Global Ethics & Compliance Officer

Career Opportunities: Global Ethics & Compliance Officer (4388)

As Global Ethics & Compliance Officer, you will work closely with senior leaders and functional teams to embed a strong, practical and effective ethics and compliance framework across the organisation. Acting as a trusted partner, you will help the business manage compliance risks, meet regulatory obligations and continuously strengthen the Global Ethics & Compliance System in a complex, international environment.

What You'll Do

• Partner with assigned global functions to identify, assess and manage legal and compliance risks linked to their activities
• Provide practical, business centred compliance advice, engaging subject matter experts across Legal, HR, Finance, IT, Quality, EHS, Regulatory Affairs and Pharmacovigilance
• Co lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of the Global Ethics & Compliance System, including policies, controls, training, monitoring and reporting
• Support the Head of Global Ethics & Compliance in defining annual global ethics and compliance priorities, plans and budget
• Define and drive annual ethics and compliance initiatives with functional leadership, including risk assessments, policy development, training programmes and awareness campaigns
• Monitor and assess the effective implementation of ethics and compliance policies, procedures and controls across the business

Qualifications and need to know

• At least 10 years' relevant compliance experience in commercial or industrial organisations; experience in life sciences is advantageous
• Strong understanding of effective compliance programme frameworks under European and US regulatory guidance
• Proven experience implementing and configuring compliance related tools or platforms
• Experience with data governance and data analytics applied to compliance risk management
• Advanced digital and data analytics capability
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 25%