Compliance Analyst, Corporate Compliance

Overview

Who We Are
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Smith Rx is a rapidly growing, venture-backed Health-Tech company. Our mission is to disrupt the expensive and inefficient Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) sector by building a next-generation drug acquisition platform driven by cutting edge technology, innovative cost saving tools, and best-in-class customer service. With hundreds of thousands of members onboarded since 2016, Smith Rx has a solution that is resonating with clients all across the country.

We pride ourselves for our mission-driven and collaborative culture that inspires our employees to do their best work. We believe that the U.S healthcare system is in need of transformation, and we come to work each day dedicated to making that change a reality. At our core, we are guided by our company values.

• Integrity: Our purpose guides our actions and gives us confidence in the path ahead. With unwavering honesty and dependability, we embrace the pressure of challenging the old and exemplify ethical leadership to create the new.
• Courage: We face continuous challenges with grit and resilience. We embrace the discomfort of the unknown by balancing autonomy with empathy, and ownership with vulnerability. We boldly challenge the status quo to keep moving forward—always.
• Together: The success of Smith Rx reflects the strength of our partnerships and the commitment of our team. Our shared values bind us together and make us one. When one falls, we all fall; when one rises, we all rise.

We are looking for a Compliance Analyst to assist in all operational aspects of implementing a highly-effective compliance program in a dynamic PBM regulatory landscape. This position will focus on operational and compliance policies and procedures, standards of conduct, training and education, communication plans, and development of oversight materials and processes. You will assist, build, and lead initiatives designed to prevent organization risks using the key seven elements of a compliance program.

You will work closely with the Corporate Compliance department and business areas across the organization to support our mission. We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about building and supporting programs that impact pharmacy and other healthcare benefits at a high-growth healthcare technology company.

• Remote, full time employee. General office environment; may be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time. On rare occasions, this position may travel or visit any of the Smith Rx offices, including the home office in San Francisco, California.
• Reports to the Compliance Director

Primary Responsibilities

• Research compliance program benchmarks, maturity measures, and other requirements
• Design and/or enhance organizational code of conduct
• Write, edit, or maintain compliance policies, procedures, and program descriptions
• Construct specific and effective compliance training and education
• Establish and enforce timely reviews of business owned policies and procedures
• Create and manage policy & procedure workgroup initiatives
• Assist with compliance vendor oversight activities
• Create compliance communication plans that increase workforce engagement
• Write and track compliance program responses to client requests for proposal/information (RFP/RFI), questionnaires, and other attestations
• Develop job aids, playbook, and other program documentation

Additional Responsibilities

• Build and maintain positive and strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Support our compliant and ethical culture
• Assist in developing or updating oversight materials and reporting metrics
• Abide by organization retention standards and version controls
• Investigate potential or reported issues of non-compliance
• Perform root-cause analysis and identify prevention, detection, and correction opportunities
• Ensure business partners complete corrective actions in a timely and effective manner
• Monitor organizational disciplinary actions and incentives for consistency, accuracy, and timeliness
• Collaborate with Legal and other stakeholders to interpret regulations
• Other responsibilities as assigned

• Bachelor's degree or higher education in healthcare, compliance, or a related field, or equivalent years of relevant work experience is required
• Minimum of four (4) years of compliance experience at a PBM or health plan, and pharmacy operations oversight or similar experience would be considered
• Direct experience with pharmacy benefits, network, and claims is a bonus

• Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), Certification in Healthcare Privacy Compliance (CHPC), or Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) preferred
• Current, unrestricted clinical or functional business licensure is a bonus (examples: certified pharmacy technician)

• Strong understanding with the seven elements of a highly effective compliance program
• Strong familiarity with…