Executive Director, Compliance Programs and Quality Assurance

The mission of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is to eliminate cancer in Texas, the nation, and the world through outstanding programs that integrate patient care, research and prevention, and through education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the public.

The primary purpose of the Executive Director, Compliance Programs and Quality Assurance (CPQA), is to provide the strategic vision for, management of, and facilitation of critical elements of MD Anderson's Institutional Compliance Program, based on legal and regulatory guidance, UT System guidance, and emerging trends in compliance enforcement. With respect to the quality assurance responsibilities, the Executive Director will lead the development, implementation, and oversight of quality assurance initiatives within the Institutional Compliance Program.

This includes ensuring the integrity, consistency, and effectiveness of compliance investigations and related processes. These responsibilities reinforce MD Anderson's commitment to excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement in Institutional Compliance operations.

Strategic Vision

The Executive Director, CPQA, is responsible for providing the strategic vision for the operation of the Institutional Compliance Program's education, outreach, and policy governance functions; risk assessment initiatives; investigation efforts; intern program; executive reporting; compliance committees; publications and communications; reporting and audit response; and the Institutional Compliance Program's annual Work Plans.

The Executive Director, CPQA, serves as a member of Institutional Compliance's Leadership Committee, comprising the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer; the Deputy Chief Compliance Officer; the Senior Legal Officers for Privacy and Information Security, Billing and Reimbursement, Research Compliance, Data Governance, and Corporate Compliance and Ethics.

The Executive Director, CPQA, co‑chairs the Institutional Mandatory Training Steering Committee, which considers proposals and revisions to Institution‑wide education requirements including the annual Employee Education Event and the New Employee Orientation Program; and also is responsible for oversight and direction of all general compliance educational activities, including Faculty Compliance Orientation, the annual Employee Education Event, and other general Institution‑wide educational activities such as Compliance Training for Managers.

These responsibilities include strategy, deployment, content development, event planning and management, event assessment and tracking, and enforcement initiatives.

The Executive Director, CPQA, serves on the Institutional Regulatory and Public Safety Work Group to strategize and review software proposals and projects in support of MD Anderson's regulatory goals.

The Executive Director, CPQA, serves as, or oversees, Institutional Compliance's involvement in the Institutional Patient Safety Committee to stay abreast of patient safety efforts and issues, and to provide Institutional Compliance support and direction.

The Executive Director, CPQA, serves on the Institutional Safety Committee to stay abreast of Institution‑wide safety efforts and trends, and to provide Institutional Compliance support and direction.

The Executive Director, CPQA, assesses, proposes enhancements to, and facilitates programmatic changes for all Institutional Compliance Program elements.

The Executive Director, CPQA will also assist senior legal officer (SLO) teams on consults and investigations, as needed.

Federal Healthcare Compliance Program Training and

Education:

Responsible for strategy, oversight, and management of specialized compliance educational activities related to HHS‑OIG General Compliance Program Guidance and Industry Specific Guidance, OIG Special Advisory Bulletins, OIG Opinions, Corporate Integrity Agreements, and other sub‑regulatory guidance.

General (Enterprise) Compliance

Education:

Directly manages and develops strategies for the Institution‑wide Sustainable Ethics Educational Program, working with…