Compliance Officer, Washington
Posted Sep 23, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a fraud, waste and abuse or HIPAA program you ran or helped run. What did it include?
What they are checking: Hands-on experience with the compliance programs the posting names, not just familiarity with the terms.
Tell me about a time you had to tell a business leader that their plan wasn't compliant.
What they are checking: Courage and tact to deliver unwelcome news while helping find a compliant path forward.
This role involves travel across Washington. How do you stay effective when you're often on the road?
What they are checking: Self-management and organization for a senior role that is not desk-bound.
What would you do
You find a HIPAA breach involving member data. What happens in the first few days?
What they are checking: Knowledge of breach assessment, notification timelines and containment, where mistakes create legal exposure.
How would you build working relationships with state legislators and policymakers in Washington?
What they are checking: Ability to engage in public policy on managed care and insurance in a credible, ethical way.
A department misses a contract deliverable deadline. How do you respond, both with the state and internally?
What they are checking: Judgment about transparency with regulators and fixing the internal cause so it doesn't repeat.
About the work
How do you keep track of every state law, contract amendment and federal rule that applies to a Washington health plan?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real system for monitoring regulatory change instead of relying on memory or email.
Walk me through how you'd turn a new contract requirement into a policy and procedure that departments actually follow.
What they are checking: Ability to translate regulatory language into practical steps and make sure the business adopts them.
How do you report audit findings and corrective action progress to senior leaders and a Board of Directors?
What they are checking: Whether they can communicate risk clearly and briefly to people who must make decisions from it.
How do you decide which compliance audits to do first when you can't audit everything at once?
What they are checking: Risk-based prioritization that focuses limited resources where violations would hurt most.
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