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Assistant General Counsel - Privacy Official The candidate serves as the Privacy Official under HIPAA. Provides oversight, development guidance and directs the identification, administration and maintenance of organization information privacy process, policies and procedures in coordination with the Legal team, the Information Security team, Compliance, Commercial Markets, the Federal Employee Program, BCBS Plans and other relevant stakeholders. Works closely with senior management, business areas and the corporate compliance officer to monitor and revise as necessary an enterprise-wide approval, monitoring and reporting of the use and release of privacy data internally and externally. Design, develop, implement and provide leadership for implementation of an organization wide privacy program. Develop and oversee the implementation in collaboration with business units and business associate agreements, to ensure all privacy concerns, requirements and responsibilities are addressed and appropriate risk mitigation and corrective action plans are developed. Provide privacy counseling and guidance to firm staff and BCBS Plans. Develop, maintain, and update organization-wide privacy process, policies and procedures, including to:Notice of Policy Practice. Evaluate and ensure contract negotiation terms, compliance reviews and ongoing monitoring activities of all customers, vendors, partnerships and third party administrators are conducted as they relate to the use of Blue Cross Blue Shield Association Protected Health Information. Revise and update the privacy program as necessary to comply with changes in the law, regulations, professional ethics, and firm requirements and as necessary due to changes in the technical, systems and or business environment. Collaborate with Legal and the business units in handling any federal or state government investigations of the organizations regarding privacy. Serve as a liaison to federal government, state law enforcement and regulatory officials, and international regulators on matters relating to privacy, including functioning as the data protection official under the EU GDPR. Maintain current knowledge of applicable federal, state and local privacy laws and regulations and accreditation standards, and monitor advancements in information privacy technologies, to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance. Oversee and conduct a technical and business privacy gap and risk analysis. Perform initial and periodic privacy and security risk assessments and conduct ongoing monitoring activities in coordination with Legal, Information Security, Compliance and audit functions. Work strategically across the firm enterprise and system leveraging resources to meet overriding Privacy goals and objectives working in concert with matrix support resources. Work with Privacy Officials at BCBS Plans to support system-wide privacy efforts. Establish the reporting and monitoring mechanism to track access to protected health information and personally identifiable information, within the purview of the organization and as required by law and to allow qualified individuals to review or receive a report on such activity. Oversee all access to PHI and PII data. Develop, review, approve and track all PHI information transmission requests. Produce regular PHI information transmission reports and monitor for approval and compliance. Ensure compliance with privacy practices and communicate failures to comply with privacy policies, procedures and processes for all individuals in firm s workforce, extended workforce and for all business associates, in cooperation with Human Resources staff, legal counsel or administrative authority. Oversee and perform internal investigations of breaches and make recommendations to senior management for corrective action. Serve as the enterprise Privacy Training Official, oversee, develop, direct and ensure delivery of privacy training and orientation to all senior management, employees, professional staff, Plans, contractors, business partners\associates and other appropriate third parties. Initiate and promote activities to foster privacy and security awareness and compliance within firm and Plans. Collaborate closely with Information Security counterparts to monitor the privacy environment to assure privacy data are secure and protected. The candidate should have Law degree, admission to a state Bar; ability to obtain licensure in Illinois. Should have 5+ years practical legal/compliance experience with data privacy laws in healthcare within a law firm or in-house corporate setting. Experience developing and implementing enterprise-wide privacy policies, processes and procedures is essential. BS, MBA, or MS in Information Technology Management is preferred. A knowledge of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is preferred. A knowledge of other legislative mandates and requirements relating to protected health information and personally identifiable information is preferred. Expertise working in a matrix organization across many disciplines (legal, information security, finance, administration, operations, etc.) and levels of the organization (executive, senior management, senior staff, etc.) as well as with business partners, vendors and customers is preferred. Knowledge and experience in project management is preferred. Experience counseling senior management on developing and implementing crisis management strategies is preferred. Experience in health industry compliance is preferred. An awareness of the legal environment in which Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans and the Association operates is preferred. Knowledge of vendor management and contract administration is preferred. Privacy and or Security Certification is preferred.

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