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Position Summary
Position Summary
AAPC is seeking an experienced leader to oversee innovative healthcare accreditation / assurance programs that support trust, transparency, operational excellence, and industry best practices related to medical coding and use of AI.
This role will lead the development of new program frameworks, assessment methodologies, governance models, and industry-facing assurance offerings designed to advance quality, accountability, and confidence across evolving healthcare environments.
The successful candidate will work closely with healthcare organizations, technology companies, industry experts, regulators, and strategic partners to develop scalable assurance programs that address emerging industry needs.
Responsibilities

• Lead development of new healthcare assurance and certification programs.
• Design assessment methodologies, standards frameworks, review procedures, and surveillance processes.
• Establish governance models, operational policies, and quality management processes.
• Monitor emerging healthcare, technology, regulatory, and compliance trends and incorporate them into program design.
• Collaborate with internal and external subject matter experts to develop standards and assessment criteria.
• Support pilot programs, market validation efforts, and strategic partnerships.
• Develop assessor qualification requirements and reviewer training programs.
• Represent AAPC in industry forums, advisory groups, and stakeholder meetings.
• Support commercialization, adoption, and growth of new assurance offerings.
• Build scalable operational infrastructure supporting long-term program expansion.

Preferred Experience

• Healthcare accreditation, certification, or assurance programs.
• HITRUST, Joint Commission, NCQA, URAC, SOC 2, ISO, or similar frameworks.
• Healthcare compliance, governance, quality, or risk management.
• Healthcare technology assessment and evaluation.
• Program development and implementation.
• Stakeholder engagement and industry collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of healthcare quality, accreditation, compliance, assurance, certification, governance, or related experience.
• Demonstrated success developing or managing standards-based programs.
• Strong understanding of healthcare operations, regulatory environments, and quality frameworks.
• Experience working across multiple stakeholder groups including healthcare organizations, technology companies, consultants, and regulators.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and program management skills.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.