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Compliance Program Manager roles qualify for F-1 OPT work authorization when the position directly relates to your degree in business, law, finance, or a related field. Most roles involve regulatory oversight and risk management, which aligns well with STEM-adjacent and business OPT categories. STEM OPT extension eligibility depends on your specific degree classification.
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Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary
The Certified Compliance Analyst demonstrates a high level of expertise and skill in the 340B program through direct 340B experience and by completing 340B Apexus Certification. The role includes serving as a SME on implementation projects, participating in external audits, presenting educational content, and developing and presenting corrective action plans from audit findings to stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Develop, optimize, and perform routine and ad-hoc complex audits to resolve compliance gaps while minimizing drug expense.
- Critically evaluate findings from audits to determine appropriate next steps. If problems or gaps are identified through audits, develop and execute action plans to resolve identified problems or gaps in collaboration with organizational leadership and stakeholders.
- Serve as subject matter expert on implementation projects with external vendors; complete follow up deliverables; engage stakeholders to ensure resolution of issues.
- Develop relationships with internal and external counterparts to facilitate productive exchanges of information to improve program efficiency.
- Review system logic and configuration settings for each third party administrator system to ensure compliance of claims qualification.
- Demonstrate understanding of and ability to articulate 340B Program requirements and best practices.
- Present compliance education and other relevant topics to 340B Oversight Council and stakeholders.
- Coordinate annual program audits for assigned entity in collaboration with organizational leadership. Support preparation for and execution of annual program audits and HRSA audits.
- Assist with training of new analysts.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
- 340B Apexus Certified Expert
Professional Experience Requirements:
- If Bachelor's degree, no previous experience required. If an Associate's degree, three (3) years of previous pharmacy experience required.
- One year of 340B experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
- Critical thinking ability
- Analytical skills
- Presentation skills
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: Pharmacy 340B Programs
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Remote
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary
The Certified Compliance Analyst demonstrates a high level of expertise and skill in the 340B program through direct 340B experience and by completing 340B Apexus Certification. The role includes serving as a SME on implementation projects, participating in external audits, presenting educational content, and developing and presenting corrective action plans from audit findings to stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Develop, optimize, and perform routine and ad-hoc complex audits to resolve compliance gaps while minimizing drug expense.
- Critically evaluate findings from audits to determine appropriate next steps. If problems or gaps are identified through audits, develop and execute action plans to resolve identified problems or gaps in collaboration with organizational leadership and stakeholders.
- Serve as subject matter expert on implementation projects with external vendors; complete follow up deliverables; engage stakeholders to ensure resolution of issues.
- Develop relationships with internal and external counterparts to facilitate productive exchanges of information to improve program efficiency.
- Review system logic and configuration settings for each third party administrator system to ensure compliance of claims qualification.
- Demonstrate understanding of and ability to articulate 340B Program requirements and best practices.
- Present compliance education and other relevant topics to 340B Oversight Council and stakeholders.
- Coordinate annual program audits for assigned entity in collaboration with organizational leadership. Support preparation for and execution of annual program audits and HRSA audits.
- Assist with training of new analysts.
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent required
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
- 340B Apexus Certified Expert
Professional Experience Requirements:
- If Bachelor's degree, no previous experience required. If an Associate's degree, three (3) years of previous pharmacy experience required.
- One year of 340B experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
- Critical thinking ability
- Analytical skills
- Presentation skills
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Shared Services
Organization Unit: Pharmacy 340B Programs
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
Salary Range: $28.87 - $41.50 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Remote
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes
This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding OPT Sponsorship as a Compliance Program Manager
Frame your degree-to-role connection explicitly
Hiring managers reviewing OPT candidates need to see a direct line between your degree and the compliance function. Spell out how your coursework in risk management, law, or finance maps to the program manager responsibilities in your cover letter.
Target regulated industries with established compliance teams
Financial services, healthcare, and pharmaceutical companies maintain large compliance departments and are accustomed to sponsoring international talent. These employers have existing infrastructure for OPT paperwork, which reduces friction during the hiring process significantly.
Highlight experience with regulatory frameworks by name
List specific frameworks you have worked with, such as SOX, HIPAA, or AML requirements. Compliance hiring managers prioritize candidates with relevant regulatory knowledge, and naming frameworks demonstrates depth that generic compliance experience claims cannot match.
Address your OPT timeline proactively in conversations
Compliance roles often involve long onboarding and clearance processes. Confirm your exact OPT end date before interviews and clarify whether STEM extension applies, so employers can assess whether the timeline works before investing in your candidacy.
Pursue professional certifications to strengthen your profile
Credentials like CCEP or CAMS signal compliance-specific expertise that compensates for limited U.S. work history. Employers weighing OPT candidates against domestic applicants respond positively to certifications that demonstrate verified knowledge of U.S. regulatory requirements.
Use Migrate Mate to focus your search on sponsoring employers
Searching broadly for compliance roles wastes time on employers who do not sponsor OPT. Migrate Mate filters job listings to companies that have sponsored international candidates, so you can concentrate your applications where authorization is already a known quantity.
Compliance Program Manager OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Compliance Program Manager role qualify for F-1 OPT authorization?
Yes, provided the role directly relates to your degree field. Compliance Program Manager positions typically require a background in business, finance, law, or a related discipline. Your OPT employer and your Designated School Official must both confirm the connection between your specific degree and the job duties before authorization is valid.
Am I eligible for a STEM OPT extension as a Compliance Program Manager?
It depends on your undergraduate or graduate degree classification, not the job title itself. If your degree is in a STEM-designated field such as information systems, applied mathematics, or business analytics, you may qualify for the 24-month STEM extension. Pure business, law, or social science degrees generally do not qualify, so confirm your CIP code with your DSO before assuming eligibility.
How should I explain my OPT status to compliance hiring managers?
Be direct and specific. State your OPT end date, whether you qualify for a STEM extension, and that your employer's obligation is limited to signing your OPT employment verification, not filing a visa petition on your behalf. Compliance professionals understand regulatory requirements, so a clear, factual explanation of your authorization status tends to land better than a vague reassurance that the process is simple.
Which industries hire Compliance Program Managers on OPT most consistently?
Financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, and large technology companies with regulated product lines maintain the largest compliance teams and the most experience hiring international candidates. These sectors also tend to have established immigration support processes in place. You can browse verified listings from sponsoring employers in these industries directly on Migrate Mate.
Can I work as a Compliance Program Manager while my H-1B petition is pending?
Yes, if your employer files your H-1B visa petition before your OPT expires and you have a timely filed receipt notice, you are covered by cap-gap protection through September 30 of that year. Your compliance work authorization continues uninterrupted during this period. If you are not selected in the H-1B lottery, your status and employment authorization end when cap-gap protection expires.