Job Description

Location: Upper Gwynedd, Pennsylvania (preferred); Rahway, New Jersey

Employee Status: Regular Full Time

Associate Director, Compliance Program Oversight

A part of the Ethics and Compliance Organization (ECO), the Compliance Program Oversight team (the "Team") designs and helps implement our company's global compliance program, including compliance standards (collectively, the "Program"). The Program is designed to mitigate enterprise risk and to empower employees and business partners to act with integrity while fulfilling our company's mission of helping to improve and save lives.

Reporting to a Director of the Team, the Associate Director supports the implementation and maintenance of the Program. The Associate Director has experience with pharmaceutical industry compliance programs, is comfortable working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders, and has experience with implementation of right-sized compliance policies, controls, and processes and the importance of assessing and mitigating risk using automation and data.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBLITIES

Scope

• Policy Governance - Assist with assessment and oversight to ensure Corporate Policies and Ethics and Compliance Organization Global Standards align with enterprise evolving risks; collaborate with corporate policy owners/stakeholders to ensure content and updates are communicated effectively across the enterprise. Support evaluation of existing policy governance processes and implementation of solutions for continuous improvement.

• Annual Corporate Compliance Goals - Promote the development and communication of annual corporate compliance goals that reflect an effective enterprise compliance program; partner with the Ethics and Compliance Organization Operations to track and communicate corporate compliance goal yey performance indicators (KPIs).

• Other Global Compliance Policies - Support development, maintenance, implementation, and appropriate oversight of select global compliance policies applicable to multiple divisions.

Core Functions

• Assist with implementation of the Program through iterative assessment and a mindset of constant improvement.

• Support development and implementation of an end-to-end process for the ongoing assessment and substantive maintenance of Corporate Policies and Global Standards.

• Create supporting materials for in-scope compliance policies and controls to support effective implementation of the policies through socialization and training.

• Help identify areas to improve through process automation and simplification and use available data to enhance our ability to identify and mitigate emerging risks.

• Partner with other risk functions (Anti-Bribery/Anti-Corruption Oversight, Ethics and Compliance Organization Operations, Audit
  (the company's Corporate Audit Assurance Services), International Legal & Compliance; Global Investigations) to support and enhance the Program.

• Contribute to the development of a strong inclusive team that fosters developmental growth.

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree

• 3+ years legal or risk compliance experience (preferably in the pharmaceutical industry)

• Global compliance risk experience (U.S. and ex-US) (anti-bribery/anti-corruption experience a plus)

• Strong written and oral communication and influence skills

• General knowledge and experience with laws, regulations, and compliance policies guiding the conduct of multi-national pharmaceutical companies, including global anti-corruption policies.

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional groups and stakeholders

• Expertise with cross-functional implementation of compliance policies and controls

• Presentation experience in individual or group situations

• Ability to problem-solve complex issues

• Pragmatic and solution oriented

• Ability to apply knowledge to real world situations

• Ability to translate and communicate complex concepts clearly

• Strong judgment and decision-making skills related to compliance related topics

• Unwavering independence and integrity

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Requisition ID:R340143