Associate Director, Compliance

Medscape Education is seeking a dynamic, passionate, adaptable, team-oriented individual to
ensure adherence to accreditation criteria and to support the development of accredited continuing
education (CME/CE) and interprofessional content published on Medscape.org. When you think
about your strengths, do these characteristics describe you? “I’m great with people.” “I love
developing and reviewing educational content.” “I am a master communicator and a natural coach or
leader.” If so, we want you on our team!

By joining Medscape Education, the leading provider of accredited continuing education for
clinicians, you will ensure our content development process adheres to all Joint Accreditation
standards established by the Accreditation Council of Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA),
and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). The work you do will contribute to
initiatives that truly make an impact on physicians, physician assistants, nurses, pharmacists, and
other members of the health care team and thus the lives of those around you. 
 Medscape Education is committed to delivering quality, timely, innovative and engaging
interprofessional and multidisciplinary continuing education to clinicians worldwide and seeks a
compliance reviewer who emanates:
 Strong work ethic
 Passion for greatness
 Emotional intelligence
 Dedication to our mission

 

WHAT YOU’LL DO (RESPONSIBILITIES):
The Associate Director of Compliance is responsible for primarily reviewing CME/CE/CPD
educational content within deadlines and with the highest quality. Specific tasks include, but are not
limited to:
 Collaborate with content development staff, including Medical Education Directors &
Program Managers, throughout program development to ensure adherence to Joint
Accreditation criteria (ACCME, ACPE, AAPA, ANCC) including ACCME Standards for
Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education 
 Provide compliance review of all supported activities and materials prior to posting to
ensure independence, fair balance, scientific rigor, appropriateness for target audience,
and compliance with accreditation criteria and standards
 Create CME/CE-certified activities that are self-funded by Medscape, including review,
edit, and/or write brief overviews of clinical relevance of the article and posttest questions
as needed
 Remain current on accreditation criteria and standards
 Provide training, insight and guidance to other team members on department policies
and best practices
 Maintain friendly and productive relationships through clear articulation and an effective
communication style with internal and external stakeholders 
 Continuously identify opportunities for process improvement 
 Complete other responsibilities, as assigned

 

WHO YOU ARE (SKILLS):
 A self-motivated clinician with broad therapeutic experience who has excellent time
management skills and loves varied assignments 
 A leader who obtains satisfaction coaching and mentoring others to reach higher levels
of performance

 A smart communicator and good negotiator who excels at developing and fostering
positive team dynamics
 An attentive individual who obtains satisfaction in completing your work on time with
minimal errors
 A true team player who jumps in and tackles new assignments and constantly looks for
ways to help the department
 Someone who can maintain a positive attitude and high energy in a highly deadline-
driven environment, and able to pivot quickly between tasks and adapt to rapidly shifting
priorities
 Enjoys leveraging technology to make your job easier

 

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED (REQUIREMENTS):
 Clinical degree (PA, MD, RN, NP, APRN, or PharmD)
 Minimum of 3 years’ experience developing content in accordance with ACCME, ANCC
ACPE, and/or Joint Accreditation continuing education requirements
 Minimum of 8 years’ experience working as a clinician and/or in a medical education
company, medical communications company, professional medical publisher, academic
institution, and/or medical society or pharmaceutical company; online publishing
preferred
 Strong background in adult learning principles and curriculum design (alignment of
objectives to content to assessment); CHCP credential preferred
 Skilled in applying PhARMA, AdvaMed, FDA and OIG guidance on use of commercial
support in continuing education
 Advanced skill level in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
 Basic skill level in Gmail, Excel and Adobe Acrobat
 Ability to work effectively and efficiently on shared networks/corporate applications
(Workfront, Microsoft Teams)
 Excellent time management and organizational skills, with the ability to efficiently work
on multiple tasks simultaneously in a highly deadline-driven environment, while taking
into consideration stakeholders based across multiple time zones
 Ability to work in cross-functional internal teams