Head Of Compliance - Pharmaceuticals

Heng & Hurst; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Heng & Hurst in Melbourne is creating an ANZ Compliance Lead role to elevate the function and partner with the broader ANZ business. You will build the compliance architecture, drive accountability, and shape the culture around integrity and ethical conduct.

Reporting to the GM with a dotted line to the HR Director, you will engage senior leaders, influence cross-functional teams, and advise on industry codes and interactions with HCPs, government and patient groups.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in compliance functions in Pharmaceuticals or Medical Devices
• Qualifications in Business, Law, Science or similar preferred
• Certifications in Compliance, Privacy or Corporate Governance advantageous
• Confidence consulting at executive team level and partnering with global/APAC teams
• Ability to influence others to drive action and uncover potential risk to the business
• Experience creating and executing compliance learning programs
• Effective communication and presentation skills directed to sophisticated and front-line audiences
• Experience in autonomous roles in lean and matrix organizations
• Strong project management and strategic planning skills

Responsibilities

• Create the compliance architecture and lead the culture of accountability
• Actively engage the leadership team in driving the tone from the top in integrity and ethical business conduct
• Influencing all departments in alignment with global corporate compliance strategy
• Own business wide advisory on compliance matters, counselling on industry code, interactions with HCPs, government and patient associations.
• Create training and embed learning on latest compliance programs
• Manage audits, reporting and support continuous improvement in systems and process

Job description

• Melbourne
• Pharmaceutical / Senior Operations

Highly respected, global pharmaceutical company. Elevate the compliance function. ANZ Leadership team role. Agile culture. Global peers.

• Global, innovative pharmaceutical company with growing ANZ team
• Elevate the compliance function & drive for commercial outcomes
• Partner with ANZ leadership & APAC/Global compliance peers

Join a highly respected, global pharmaceutical company, taking the lead to establish the ANZ compliance function. If you are someone who has pharmaceutical industry background and strong ethics, compliance and risk management background, and you love sharing knowledge in a collaborative team environment, this could be for you. This is a newly created role, building on established compliance processes, to elevate the function and partner with the entire ANZ business. It is an outstanding opportunity to be part of a high growth organisation.

Reporting to the GM and with dotted line to the HR Director, your responsibilities will include:

• Create the compliance architecture and lead the culture of accountability
• Actively engage the leadership team in driving the tone from the top in integrity and ethical business conduct
• Influencing all departments in alignment with global corporate compliance strategy
• Own business wide advisory on compliance matters, counselling on industry code, interactions with HCPs, government and patient associations.
• Create training and embed learning on latest compliance programs
• Manage audits, reporting and support continuous improvement in systems and process

To be considered for this role, you will bring:

• 5+ years in compliance functions in Pharmaceuticals or Medical Devices
• Qualifications in Business, Law, Science or similar preferred
• Certifications in Compliance, Privacy or Corporate Governance advantageous
• Confidence consulting at executive team level and partnering with global/APAC teams
• Ability to influence others to drive action and uncover potential risk to the business
• Experience creating and executing compliance learning programs
• Effective communication and presentation skills directed to sophisticated and front-line audiences
• Experience in autonomous roles in lean and matrix organizations
• Strong project management and strategic planning skills

Having recent experience in consulting, or in a small or start-up organisation will be highly regarded. The key to this role is being able to engage across the whole organisation to drive and balance the culture of compliance and accountability and enabling commercial outcomes. Most of all, you will enjoy working in a challenging role where you will engage with a variety of stakeholders who have the patient as the core focus of everything they do. The company culture is one that is solutions focused and agile. On offer is the opportunity to work closely with your local leadership and matrixed peers, have autonomy to lead the compliance function and with an excellent pipeline of products.

Please contact Sam Pickering on 0497 880 146 for further enquiries. Confidentiality is assured.