Senior Director, Privacy Officer

Kaiser Permanente

$216K — $280K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years in a leadership role preferably in healthcare or compliance settings.
  • Bachelor's degree in Health Care Administration, Clinical, Law, Public Health, or related field.
  • 12+ years of compliance or healthcare operations experience, with substitute equivalent work experience considered.
  • Experience working with regulatory frameworks and compliance issues in healthcare.
  • Preferred: 5 years of health care working experience and 4 years in program management.

Responsibilities

  • Model and drive continuous learning initiatives across teams.
  • Oversee the operation of multiple departments to analyze customer and operational needs.
  • Ensure compliance activities support internal and external stakeholders effectively.
  • Direct compliance reporting, evaluating data, and summarizing compliance risks to management.
  • Manage compliance investigations and recommend corrective action for identified issues.
  • Lead compliance components of larger cross-functional initiatives by managing stakeholder relationships.
  • Monitor and direct strategies for ongoing regulatory compliance and implement necessary changes.

Benefits

  • Remote work flexibility with a focus on approved geographic locations.
  • Emphasis on continuous professional development and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Leadership opportunities in shaping compliance programs across the organization.
  • Potential for significant influence on organizational strategy and compliance governance.
  • Robust support for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.
Full Job Description
***Preferred geographic work locations include Colorado, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, and Southern California. Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to one of these approved markets.***

Job Summary:
This Senior Director-level position is primarily responsible for overseeing the organization-s compliance activities and developing strategies to implement regulatory changes. The ideal candidate will bring strong healthcare privacy compliance knowledge and experience. Key responsibilities include directing compliance reporting, investigations, and activities that support continued regulatory compliance across multiple business functions. This leader will also oversee the implementation of compliance initiatives by approving requirements and monitoring ongoing adherence. Additionally, the role directs compliance programs or compliance components of larger cross-functional initiatives, including identifying, engaging, and managing key stakeholders.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Models and drives continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning cross-functional resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating and empowering teams; building organizational capacity and grooming high potentials for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance and leadership when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations drive business needs.
  • Oversees the operation of multiple units and departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; engaging strategic, cross-functional business units to champion and drive support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; anticipating and removing obstacles that impact performance; addressing performance gaps and implementing contingency plans accordingly; ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies; serving as a subject-matter expert and trusted source to executive leadership; and providing influence and consultation in the development of the larger organizational or business strategy.
  • Oversees company compliance activities by ensuring team members, including external business partners, provide support to internal and external stakeholders; reviewing and approving compliance activities; designing strategies for the implementation of regulations and regulatory changes; ensuring compliance activities are fully documented; and overseeing the resolution of compliance issues.
  • Directs compliance reporting efforts across multiple business functions by overseeing the evaluation and summary of 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 senior management; and developing complex presentations to convey key findings to executive leadership and external business stakeholders.
  • Directs compliance investigations across multiple business functions by overseeing the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data; conducting interviews on escalated issues as appropriate; reviewing and evaluating research on key business issues; and evaluating and recommending corrective action plans for substantiated allegations.
  • Directs programs or compliance components of larger cross-functional programs by identifying and managing stakeholder contacts; assembling teams based on program needs and team member strengths; developing, analyzing, and managing program plans; negotiating and managing program schedules and resource forecasts; and managing program financials and deliverables.
  • Directs activities associated with continued regulatory compliance for multiple business functions by monitoring, interpreting, and designing strategy around regulatory changes; determining the impact of changes to the business; providing direction on implementation of changes throughout the business; and providing regulatory input before and during inspections to minimize the risks of future non-compliance.
  • Directs and oversees the implementation of compliance efforts by approving compliance requirements; ensuring the assessment of current state compliance to identify gaps and corrective actions; overseeing the analysis and development of complex compliance standards, policies and procedures, and training; and ensuring the monitoring of ongoing compliance adherence.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Core)
  • Ambiguity/Uncertainty Management
  • Attention to Detail
  • Business Knowledge
  • Communication
  • Constructive Feedback
  • Critical Thinking
  • Cross-Group Collaboration
  • Decision Making
  • Dependability
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support
  • Drives Results
  • Facilitation Skills
  • Health Care Industry
  • Influencing Others
  • Integrity
  • Leadership
  • Learning Agility
  • Organizational Savvy
  • Problem Solving
  • Short- and Long-term Learning & Recall
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Team Building
  • Teamwork
  • Topic-Specific Communication

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (Functional)
  • Analytical Skills
  • Compliance Management
  • Cross Department Coordination
  • Getting Work Done Through Others
  • Negotiation
  • Project Management
  • Technical Communication
  • Written Communication

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Minimum six (6) 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 twelve (12) 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.ent.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Five (5) years health care experience.
  • Four (4) years program management experience.


Primary Location: California,Oakland,Ordway
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 08:00 AM
Working Hours End: 05:00 PM
Job Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Employee Status: Regular
Worker Location: Remote
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: NUE-PO-01|NUE|Non Union Employee
Job Level: Director/Senior Director
Department: Po/Ho Corp - Compl Privacy and Security - 0308
Pay Range: $216700 - $280390 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time

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