Sr Director- Regulatory Affairs

About Chamberlain University

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 locations and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Master of Physician Assistant Studies, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem Global Education, at www.chamberlain.edu.

There is one very significant way Chamberlain is different than other Universities - Chamberlain Care®. Healthcare education is offered in a culture of service excellence and care in four ways: care for self, care for colleagues, care for patients/clients, care for all. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Chamberlain Care® is the guiding principle we provide to each other and to our students to help our students achieve their goals, reach their dreams and impact healthcare at a national level.
If you're ready to live Chamberlain Care®, we invite you to apply today!
 

Opportunity at a Glance

The Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs is responsible for assuring that all divisions comply with applicable federal, state and provincial laws and regulations in order to establish and maintain continuous operating approvals. The Senior Director also leads organizational efforts to develop and influence regulatory policy impacting the delivery of higher educational instruction and services. .

Responsibilities

• Working with other Regulatory Affairs Directors, develops and maintains an inventory of all compliance and regulatory requirements related to the organization's major risk areas, including: academics, career services, enrollment management, licensing, student finance, student services.

• Monitors operations in all departments/functions to ensure compliance with federal, state/provincial, organizational, and divisional regulations and policies.

• Establishes working relationships with operating managers to assess the viability of their compliance functions, and educate operating units as to the essential components of a strong compliance program.

• Produces a Regulatory Quality Assurance Annual Risk Assessment, including identifying compliance gaps in operating units.

• Develops and distributes annual risk analysis for 3rd party escalated complaints and provides related recommendations for training and policy changes.

• Coordinates the compilation and synthesis of reporting for the quarterly Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance reviews with each of the institutions. Is responsible for review logistics, including establishing the meetings, compilation and distribution of the quarterly summaries, coordinating resources to accomplish assigned and monitoring progress of all action items.

• Recommends business practice changes to improve compliance with regulations and business goals.

• Works with each institution or division to develop process controls to mitigate non-compliance risk exposure.

• Ensures that corrections in the areas of non-compliance are made timely and accurately. In coordination with the appropriate organization managers, reviews proposed process changes (including system requirements) to ensure they are in compliance with federal, state/provincial, corporate and divisional regulatory requirements in the areas of academics, career services, enrollment management, state and provincial licensing, student finance, and student services.

• Reports areas of concern to the Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Compliance Officer and develops correction action plans and appropriate training requirements.

• Directs the Regulatory Quality Assurance team in its monitoring and regulatory controls development activities

• Directs the development and delivery of all Regulatory Compliance training

• Utilizing both internal and external resources, directs the development and maintenance of regulatory policies to be used in the influencing of regulation development and the internal compliance with federal and state regulations.

• Develops and maintains relationships with public policy organizations influential with higher education regulation.

• Develops annual plans and oversees execution for Quality Assurance, Regulatory and Policy Engagement and Regulatory Training.

• Provides support in the due diligence compliance assessment activities for federal, state and provincial laws and regulations in merger and acquisition activity.

• This position is a designated Campus Security Authority.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

• Master's Degree Required, Doctorate Degree Preferred.
• 10 Minimum years experience in a heavily regulated environment; preferably within post-secondary education. Required
• Strong understanding of federal Title IV regulations.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and oversee the execution of complex processes

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $137846.78 and $241870.90. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation