Company :Highmark HealthJob Description :
JOB SUMMARY
***This is a Hybrid role and will require you to be onsite at either our Pittsburgh, PA location, Camp Hill, PA location or Buffalo, NY location up to 3 days a week.
This job works collaboratively to support of all risk and compliance assessment activities of Highmark Health across a broad range of frameworks including NIST, HITRUST, PCI, HIPAA, SOC, MAR, CMS, JCAHO, etc. The incumbent will partner with the organizational risk and business partners, the technology organization, and global delivery teams to meet Highmark Health’s mission requirements in a manner consistent with the enterprise risk appetite. This individual must have a proactive mindset and approach, and feel comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan and conduct risk assessment activities according to the appropriate framework, including but not limited to NIST, HITRUST, PCI, HIPAA, SOC, MAR, CMS, JCAHO, in order to identify, assess, prioritize, evaluate and address financial, information security, privacy, and other areas of risk. Prepare draft reports and other management reporting deliverables. Review all work prepared by less experienced team members to ensure audit quality standards are consistently met in all forms of documentation.
- Review and interpret inherent risk assessment results, engagement risks, and develop assurance plans (e.g., on-site audit, contract review, financials assessment, purchasing data analysis) to address relevant risk areas and to ensure proper controls are implemented. Accountable for the review and interpretation of authoritative guidance (including, but not limited to NIST, HITRUST, PCI, HIPAA, SOC, MAR, CMS, JCAHO reports) and performs qualitative and quantitative impact assessments based on physical, technical, and administrative safeguards as well as contractual requirements; conducts additional information gathering and risk assessments as-needed; documents and reports results.
- Lead development of project plans to support risk assessment and decisioning in coordination with business owners and other stakeholders within task-based budgets. Collaborate and communicate with Information Security, Privacy, Procurement, Audit, Compliance, and other teams across the Enterprise to align risk management objectives, practices and procedures.
- Interface with business areas, technical staff, project teams, and third parties to execute cross-functional risk assurance projects. Lead the communication of assessment results and findings with multiple stakeholder groups and provides consultation and direction throughout.
- Interpret complex data flow/ information sharing activities, customer integrations, and information safeguards into simplified and high-level terminology and/or process/data flows. Maintains risk management reporting dashboards in RSA Archer applications in order to keep information complete, accurate, and current. Prepare and assist with the delivery of risk assurance reports to management.
- Ensure risk questionnaires and other risk assessments are distributed and completed on-time and prepares initial impact assessments. Ensure compliance requirements are met across the Enterprise. Assist in training and mentoring team members on multi-faceted engagements, platform customer dependencies, and interpretation of complex contract agreements.
- Collaborate with lead in providing input and consultation on risk and assurance reporting. Collaborate and consult with other areas (e.g., Procurement, Privacy, Information Security, Legal) throughout the engagement lifecycle Assist in providing timely feedback on interpretations regarding authoritative guidance.
- Proactively reviews updates made to departmental desk-level procedures, risk assessment methodology, assessment procedures, questionnaires, training, etc. and is responsible for monitoring compliance with departmental metrics, internal control activities, contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, and responding to customer inquiries / audits.
- Other duties as assigned or requested
EDUCATION
Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration/Management, Information Technology, Pre-Law, or related field
Substitutions
- 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu of Bachelor's degree
Preferred
- Master's Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration/Management, Information Technology, Pre-Law, or related field
EXPERIENCE
Required
- 5 years in Audit and Compliance
To Include:
- 3 years of Business Process Design
- 3 years of Project Management
Preferred
- Experience with Medicaid Markets regulatory environment
- Experience with monitoring and oversight of accreditation standards (NCQA, TJC, URAC, etc.)
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
- None
Preferred (any of the following)
- Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC)
- Certified Healthcare Internal Audit Professional (CHIAP)
SKILLS
- Demonstrate expert knowledge of business and technology processes, risk and control frameworks, and assessment methodologies, particularly as applied to healthcare (payer and provider) business processes.
- Knowledge of relevant regulatory guidelines, vendor management, sourcing and procurement, and completing assessments of vendors
- Excellent resource and project planning capabilities, decision making skills, history of results-oriented delivery, and effective team building across a cross-campus and diverse team of management and staff.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for diverse audiences (senior management, board, peer, and team).
- Strong relationship building skills and ability to influence with and without authority in a matrixed organization.
- Leadership qualities with an ability to motivate and inspire a group of individuals to achieve superior results.
- High capacity to think analytically, interpret information / observations, apply judgment and make effective, strategic decisions.
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Occasionally
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Range Minimum:
$67,500.00
Pay Range Maximum:
$126,000.00
Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
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What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms.
A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best.
Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions.
We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.