Director of Compliance

U.S. healthcare is frustrating and deeply flawed. Cedar's mission is to drive better outcomes for everyone involved, including providers, insurance companies and the people they serve. At a time when consumer-friendly healthcare experiences are more critical than ever, our platform is uniquely equipped to solve problems that lead to billing issues and administrative waste. At Cedar, know that your work will have a meaningful impact on people's lives.
Cedar is seeking an experienced healthcare compliance professional to lead our compliance function, including enhancing, scaling and maintaining our compliance programs. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the compliance function at a high-growth company. The Director of Compliance will report to the General Counsel. Preference for candidates willing to work in office at least 2 days/week from New York, NY.
Responsibilities

• Create and drive a long-term strategy and structure for Cedar' Compliance function, and establish metrics and monitoring processes to demonstrate effectiveness of the Compliance function.
• Manage Cedar's compliance policies, guidance, SOPs and training, in accordance with growing and evolving business needs and applicable regulations.
• Support spot or company-wide audits of the compliance program, including HITRUST, SOC2, ISO and PCI audit engagement, data/artifact collection, exception remediation and monitoring.
• Oversee compliance regarding Cedar's interactions an d arrangements with providers, insurance companies and our network of vendors and other significant business partners.
• Identify new and emerging risks within the business and respond with a risk posture calibrated to business needs, including enabling innovation and growth imperatives.
• Supervise compliance investigations from intake to resolution; collaborate with other functions and departments to provide recommendations; and ensure corrective actions are implemented.
• Design and deliver meaningful and effective presentations to senior management and the Board of Directors.
• Manage and develop a team of compliance professionals that are responsible for conducting the day-to-day compliance processes, as well as serve as a first-level escalation point for questions and issues.
• Work with outside counsel, consultants, and vendors and recommend such partnering if and when needed.
• Collaborate with your teammates; learn from them and teach them.

Required Skills & Experience

• At least 10 years of relevant compliance experience
• J.D. or other advanced degree preferred; Certification in Healthcare Compliance and Healthcare Privacy or similar certification
• Demonstrated success building and leading a healthcare or healthcare-adjacent compliance program
• In-depth knowledge of laws, regulations, standards and guidelines applicable to healthcare businesses, including privacy and data security (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC2, PCI, NIST), medical billing and anti-kickback statutes
• Demonstrable experience in leadership, project management and problem-solving are essential
• Ability to recognize compliance risk and develop pragmatic, workable strategies to mitigate such risk
• Self-starter, who exhibits a "can do" attitude to prioritize and direct limited resources to the most critical areas and issues; build solid, collaborative working relationships across multiple functions and levels of management; and drive improvement initiatives with a sense of urgency
• Desire to be a leader in the compliance industry and champion for compliance within the organization

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What do we offer to the ideal candidate?

• A chance to improve the U.S. healthcare system at a high-growth company! Our leading healthcare financial platform is scaling rapidly, helping millions of patients per year
• Flexibility to work from home or in the office, depending on what works best for you
• Unlimited PTO for vacation, sick and mental health days-we encourage everyone to take at least 20 days of vacation per year to ensure dedicated time to spend with loved ones, explore, rest and recharge
• 16 weeks paid parental leave with health benefits for all parents, plus flexible re-entry schedules for returning to work
• Diversity initiatives that encourage Cedarians to bring their whole selves to work, including three employee resource groups: be@cedar (for BIPOC-identifying Cedarians and their allies), Pridecones (for LGBTQIA+ Cedarians and their allies) and Cedar Women+ (for female-identifying Cedarians)
• Competitive pay, equity (for qualifying roles) and health benefits that start on the first of the month following your start date (or on your start date if your start date coincides with the first of the month)
• 401k plan with 3% employer non-election contribution
• Access to hands-on mentorship, employee and management coaching, and a stipend for learning and development resources to help you grow both professionally and personally

About us
Cedar was co-founded by Florian Otto and Arel Lidow in 2016 after a negative medical billing experience inspired them to help improve our healthcare system. With a commitment to solving billing and patient experience issues, Cedar has become a leading healthcare technology company fueled by remarkable growth. Over the past several years, we've raised more than $350 million in funding from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global, bringing Cedar's valuation to $3.2 billion.
Today, Cedar helps over 15 million patients annually-and partners with more than 50 leading healthcare providers, including Yale New Haven Health, Summit Health, Novant Health, Allina Health, Providence, ChristianaCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, CommonSpirit Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.