Risk Compliance Analyst Jobs for OPT Students

You could be the one who changes everything for our 28 million members. Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility.

Position Purpose:

Ensures AI applications, products, and solutions adhere to established company policies, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. Conducts compliance assessments, performs risk evaluations, and reviews and assesses AI systems to identify potential issues both before and after deployment. The incumbent works closely with AI development teams, data scientists, and business stakeholders to support responsible AI practices while documenting findings and recommendations in clear, evidence based, and actionable reports.

• Performs compliance reviews of AI applications and products to assess alignment with internal policies, governance standards, and standard operating procedures, including verification of required documentation, approvals, and controls prior to production deployment.
• Conducts structured risk assessments of AI systems across their lifecycle, identifying and documenting risks related to bias, privacy, security, safety, model behavior, and regulatory non compliance; evaluate risk likelihood, impact, and adequacy of mitigation controls.
• Reviews model development practices, data handling procedures, deployment controls, and technical artifacts (e.g., model cards, system architecture documentation) to identify compliance gaps and discrepancies between documented capabilities and actual system behavior.
• Investigates AI system incidents, complaints, or governance concerns by analyzing system behavior, data flows, and decision logic; document investigative methods, evidence reviewed, and conclusions reached.
• Conducts hands on testing and probing of AI systems to validate documented claims regarding performance and behavior, and support ongoing monitoring of deployed systems.
• Tracks compliance and risk findings, remediation actions, and residual risk through maintained risk registers and supporting documentation; verify corrective actions are implemented and documented.
• Partners with AI development teams, product owners, and subject matter experts to gather information for assessments and investigations, and prepare clear findings, executive summaries, and recommendations for leadership and governance stakeholders.
• Monitors trends in compliance and risk findings to identify systemic issues and support continuous improvement of AI governance practices; stay current with evolving AI regulations, standards, and industry best practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience:

Bachelor's Degree Information Systems, Risk Management, Compliance, Data Science, or a related field or equivalent experience required. Master's Degree preferred.

Technical Skills:

• 3+ years progressively responsible experience in compliance, risk assessment, audit, or quality assurance, preferably supporting technology or AI enabled systems required.
• Working knowledge of AI and machine learning concepts, including supervised learning, generative AI, and model evaluation approaches required.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze technical documentation, identify compliance and risk issues, and gather supporting evidence required.
• Experience supporting risk assessments and drafting findings with actionable recommendations required.
• Understanding of the AI lifecycle as defined by NIST preferred.
• Proven track record creating and maintaining thorough documentation required.

Pay Range: $87,700.00 - $157,800.00 per year

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual's skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.