CannonDesign is a multidisciplinary design and consulting firm working across healthcare, construction, and related sectors. Its teams design buildings and spaces, shape organizational and cultural transformation, develop immersive and branded experiences, and advance sustainable approaches to the built environment.
The firm partners with clients on projects ranging from innovation and healthcare spaces to inclusive environments and broader infrastructure strategies. For job seekers, CannonDesign offers opportunities to contribute to work focused on design, strategic change, sustainability, equity, and the improvement of communities and the organizations that serve them.
Healthcare Regulatory Specialist – CannonDesign, United States Remote
Support Yellow Brick, CannonDesign’s healthcare consulting practice, with regulatory compliance and licensing expertise. Lead facility activation, preparedness, and compliance projects for healthcare clients.
Description
- Deliver healthcare regulatory expertise to clients and the Yellow Brick project team
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, safety codes, and healthcare standards
- Advise on regulations, standards, and best practices that strengthen compliance, patient safety, care quality, and operational efficiency
- Lead complex, high-profile, and high-risk regulatory projects for healthcare facilities
- Research regulatory obligations and provide actionable compliance recommendations
- Create and implement compliance plans, licensing plans, regulatory strategies, and training programs
- Coordinate and participate in mock surveys, personnel and medical staff file audits, document reviews, and design-plan reviews
- Direct the planning and delivery of healthcare facility transition and activation projects
- Manage project budgets, hours, expenses, plans, schedules, timelines, resources, and deliverables
- Support tabletop exercises, workflow planning, dress rehearsals, and patient move activities
- Determine licensing and regulatory actions for healthcare facilities and services
- Compile and evaluate regulatory reference materials and standards
- Act as a subject matter expert on specialty services and healthcare industry standards
- Assess compliance risks and recommend mitigation measures
- Partner with project teams to identify risks and develop solutions
- Monitor project activity and produce monthly summaries
- Contribute to contract deliverables
- Protect confidential client and company information
- Lead multidisciplinary teams and complete other assigned responsibilities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent industry expertise and experience
- Substantial professional experience in the field
- Working knowledge of regulatory agencies and standards including AIA, ACHE, ASHE, TJC, CDPH, HCAi, CMS, AAMI, and AAAHC
- Experience delivering large healthcare industry projects preferred
- Proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Smartsheet
- Knowledge of Visio and Access
- Strong critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to lead, collaborate as part of a team, and work independently
- Ability to build and sustain effective client and team relationships
- Ability to remain stationary for up to 80% of the workday and walk or otherwise remain ambulatory for up to 90% of the workday during onsite mock surveys
- Ability to lift up to 20 pounds
- Ability to travel up to 50% of the time in a full-time role
- Flexibility to work occasional irregular hours and respond to urgent regulatory questions or issues
- Ability to complete required training and follow internal policies and the Code of Conduct
Benefits
- Discretionary bonus opportunities
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Flexible spending account options
- Voluntary insurance programs
- Paid time off
- Flexible work schedules
- Remote work options
- 401(k) plan
- Employee discount and perk programs
- Professional development opportunities
- Equal opportunity and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
- Required compliance training