Director of Compliance, Ethics, and Risk Management

Overview

POSITION TITLE: Director of Compliance, Ethics, and Risk Management

STATUS: Full Time, Exempt

ANNUAL SALARY: $125,000 per year

TRAVEL REQUIRED: Approximately 40% travel throughout Michigan to health centers and administrative offices as needed

BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD. Life & ADD, 403B, Flexible Spending Account, Generous Paid Time off Program and Free healthcare at our clinics for you and your immediate family!

Planned Parenthood of Michigan has implemented a mandatory vaccination policy requiring COVID-19 vaccinations when eligible for all employees.

The Director of Compliance, Ethics and Risk Management provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for Planned Parenthood of Michigan’s enterprise-wide compliance, ethics and risk management programs. Reporting directly to the Vice President of Compliance, Quality, Excellence and Risk Management, this role ensures PPMI upholds the highest standards of ethical conduct, regulatory compliance, safety, and organizational accountability.

The Director serves as Deputy Compliance Officer and Deputy HIPAA Privacy Officer, ensuring adherence to regulatory frameworks, advancing ethical practice, and safeguarding organizational integrity. This position requires a senior healthcare compliance leader with deep expertise in regulatory affairs, ethics, and enterprise risk management, and a demonstrated ability to partner with executive leadership and governance structures to shape policy and culture. Directly reporting to this position will be the Compliance and Risk Manager.

This leader will fully embody a commitment to race equity; evidenced in all interactions with PPMI colleagues, external stakeholders and in their supervision of staff.

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement monitoring strategy of PPMI’s enterprise-wide integrated ethics, compliance, and risk management framework, aligning operations with organizational mission, values, and regulatory requirements.
• Partner with executive leaders, with consultation from General Counsel, and the Board of Directors to ensure robust oversight, accountability, and reporting.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, offering proactive guidance on complex ethical, regulatory compliance, and risk-related matters.
• Champion a culture of compliance, equity, and integrity across all levels of the organization.

Compliance & Ethics Oversight

• Act as Deputy Compliance Officer and Deputy HIPAA Privacy Officer, supporting enterprise-wide compliance with HIPAA, HITECH, LARA, Title X, MDHHS, FDA, CDC, CMS, CLIA, DEA, Pharmacy, OSHA, EEOC, IRS, EGLE, OIG and other related local, state and federal regulations.
• Monitor emerging regulatory, accreditation, and legislative trends; advise leadership on strategic implications and required actions.
• Direct internal audits, investigations, and compliance reviews; ensure timely resolution and corrective action plans.
• Oversee compliance training, education, and communication strategies to strengthen staff competency and accountability.
• Manage relationships with regulators, accreditation bodies, and funders, serving as a liaison during inspections, audits, and monitoring visits.
• Lead enterprise risk management strategy, including creating and maintaining the risk register, business continuity, disaster preparedness and other Ethics, Compliance and Risk Workplans.
• Oversee Adverse Incident Management System (AIMS), claims management, root cause analysis and recurrence risk analysis processes.
• Evaluate organizational risk exposure through continuous risk analysis, and develop strategies to mitigate legal, operational, reputational, and compliance risks including external affairs, development, IT, HR, security etc.
• Provide reports and briefings to the Board of Directors, President/CEO, General Counsel, and VP of Operational Excellence on compliance and risk trends, metrics, and corrective actions.
• Ownership of affiliate-level committees, including Risk Committee, Policy Committee, Safety Event Review Committee (SERC) and other strategic work groups.
• Supervise the Risk & Compliance…