Chief Internal Audit Officer
City of Hope
Job posting number: #7315328 (Ref:10031969)
Posted: August 27, 2025
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, andtreatment facilitiesin Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix. our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We are creating a critical new leadership role to lead our growing internal audit function. As Chief Internal Audit Officer (CIAO), you will design, build, and lead a high-impact program and team while reporting directly to SVP, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer and the Board’s Risk, Audit, and Compliance Committee. You’ll influence senior executives, set new internal audit benchmarks, integrate AI to boost efficiency, and oversee operations across a complex, multi-hospital, multi-state healthcare system.
In this role, you will:
Create and execute a risk-based, enterprise-wide internal audit strategy.
Advise the Board and executive leadership on key risks and opportunities.
Lead internal audits spanning financial, operational, IT, and regulatory functions.
Build and mentor a high-performance internal audit team.
Leverage AI and advanced analytics to expand audit coverage.
Partner with leaders to strengthen controls, compliance, and performance.
We’re looking for someone who:
Has 15+ years in internal audit, including 5+ years in senior leadership.
Brings experience in a complex, multi-hospital, multi-state healthcare or research environment.
Holds a CPA or CIA certification.
Commands executive presence and can influence at the highest levels.
Excels at integrating technology and innovation into audit processes.
Delivers measurable, outcome-driven results.
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.
To learn more about our Comprehensive Benefits, please CLICK HERE.
Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $88.56 - $147.90 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.