Privacy Analyst, Intermediate

Responsibilities

• Support the UPMC Office of Patient and Consumer Privacy (OPCP) in administering the enterprise-wide privacy program and providing guidance to entity Privacy Officers
• Manage and support internal privacy investigations, including enforcing investigatory workflows and ensuring accurate documentation and compliance reporting
• Cook up and facilitate responses to external audits, regulatory inquiries, and government investigations, including required filings (e.g., HIPAA)
• Research, interpret, and apply state and federal regulations and industry guidance to develop organizational policies, procedures, and compliance resources
• Monitor and analyze privacy compliance data, including tracking and trending to identify risks and support remediation efforts
• Develop and deliver privacy training and educational materials, and contribute to ongoing awareness initiatives across the organization

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of health care, compliance or other related work experience is required.
• An Advanced Degree, Professional Certification in Compliance, Health Care Administration, Business Administration, Law or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in an academic medical center setting is strongly preferred.
• Data Analytics experience is strongly preferred.
• Expert proficiency with associated technology solutions such as Microsoft Excel and Access is strongly preferred.
• Ability to learn and identify best practices relating to new technology is preferred.
• Ability to identify, interpret and summarize relevant policy and regulation in a clear and timely manner is essential.
• Technical acumen and the ability to learn and identify best practices relating to new technology solutions are preferred.
• Experience researching and interpreting regulation and performing internal investigations is preferred.
• Must be able to demonstrate a high degree of professionalism, enthusiasm and initiative on a daily basis.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment is a must.
• Must have ability to manage multiple tasks and projects, and forge strong interpersonal relationships within the department, with other departments, and with external audiences.
• Attention to detail is critical to the success of this position, as is the ability to deal with ambiguity.
• Excellent planning, communication, documentation, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities are a must.