Senior Director Regulatory Affairs

About Covista 

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University. 

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions, and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers. 

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment. 

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Opportunity at a Glance
The Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs is responsible for assuring that all divisions comply with applicable federal, state and provincial education laws and regulations in order to establish and maintain continuous operating approvals.  Leading multiple teams, the Senior Director drives compliant implementation and maintenance of applicable higher education requirements in Adtalem operations and uses a consultative mindset to provide regulatory guidance to support institutional strategy. The Senior Director also leads organizational efforts to develop and influence regulatory policy which impacts the delivery of higher education instruction and services.

Responsibilities

• Leads and motivates the Regulatory Research, Compliance Review, Regulatory Strategy and Reporting teams of Regulatory Affairs colleagues, achieving strategic and compliance objectives of the organization.
• Collaborates with institution and business leaders, as well as peers in Regulatory Affairs, Internal Audit and Legal, to drive continual process and quality improvement.  Instills these same focused values in all colleagues.
• Monitors operations in all departments/functions to ensure compliance with federal and state/provincial higher education-related laws and regulations and organizational and divisional policies.
• Establishes working relationships with operating managers to assess the viability of their compliance functions, and educate operating units as to the essential components of a strong compliance program.
• Coordinates the compilation and synthesis of reporting for the quarterly Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance reviews with each of the institutions.  Is responsible for review logistics, including establishing the meetings, compilation and distribution of the quarterly summaries, coordinating resources to accomplish items assigned and monitoring progress of all action items.
• Recommends business practice changes to improve compliance with higher education laws and regulations.
• Ensures that corrections in the areas of non-compliance are made timely and accurately.
  In coordination with the appropriate organization managers, reviews proposed process changes (including system requirements) to ensure they are in compliance with higher education-related federal and state/provincial laws and regulations and corporate and divisional requirements in the areas of academics, career services, enrollment management, state and provincial licensing, student finance, and student services.
• Immediately reports areas of concern to the VP, Deputy General Counsel, and develops correction action plans and appropriate training requirements.
• Utilizing both internal and external resources, supports efforts to influence federal and state regulation development. Serves as a resource for Covista's Government Relations team on legislative matters related to institutions of higher education.
• Develops and maintains relationships with public policy organizations influential with higher education regulation.
• Provides support in the due diligence compliance assessment activities for federal, state and provincial laws and regulations in merger and acquisition activity.
• Supports internal and external audits for Title IV compliance and nonfinancial external reporting.
• Completes other duties as assigned.  
• Complies with all policies and standards

• Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred.
• Minimum 10 years experience in a heavily regulated environment; preferably within post-secondary education required.  Title IV compliance experience preferred.
• At least 5 years of supervisory experience.
• Must be familiar with the standards and requirements of the U.S. Department of Education, multiple state authorizing agencies and programmatic accreditors.
• Must possess strong critical thinking skills to decipher regulatory requirements that may not be explicit.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and develop positive relationships with senior leaders and external agencies.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, writing, editing, and computer skills are required.
• Strong understanding of federal Title IV regulations.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $137,846.78 and $241,870.90. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Covista offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Covista's Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.covista.com/benefits.
  
  You are also eligible to participate in an annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation