge of privacy regulations and risk frameworks.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and investigations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder education.

Responsibilities

• Lead risk operations and complex projects across teams.
• Develop policies and procedures to support risk tolerance.
• Coordinate with Legal, HR, and external counsel.
• Provide risk guidance to leadership and business partners.

Skills

Risk management

Regulatory compliance

Data privacy

Project management

Tools

GRC software

Monitoring tools

Issue management software

Job description

The Privacy Third Party Risk Management Principal Risk Analyst leads and supports complex risk business operations, special projects, compliance and privacy initiatives, mitigation development, and stakeholder education. This role provides day-to-day guidance and project support, participants in multidisciplinary workgroups and projects, partners with Legal, Supply Chain, Office of Information Security, Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), TPRM Risk domains, and business stakeholders, and helps design policies, procedures, and operational processes that support Mayo Clinic’s risk tolerance. Responsibilities may include third-party privacy risk assessments, Data Protection Impact Assessments, review of de-identified data sets, development of SBARs and executive summaries, peer review of work unit documentation, support for AI/LLM and Consumer Data Protection Agile Leadership Team (CDPALT) workgroups, and communication of actionable risk guidance to leadership and business partners.

The Principal Risk Analyst will lead risk business operations, special projects, investigations, legal litigation, mitigation development, non-employee access and end user awareness/education. Incumbent will provide guidance to the RD unit for day-to-day operational support, including project management. Incumbent will demonstrate leadership and represent the RD on project teams, committees, strike teams and workgroups.

Job Duties and Responsibilities: Supports and develops RD initiatives. Responsible for the design of enterprise business operations, including operational growth and development. Leads multi-disciplinary workgroups and projects. Responsible for development of policies and procedures to support the organization’s risk tolerance. Gathers and organizes information from a cross-functional investigative team. Works directly with Legal and Human Resources on high risk internal and external investigations. Works directly with Legal and External Counsel on policy, regulatory and/or litigation matters (using eDiscovery protocols). Completes documentation to support findings including legal reports, SBARs, and executive summaries. Responsible for peer review of work unit documentation. Develops and presents Risk training(s) geared towards Mayo Clinic leadership.

Has extensive experience in regulatory compliance and investigations that includes:

• Deep subject matter expertise in relevant compliance laws and regulations such as privacy compliance, investigations, revenue cycle compliance, device manufacturing compliance, general compliance, conflict of interest;
• Understanding of and ability to apply the Seven Elements of an Effective Compliance Program;
• Ability to carry out audits, assessments and investigations; and
• Ability to use relevant compliance tools including GRC software, monitoring tools, and issue management software,
• Ability to follow and apply legal holds and execute proper preservation of evidence and chain of custody protocols. Depending on role this may include the ability to follow proper computer forensic evidence handling, advanced knowledge of data preservation, acquisition of computing and storage devices either fixed or mobile and more technical forensic investigations.

Must have technical and nontechnical communication skills (verbal and written), analytical aptitude and project management skills. Demonstrates high level integrity and ability to use discretion and maintain confidential information. Other functions and projects as assigned. Some travel may be required to other Mayo Clinic sites and/or training conferences.

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question — Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.

This vacancy is not eligible for sponsorship/ we will not sponsor or transfer visas for this position. Also, Mayo Clinic DOES NOT participate in the F-1 STEM OPT extension program.