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The Compliance Director will establish, lead, and continuously enhance the company’s compliance framework, ensuring adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and ethical standards. Reporting to the CEO, this individual will serve as the primary owner of compliance strategy, risk management, and internal controls, embedding compliance across business functions and levels of the organization. The Compliance Director will develop and manage the company’s global compliance program, establish policies, procedures, and controls, and serve as the subject matter expert for compliance-related matters. A key focus of the role will be overseeing adherence to healthcare regulations, including the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Stark physician self-referral law, with responsibility for preventing, detecting, and remediating non-compliant financial arrangements.
This individual will identify, assess, and prioritize compliance risks across the organization and develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies and internal controls. The Compliance Director will conduct regular compliance audits and monitoring activities to identify gaps and vulnerabilities and will partner with QA and other functions to remediate and prevent non-compliance. The role will also develop and update policies in response to evolving regulatory requirements, lead compliance communication, education, and training programs, and serve as a trusted advisor on compliance-related questions and concerns. The Compliance Director will regularly report compliance status, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership, establish KPIs and dashboards to track compliance performance, and escalate critical compliance issues to ensure timely resolution.
The Compliance Director will also serve as the Associate Data Privacy (ADP) lead, overseeing compliance with data protection requirements including GDPR and HIPAA. Responsibilities include leading and monitoring Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), maintaining and overseeing the Data Processing Register, and serving as the primary contact for data protection matters and data subject inquiries. The Compliance Director will work closely with QA, Clinical, Commercial, and Operations teams to integrate compliance requirements into the business and support business initiatives while maintaining compliance standards. While the role may provide guidance on legal matters when needed, its primary focus is compliance governance, oversight, and enforcement rather than contract drafting or transactional legal support, with external legal counsel leveraged for specialized legal matters as appropriate.
Qualified candidates will have a bachelor’s degree in Law, Business Administration, Healthcare, or a related field, with an advanced degree preferred, and 10 or more years of experience in healthcare compliance. Candidates must have proven experience building and managing compliance programs, a strong background in compliance audits, risk management, and internal controls, and deep knowledge of GDPR, HIPAA, and healthcare compliance regulations. The role requires excellent written and verbal English communication skills, strong leadership and the ability to influence without authority, high integrity and ethical judgment, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and the ability to translate complex regulations into practical business processes. Candidates must also bring strong communication and training capabilities, a proactive and risk-based mindset, attention to detail, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
This is a remote position that requires monthly travel to headquarters. The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is $220,000–$260,000. This position is also eligible for an annual bonus and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, retirement benefits, and paid time off. The salary range reflects the employer's good-faith estimate of the base compensation reasonably expected to be offered for this position at the time of posting.