Privacy Program Specialist, Principal - Stellarus

Your Role

The Stellarus Privacy Office is part of the legal organization and oversees the companies privacy program to support compliance with applicable privacy laws, business associate agreements, and health plan client obligations. It provides strategic advice on privacy by design and privacy support for products and services, establishes privacy policies, advises on appropriate data handling, monitors privacy risks, and coordinates privacy incident response. The Privacy Program Specialist, Principal will report to the Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer of Stellarus. In this role, you will help shape and strengthen Stellarus’s privacy program, translating complex privacy requirements into practical guidance and processes. You will partner across the organization to identify and manage privacy risks, embed privacy considerations into business initiatives, and support responsible use of data. Your work will help build trust and advance a culture of privacy, accountability, and compliance.

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Your Work

In this role, you will:

Serve as a key operational partner to the Chief Privacy Officer in administering and continuously improving Stellarus's privacy program, including privacy governance, compliance oversight, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and day-to-day privacy operations

Be responsible for the oversight of compliance with federal and state privacy laws, including the privacy component of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act) of 2009

Implement, interpret, operationalize, support, and enforce Stellarus’ Privacy Program; assist in updates and revisions to the Privacy Program as needed or required by law to ensure Stellarus’s compliance with federal and state privacy laws; implement, support, and enforce best practices to protect the privacy of client members’ protected health information (PHI); promote a corporate culture that understands and values privacy compliance

Lead the development and implementation of the following privacy-related tasks: privacy policies, privacy advisory guides, privacy governance framework of accountability documents, and other communication and educational tools

Respond to complex privacy complaints and incidents reported to the Privacy Office, lead escalated privacy investigations, timely and accurately document case files, direct investigation into root cause analysis, address mitigation, and work with impacted business units to develop and complete corrective action for remediation and to minimize risk of recurrence

Respond to escalated and complex privacy-related inquiries

Perform privacy reviews related to vendors, subcontractors, business partners, and data-sharing arrangements, including HIPAA Business Associate Agreements (BAAs) and other contractual privacy requirements, in partnership with Legal and business stakeholders

Monitor developments in privacy laws, regulations, and industry practices and coordinate implementation of required privacy program updates and process improvements

Conduct and support privacy compliance monitoring, risk assessments, audits and audit responses, regulatory inquiries, corrective action plans, and maintenance of privacy program documentation, reporting metrics, tracking systems, and evidence of privacy compliance

Partner with Information Security, Compliance, Legal, and other stakeholders to address privacy and data protection risks, support enterprise compliance initiatives, and promote a culture of privacy and compliance across the organization

Your Knowledge and Experience

Requires a bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree

Requires 10 years of prior relevant experience

Requires extensive experience in healthcare, legal services, privacy, audit, or investigative services

Requires mastery level knowledge of and understanding of state and federal privacy laws, including HIPAA/HITECH, CMIA, and privacy related consumer protections laws, such as the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Privacy Certification such as CHPC, CIPP/US, or similar credentials preferred

Experience working in a healthcare technology environment preferred

Experience with privacy-by-design, product privacy, data governance, or privacy technology preferred