Healthcare Compliance Director​/Privacy & Commercial Counsel

Healthcare Compliance Director/Privacy & Commercial Counsel

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Founded in 2006, Ortho Pediatrics is an orthopedic company focused exclusively on advancing the field of pediatric orthopedics. As such it has developed the most comprehensive product offering to the pediatric orthopedic market to improve the lives of children with orthopedic conditions. Ortho Pediatrics currently markets 53 products that serve three of the largest categories within the pediatric orthopedic market, spanning trauma and deformity, scoliosis, and sports medicine/other procedures.

The company’s global sales organization is focused exclusively on pediatric orthopedics and distributes its products in the United States and over 70 countries outside the United States. For more information, please visit

The Healthcare Compliance Director/Privacy & Commercial Counsel (HCDPCC) is primarily responsible for identifying and assessing areas of healthcare compliance risk for the Company. The HCDPCC provides direction and oversight of the Company’s Healthcare Compliance Program, including communicating the importance of the Healthcare Compliance Program company-wide and collaborating with Executive Management to effectively incorporate the Healthcare Compliance Program within system operations and programs and to carry out the responsibilities of the position.

The HCDPCC has direct access to all employees and representatives, including Executive Management and Board of Directors. Moreover, the HCDPCC collaborates with other legal professionals within the Company’s Legal Department to address healthcare privacy issues and to assist commercial transactions.

• Provide counsel to the Company on a wide range of healthcare compliance and data privacy issues.
• Oversee the Company’s Healthcare Compliance Program, including the management of the Company’s learning platform and the preparation of new hire and annual training and education courses.
• Manage the Medical Affairs Committee’s procedure for nominating and approving physician consultants and completing the regular review of consulting agreements with the assistance of the Company’s Paralegal.
• Develop and maintain company policies and procedures in the areas of privacy and healthcare compliance, including Company’s Code of Ethics and Business Conduct Policy and HIPAA privacy and security policies.
• Complete due diligence of potential business partners and monitor regular sanction checks, including the coordination of FCPA searches with the assistance of outside counsel.
• Coordinate and complete investigations or corrective actions in the rare event of an alleged privacy breach or compliance violation.
• Assist Privacy Officers in responding to HIPAA related requests for access to medical records.
• Promote Ortho Pediatrics’ culture of compliance by fostering regular communication and education.
• Provide support in the areas of financial reporting, business filings, and corporate governance.
• Assist the Company’s General Counsel and Associate General Counsel in the daily preparation and review of commercial transactions, including for example pricing agreements, distribution agreements, software and licensing agreements, data sharing agreements, consulting agreements, and marketing materials.

There are no supervisor responsibilities with this position currently.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of applicable legal and regulatory environment as it relates to medical technology companies, including anti‑bribery and anti‑kickback laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), Medicare fraud prevention, Physician Payments Sunshine Act, etc.
• Strong healthcare compliance and data privacy experiences
• Executive presence with ability to inspire confidence and hold the trust of employee and senior management
• Strong work ethic and commitment to excellence with unquestioned integrity and excellent judgment
• Strategic thinker and problem solver with the ability to be hands‑on when needed
• Proven ability to develop strong, positive, and…