About Intrepid Ascent

Intrepid Ascent, a multi-disciplinary team of passionate experts, provides consulting services to drive community health transformation. We partner with health care and social service organizations to enhance connections through leveraging technology and enhancing overall coordination and collaboration. Our services support clients implementing innovative approaches to cross-sector relationships, including data sharing across teams, organizations, and sectors to better serve individuals and improve health outcomes. We offer competitive pay with excellent benefits and a strong company culture focused on long-term growth, collaboration, and positive social impact. We are headquartered in Berkeley, CA with a fully remote and distributed team across multiple states. Although this position is remote it does require the ability and willingness to travel to support client engagements up to 40% of total time on an annual basis. No relocation assistance is offered with this position.

 Job Overview

The Consultant I, Data Privacy and Compliance provides a broad understanding of health care, social services, and the intersection of the two, with expertise in relevant industry areas. This position will report to a senior member of the Consulting team. You will support a variety of engagements that focus on helping clients navigate the data exchange landscape, exploring how novel approaches and best practices can be used for policy design and implementation to deliver better outcomes for individuals and communities, as well as assessing current privacy and data sharing practices and providing recommendations for improvement. While this position is expected to support consulting teams as a subject-matter expert in the areas of Data Privacy and Compliance, you will be a part of a multi-disciplinary consulting team and will be expected to contribute to other client-facing work such as project management, strategic consulting, and general client support.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Support client engagements by managing project activities and ensuring the timely delivery of work throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct research and contribute to the creation of high-quality deliverables, including assessments, proposals, presentations, and client reports.
• Analyze and interpret federal and state privacy laws and regulations, developing educational materials to inform clients on privacy best practices.
• Leverage expertise in digital health and privacy legislation to provide strategic solutions that facilitate digital health transformation while protecting personal health information.
• Advise clients on data governance, privacy, and security policies, particularly in cross-sector collaborations between healthcare, social services, and other sectors.
• Continuously develop subject matter expertise through professional growth activities, including industry research, conferences, and internal knowledge-sharing.
• Serve as a privacy and data governance subject matter expert, offering guidance on laws, regulations, and best practices (e.g., HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, CMIA).
• Assist in the design and implementation of privacy frameworks, risk assessments, data-sharing agreements, and operational policies.
• Translate complex regulatory and technical information into clear, actionable deliverables and client recommendations.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, fostering trust and alignment throughout engagements.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications   

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, public health, health informatics, or a closely related field required.
• Minimum of two years of professional experience in health information privacy, compliance, data governance, or health IT, ideally in a consulting or client-facing role.
• Proven commitment to delivering high-quality customer service, building strong client relationships, and addressing stakeholder needs effectively.
• In-depth knowledge of HIPAA, HITECH, 42 CFR Part 2, and other relevant privacy regulations, with practical experience supporting privacy compliance programs, including risk assessments, policy development, and training.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex privacy, security, and risk concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, and foster cross-functional collaboration across program, legal, and compliance teams. 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with excellent interpersonal, analytical, and collaborative capabilities.
• Demonstrated experience with project coordination, stakeholder engagement, and managing timelines, deliverables, and documentation.
• Familiarity with Medicaid, safety net systems, community health centers, and value-based care models, with an understanding of social determinants of health.
• Awareness of how technology enables data sharing and cross-sector collaboration across healthcare, behavioral health, housing, and social services.
• Privacy certifications such as CHPC, CHPS, CIPP/US, or CIPM are strongly preferred.
• Applicants must reside in one of the following states: PA, CA, NY, WA, NV, CO, NJ, IL, AL, D.C

Who you will work with

• You will be a key member of the Consulting Team and part of a highly collaborative interdisciplinary organization
• This position reports to a Senior member of the Consulting team

Why we think you will love working here

• You will be part of a stellar team doing exciting work that makes a positive impact;
• Our company combines a strong culture of collaboration and mutual support with high expectations; we celebrate each other’s accomplishments!
• You want to work with a great team and have the skills to be a trusted colleague who embraces challenges, learns from mistakes, and grows with our company.
• Benefits include competitive pay, 401K, medical, dental, vision & life insurance for employees and their dependents covered at 100%, medical and dependent care Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs).
• In addition, we offer flexible time off and are committed to work-life balance, flexibility in getting work done, and respecting and valuing the life you want to live; 
• Stipends for home office expenses; 
• We are dedicated to your growth and career development in the form of training, coaching, and mentoring, and cultivating your confidence and knowledge;
• The salary band for this position is $80,000 - $110,000, depending on relevant experience.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

Intrepid Ascent is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, age, sex (including childbirth, breastfeeding, pregnancy, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, HIV-status, natural hair, genetic information or testing, domestic violence/sexual assault/ stalking victim status, and all other bases protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.