About the Role
<strong>Job Requirements </strong><br><p><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u>General Summary</u></strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As part of its commitment to helping manage the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) with integrity and in good faith, this position will help lead ongoing development, management, implementation and oversight of the UMMS Conflict of Interest (COI) process. This includes multiple annual campaigns where COI disclosures are collected, reviewed, and managed. This position provides ongoing consulting and coordination on COI disclosures and related issues to ensure compliance with federal and state conflict of interest laws and regulations affecting UMMS and its Member Organizations. The primary goal of this position is to facilitate timely COI disclosures by all impacted individuals, and to assist in appropriately tracking, reviewing, and addressing these disclosures.</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u>Principal Responsibilities and Tasks</u></strong></p><br/><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The following statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by the individual assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties.</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Principal Responsibilities</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> of the Program Manager, Conflict of Interest include:</span></p><ol><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Facilitating and advising on compliance with UMMS COI policies and procedures, including but not limited to an appropriate, effective process for requesting, receiving and managing COI disclosures and related reviews as part of the annual COI campaigns; </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Identifying and facilitating appropriate updates to COI policies and related cross-referenced policies as well as the Standards of Business Conduct (SOBC) as needed for review and approval by appropriate leaders; </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Planning, developing and coordinating all annual COI campaigns for the UMMS system and its Member Organizations, including but not limited to coordinating with Compliance leadership, Legal, and the COI Subcommittee; </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Providing compliant COI communications, content and support for the SOBC and COI policies;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Reviewing existing COI educational content and assisting in the development of new content as needed. Integrating COI content into UMMS educational opportunities including but not limited to:</span></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Annual training development</span></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">New employee orientation content</span></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">New manager training</span></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Executive and Board leadership presentations</span></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Additional training as needs are identified</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Serving as a consultant to UMMS executives, board members, and operations personnel on COI issues, Ad Hoc reviews, vendor reviews and related challenges. Also, coordinates effectively with Member Organization Compliance Officers and collaborates with Member Organization management personnel to implement and operationalize COI initiatives and goals; </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Assisting the Compliance Leadership with execution of COI related updates and modifications to the annual compliance work plan;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Conducting reviews and performing analyses to facilitate compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, and procedures related to COI;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Reviewing COI submissions, emerging issues and trends and identifying COI risks and escalating them to Compliance leaders, and/or further investigation to ensure COI compliance and providing related recommendations;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Preparing COI reports and updates to meet the needs of the Director of Compliance Operations, UMMS executive management, and the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Directors;</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Researching COI-related topics, caselaw and regulatory developments on an ongoing basis to ensure that the UMMS COI process remains world class and compliant with all state and federal laws and regulations; and</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Under direction of the Director of Compliance Operations, the Program Manager, Conflict of Interest may also be involved in special projects which may include, but are not limited to:</span></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">System standardization efforts, implementation of software applications, and /or strategic input for new technologies associated with gathering and managing COI responses or related data.</span></li><li class="ql-indent-1"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Representing compliance, providing guidance, and assisting organizational business leaders with reviewing and appropriately addressing COI disclosures.</span></li></ol><br><br><strong>Work Experience </strong><br><p><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u>Education and Experience</u></strong></p><ol><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bachelor’s degree in business administration or healthcare or a relevant field required. </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Five (5) years of work experience in a business, professional or health care environment, including experience in Compliance, Conflict of Interest, Internal Audit, Education and Training, Case Investigations, Research or equivalent related fields is required.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Two (2) or more years of experience addressing and managing conflict of interest disclosures and applying them to relevant policies required.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Experience with academic medical center research conflict of interest management, health care regulatory compliance and legal research is preferred.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Certified in Healthcare Compliance or other professional compliance certification (or achieve certification no later than 12 months from hire date).</span></li></ol><p><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><u>Knowledge, Skills and Abilities </u></strong></p><ol><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Strong COI subject matter expertise.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">High quality written work product with attention to detail.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Exemplary ethical principles.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Strong management skills and ability to conduct complex research projects.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Excellent organizational skills and critical thinking abilities.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Excellent written and oral presentation skills and the ability to translate complex standards into communications clearly understood by diverse audiences. </span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ability to accomplish goals in a timely manner with diplomacy and tactfulness.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ability to be a trusted advisor and work collaboratively with others across a broad range of disciplines and at the highest level of the organization as well as in potentially difficult situations.</span></li><li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Ability to work with confidential and sensitive materials and to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines.</span></li></ol><br><br>