• Job Description

  Req#: 1611650BR

  Job Description

  Job Summary
  
  Develops and executes enterprise-wide and business-specific healthcare compliance strategies, focusing on the areas with greatest risk to the company. Collaborates with internal and external resources to assist in the oversight and management of Walgreens Corporate Integrity Agreement. Provides broad scale compliance expertise to the business teams and works with all levels in the Walgreens Compliance Department, Legal Department, and other functional areas.
  
  Job Responsibilities

  • Leads a comprehensive approach to identify healthcare compliance issues and executes compliance activities that evaluate and provide assurance to management that objectives are being met. Identifies and implements strategies to resolve problems or barriers that could hinder successful execution of healthcare compliance activities.
  • Serving as a standing or ad hoc member of business or leadership teams, provides compliance input and expertise into business decisions, including the development of solutions-oriented risk mitigation strategies.
  • Engages business segment leaders in the healthcare compliance process to ensure strategic objectives are well understood in order to deliver anticipated results.
  • Provides day-to-day compliance expertise to healthcare business areas and remains abreast of activities implicating healthcare compliance.
  • Identifies potential areas of healthcare compliance vulnerability and risk and provides guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.
  • Reviews business materials requiring compliance input and advising internal partners and stakeholders on compliant strategies, plans and tactics Identifies specific compliance risk areas to incorporate into the company compliance plan.
  • Establishes and maintains relationships and networks with departments that interact with the Compliance Department.
  • Works collaboratively with members of the Compliance Department, the Legal Department, and other functional areas within the Company to ensure that appropriate actions are taken to implement strategic and operational initiatives.
  • Actively identifies, monitors and remediates issues and provides independent review and evaluation to ensure healthcare compliance issues/concerns within the organization are appropriately resolved.
  • Supports and manages compliance investigations regarding allegations of compliance and/or ethical policy deviations and manages completion of the resulting corrective action plans, as needed.
  • Partners with functional areas as needed to enhance policies and system controls. Develops reports, projects, and assessment tools to verify compliance.
  • Where applicable, manages outside vendors to ensure on-time, on-target and within-budget deliverables.
  • Stays abreast of industry leading best practices and brings them to the attention of the leadership team for innovative application.
  • Develops and leverages partnerships (and relationships) with internal and external stakeholders to meet business needs.

  About Walgreens
  Founded in 1901, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) has a storied heritage of caring for communities for generations, and proudly serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day across its approximately 8,500 stores throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and leading omni-channel platforms. Walgreens has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and is committed to being the first choice for retail pharmacy and health services, building trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members and communities.
  
  Walgreens is the flagship U.S. brand of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), an integrated healthcare, pharmacy and retail leader. Its retail locations are a critical point of access and convenience in thousands of communities, with Walgreens pharmacists playing a greater role as part of the healthcare system and patients’ care teams than ever before. Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy provides critical care and pharmacy services to millions of patients with rare disease states and complex, chronic conditions.
  
  The actual salary an employee can expect to receive, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any bonus plan if applicable, will depend on experience, seniority, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law. To review benefits, please visit jobs.walgreens.com/benefits More Company information is available at www.walgreensbootsalliance.com
  

  External Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree and at least 4 years of experience in compliance or related fields (e.g., regulatory affairs, audit, legal) OR High School/GED and at least 7 years of experience in compliance or related fields (e.g., regulatory affairs, audit, legal)
  • Experience working with federal and state healthcare regulatory laws, including Stark, Civil Monetary Penalties, and False Claims Act.
  • Experience evaluating and implementing the elements of an effective ethics and compliance program.
  • Experience evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, laws, and regulations.
  • Experience establishing and maintaining long-term relationships with senior management and individuals at all other levels of the organization and interacting with diplomacy and tact.
  • Experience leading change efforts through effective communication and persuasion.
  • Experience diagnosing legal and compliance issues and presenting solutions and alternatives for management.
  • At least 2 years of experience contributing to financial decisions in the workplace.
  • At least 2 years of direct leadership, indirect leadership and/or cross functional team leadership.
  • Willing to travel up to/at least 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
  • Juris Doctorate or PharmD
  • Experience in the Healthcare or Pharmaceutical industry

  We will consider employment of qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

  Job Function

  Legal

  Common Location

  104 WILMOT RD,DEERFIELD,IL,60015-05121-01104-2

  Pay Grade ID

  CORP-E1

  Pay Type

  Salaried

  Start Rate

  115400

  Max Rate

  196200

• About the company

  Responsibilities may include: receiving, scanning, picking, packing, auditing and shipping merchandise to the customer. Tracks all inbound and outbound items through radio frequency (RF) scanning to ensure accountability in inventory. Verifies orders and ensures entry into the inventory management system. Operates a clean and safe work environment, ensuring that all areas of the warehouse are well maintained, kept orderly and free of debris. Maintains quality standards set forth by warehouse management.

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