General Summary

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.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

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.

Principal Responsibilities of the Program Manager, Conflict of Interest include:

1. 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;
2. 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;
3. 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;
4. Providing compliant COI communications, content and support for the SOBC and COI policies;
5. 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:
6. Annualtraining development
7. New employee orientation content
8. New manager training
9. Executive and Board leadership presentations
10. Additional training as needs are identified
11. 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;
12. Assisting the Compliance Leadership with execution of COI related updates and modifications to the annual compliance work plan;
13. Conducting reviews and performing analyses to facilitate compliance with applicable federal and state laws, policies, and procedures related to COI;
14. 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;
15. 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;
16. 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
17. Under direction of the Director of Compliance Operations, the Program Manager, Conflict of Interest may also be involved in special projects which may include, butare not limited to:
18. System standardization efforts, implementation of software applications, and /or strategic input for new technologies associated with gathering and managing COI responses or related data.
19. Representing compliance, providing guidance, and assisting organizational business leaders with reviewing and appropriately addressing COI disclosures.

Education and Experience

1. Bachelors degree in business administration or healthcare or a relevant field required.
2. 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.
3. Two (2) or more years of experience addressing and managing conflict of interest disclosures and applying them to relevant policies required.
4. Experience with academic medical center research conflict of interest management, health care regulatory compliance and legal research is preferred.
5. Certified in Healthcare Compliance or other professional compliance certification (or achieve certification no later than 12 months from hire date).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Strong COI subject matter expertise.
2. High quality written work product with attention to detail.
3. Exemplary ethical principles.
4. Strong management skills and ability to conduct complex research projects.
5. Excellent organizational skills and critical thinking abilities.
6. Excellent written and oral presentation skills and the ability to translate complex standards into communications clearly understood by diverse audiences.
7. Ability to accomplish goals in a timely manner with diplomacy and tactfulness.
8. 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.
9. Ability to work with confidential and sensitive materials and to juggle multiple tasks and deadlines.