The Compliance Operations Specialist serves as a strategic execution partner to the SVP/Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer (CECO) and supports the enterprise Compliance function across Ethics & Compliance, Privacy, Culture & Values, and Regulatory Compliance.
This role combines project and program management, executive-office support, policy governance, analytical support, and paralegal-style assistance to move high-priority compliance initiatives from concept through implementation. The specialist will work across multiple teams and business functions to translate strategic priorities into structured workplans, drive accountability, prepare executive-ready materials, strengthen governance processes, and build scalable tools and processes that improve compliance operations.
The position requires discretion, strong judgment, and increasing independence in a highly regulated healthcare environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree required; preferred fields include business, healthcare administration, public policy, legal studies, compliance, communications, or a related field.
- 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 with 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 preferred.
- Equivalent combinations of relevant education and experience may be considered.
Core responsibilities
- Translate enterprise compliance priorities into clear project plans, milestones, ownership, decision points, and measurable outcomes.
- Lead or coordinate cross-functional compliance projects from scoping through implementation.
- Manage workplans, timelines, governance structures, decision records, and status reporting.
- Anticipate execution risks, dependencies, and barriers and recommend solutions.
- Maintain a portfolio view of major compliance initiatives, deadlines, commitments, and interdependencies.
- Develop executive-ready briefings, presentations, dashboards, talking points, memoranda, and decision materials.
- Support leadership and governance meetings with agendas, pre-reads, materials, facilitation support, and action-item follow-through.
- Perform legal and regulatory research, document review/summaries, and other paralegal-style support.
- Gather, validate, and synthesize information needed to evaluate compliance issues and program effectiveness.
- Support annual and multi-year compliance workplans, risk mitigation activities, and program enhancements.
- Analyze workflows and recommend opportunities to simplify, standardize, automate, or improve operational effectiveness.
- Conduct benchmarking and targeted research on compliance practices, emerging risks, regulatory expectations, and operational approaches.
- Draft and edit written communications, executive summaries, project updates, policies, procedures, and presentations.
- Build trusted relationships and influence progress without direct authority.
- Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, professionalism, and integrity.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Life insurance and flexible spending accounts
- Paid time off and personal leave
- 401(k) with 100% annual match from 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service
- Tuition and student loan reimbursement assistance
- Employee discounts, including tickets, retail, mental health apps, education apps, and identity theft protection
- Home, auto, and pet insurance
- Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage
- Adoption assistance
- Legal benefits
Location
Nashville, Tennessee, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Senior
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
1 month ago