MEA Compliance Professional

Siemens Healthineers AG; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics is seeking a Compliance Lead for the Middle East & Africa region. You will implement the Compliance System, advise country management, and drive risk mitigation across MEA while coordinating trainings and audits.

The role requires collaboration with global teams and readiness to travel. Ideal candidates have 3+ years in Compliance or a related function in an international company, with strong leadership, communication, and self-organization.

Qualifications

• Leadership and interpersonal skills to partner with management in a multinational setting.
• Strong communication skills in English and Arabic; other languages are a plus.
• Ability to work across functions and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement the Compliance System in the Middle East and Africa.
• Act as trusted advisor to country management on Compliance topics.
• Proactively mitigate Compliance risks in MEA and ensure guideline adherence.
• Coordinate Compliance trainings and support investigations/audits.
• Assist in Data Privacy management and incident/documentation workflows.
• Travel to MEA countries and HQ as required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

Self-organization

Travel readiness

English & Arabic

Education

University degree in business administration, engineering or law

Job description

Job Requirements

At Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics, we believe that behind every test tube, data point, and result is a person—a patient waiting for answers. Every day, healthcare professionals face mounting pressure: more patients to care for, more samples to process, and more decisions to make, often under intense time constraints. Our mission is rooted in closing that gap—between people and care, between uncertainty and clarity, and between diagnosis and action.

We stand beside people in some of the most sensitive, vulnerable, and life-defining moments they might ever face. Our work is devoted to enabling knowledge and fostering empowerment. While we cannot change the circumstances patients find themselves in, we can give them the most powerful resource available: knowledge.

As a global leader in in-vitro diagnostics, we support healthcare systems, laboratories, clinicians, and caregivers across the continuum of care. Our solutions analyze biological samples to detect disease early, guide targeted therapies, monitor treatment effectiveness, and support prevention.

What does Legal & Compliance do?

To support Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics in its ambition to become THE enabler of healthcare diagnostics providers worldwide, Healthineers Compliance relies on the three pillars of the Siemens Healthineers Compliance System “Prevent–Detect–Respond”. Based on these three pillars “Prevent” (prevention of incidents), “Detect” (early recognition of issues) and “Respond” (appropriate response to suspicious circumstances) as well as a systematic continuous improvement process, Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics has established a system to achieve the target to be a recognised leader in Compliance and Transparency. Each and every employee is an important element in the program, and is expected, by their conduct and support, to make a contribution to its success. Join our Siemens Healthineers Diagnostics Compliance Team in Middle East & Africa.

What are my responsibilities?

You will be responsible for implementing the Compliance System in the Middle East and Africa.

Your tasks include:

• Acting as trusted advisor of the country management on all Compliance related topics
• Proactively creating awareness for, anticipating and mitigating Compliance risks in MEA
• Ensuring implementation of guidelines and regulations and execution of the operational Compliance Processes as well as Compliance controls
• Contributing to the set-up and continuous improvement of the Compliance System
• Ensuring continuous knowledge exchange with Compliance colleagues in the EMEA Region and the Headquarter, including knowledge management in Global Topic Groups
• Conducting Compliance Trainings
• Supporting Compliance investigations and audits
• Implementing Data Privacy management system, including incident / breach management, reporting and documentation of processing activities
• Supporting special tasks assigned by the responsible Head of Legal and Compliance MEA, e.g. contributing to specific compliance topics and strategic initiatives
• Driving efficiency programs in the Compliance organization in MEA and beyond, including AI-driven process optimisation
• Participation in relevant industry associations and support collective actions and other Compliance awareness initiatives

Work Experience

• University degree in business administration, engineering or law or an equivalent combination of education and experience (law degree in established jurisdiction preferred)
• Professional experience in Compliance, Legal, Project Management, Accounting and/ or an operative business function in an international company of at least 3 years
• Strong leadership, interpersonal and team-work skills, ability to be a trusted partner of the management
• Excellent business acumen; knowledge of the Healthcare business is a plus
• Ability to communicate efficiently
• Strong self-organisation and efficient task management
• Experience in cooperation in a project team and disciplinary or functional management
• Excellent English and Arabic language skills; additional language French or German is a plus
• Readiness to travel to MEA countries and head quarter

Benefits

Who we are

We are a team of more than 74,000 highly dedicated Healthineers in more than 70 countries. As a leader in medical technology, we constantly push the boundaries to create better outcomes and experiences for patients, no matter where they live or what health issues they are facing. Our portfolio is crucial for clinical decision-making and treatment pathways.

How we work

How we work When you join Siemens Healthineers, you become one in a global team of scientists, clinicians, developers, researchers, professionals, and skilled specialists, who believe in each individual’s potential to contribute with diverse ideas. We are from different backgrounds, cultures, religions, political and/or sexual orientations, and work together, to fight the world’s most threatening diseases and enable access to care, united by one purpose: to pioneer breakthroughs in healthcare. For everyone. Everywhere. Sustainably. Check our Careers Site