firsthand is seeking a Compliance Officer to help guide the company along its path of rapid growth within a unique space in the healthcare industry. The Compliance Officer will support firsthand’s executive team to enable innovation while identifying potential business risks and mitigation strategies. As Compliance Officer, you will play a critical role in overseeing and maintaining our compliance with state and federal regulations by proactively auditing processes, implementing policies and procedures, and monitoring the company’s adherence to those policies and procedures. 

As Compliance Officer you will:

• Identify potential risks and offer mitigation strategies within a highly innovative business
• Stay up-to-date with evolving state and federal healthcare regulations, including within Medicaid and Medicare
• Develop, implement, and oversee company compliance and privacy programs and policies
• Conduct regular internal audits to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and company policies
• Closely partner with IT to investigate and address compliance and privacy issues or violations
• Collaborate with Learning and Development team to train employees on compliance and privacy standards and policies

You will be a good fit if you have:

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with a continuous improvement orientation
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• In-depth knowledge of healthcare regulations and compliance requirements, including HIPAA
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
• Openness in sharing best practices and challenges with executive leadership
• A genuine humility and openness to rolling up your sleeves to tasks small or large

The experience you bring to this role includes:

• 5+ years experience in a senior compliance role within the healthcare industry
• Bachelor’s degree required, MBA and/or JD highly preferred
• Experience in an early-stage or growth company preferred

This is a full-time, exempt, salaried position reporting to firsthand's Chief Operating Officer. firsthand cares deeply about ensuring pay equity with every team member who joins. Commensurate on candidate experience, the expected range for this role’s base salary is $140,000 - $150,000.