Senior BCT Specialist

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine; Beeston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson & Johnson in Leeds, UK, is recruiting a Senior BCT Specialist to enable effective compliance delivery across EMEA. You will balance hands-on operational expertise with line management to ensure HCC-aligned activities such as HCP engagements, contracting and payments are compliant and well-documented.

The role requires leading a team, driving continuous improvement of the EMEA Business Compliance model, and partnering with business units and external partners.

Qualifications

• Experience in compliance, contracting, or a regulated environment.
• Ability to provide compliance guidance, approvals and risk-based decision-making.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple functions and geographies.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Proven ability to lead, coach or develop others.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance, solutions and approvals for EMEA business activities in line with HCC requirements.
• Review, validate and approve business requests (HCP interactions, sponsorships, engagements).
• Manage first line business and HCP escalations, escalating to the EMEA Business Compliance Manager and HCCO where appropriate.
• Ensure activities are compliant with documentation and approvals in place prior to execution.
• Drive transparency reporting accuracy, completeness and timely delivery.
• Maintain audit readiness by supporting data collection and corrective actions.
• Deliver training and coaching on compliance processes and regulatory expectations.

Skills

Compliance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

HCP engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

At Johnson & Johnson,we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build aworld where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured,where treatments are smarter and less invasive, andsolutions are personal.Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

As guided by Our Credo, Johnson & Johnson is responsible to our employees who work with us throughout the world. We provide an inclusive work environment where each person is considered as an individual. At Johnson & Johnson, we respect the diversity and dignity of our employees and recognize their merit.

Job Function:

Legal & Compliance

Job Sub Function:

Enterprise Compliance

Job Category:

People Leader

All Job Posting Locations:

Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Job Description:

DePuy Synthes is recruiting for a Senior BCT Specialist located in Leeds, UK.

This role plays a criticalpartin enabling the effective delivery of compliance within EMEA.As aSeniorBusiness ComplianceSpecialist, you will combine hands-on operationalexpertisewith line management responsibility, ensuring that all business activities are conducted in line with Health Care Compliance (HCC) requirements. You will act as a trusted partner to the business, providing guidance, approvals, and solutions across HCP engagements, contracting,paymentsand compliance processes, while also leading a team and driving continuous improvement across the EMEA Business Compliance model.

Key Responsibilities:

Compliance & Governance

• Provideexpert guidance,solutionsand approvals for EMEA business activities in line with HCC requirements
• Review,validateand approve business requests (e.g.HCP interactions, sponsorships, engagements)
• Manage first line business and HCPescalations, escalating to the EMEA Business Compliance Manager and HCCO where appropriate.
• Ensure all activities are fully compliant, withappropriate documentationand approvals in place prior to execution
• Take ownership for oversight and integrity of transparency reporting activities, ensuring accuracy,completenessandtimelydelivery
• Maintainaudit readinessby supportingdata collection and implementation of in-processcorrective actions
• Deliver training and coaching to the business on compliance processes and regulatory expectations

Contracting & Payments

• Provide oversight and approvals for HCP contracts,and payments whereappropriate,ensuring alignment with business need and compliance standards
• Draft and review contracts using approved templates and processes
• Validate contracts completed by team members, ensuring accuracy and consistency
• Ensureappropriate documentation(e.g.Evidence of Service) is in place to support payments
• Oversee compliance of Educational Grants and Charitable Contributions, ensuringappropriate review,approvaland documentation
• Act as a key point of contact for contract-related queries with internal stakeholders and external partners

Process & Scope Ownership

• Take ownership of a defined scope of activities and/or compliance processes, acting as the primary compliance partner to the business
• Drivestandardisationand continuous improvement of compliance processes across EMEA
• Monitor activity trends,identifyrisks and opportunities, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and control
• Support integration activities andorganisationalchanges, ensuring continuity and compliance alignment

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach, and develop a team, providing clear direction and technical support to enable effective delivery.
• Build team capability and ensure consistent application of compliance standards and best practices
• Act as a role model,demonstratingaccountability,ownershipand a solution-oriented mindset
• Support onboarding and development of new team members
• Support the Business Compliance Manager EMEA

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary point of contact for stakeholdersincludingbusiness unit Leads,HCC, Legal, Finance and external partners
• Buildtrusted stakeholderrelationships andprovidepractical solution-orientatedguidance
• Participate in businessdiscussions to provide Business Complianceexpertiseand execution of business activities
• Communicate clearly across a diverse and geographically distributed stakeholder group

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred (e.g.Business, LifeSciencesor related field), or equivalent professional experience

Experience and Skills – Required

• Experience in compliance, contracting, or a regulated environment
• Demonstrated ability toprovidecompliance guidance,approvalsand risk-based decision-making
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships across multiple functions and geographies
• Strongorganisationalskills with the ability to manage multiple prioritiesand conflicts constructively
• Proven ability to lead, coach or develop others
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Able to work independently,exercise sound judgement, and manage competing priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to audit-quality standards

Experience and Skills – Preferred

• Experience with HCP engagement processes, transparency/reporting requirements, and contracting frameworks
• Experience supporting audits,monitoringor compliance testing activities
• Experience driving process improvements or leading project-based work in a compliance environment

Other

• Fluent in English
• Additional European languages are an advantage
• Limited travel within EMEA may berequired
• Compliance or legal certifications are beneficial but notrequired

This position description is an outline ofrecurrentresponsibilities. It is not intended to be all-inclusive of the work to be performed.

Johnson & Johnson announced plans to separate our Orthopaedics business to establish a standalone orthopaedics company, operating as DePuy Synthes. The process of the planned separation is anticipated to be completed within 18 to 24 months, subject to legal requirements, including consultation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as may be required, regulatory approvals and other customary conditions and approvals. Should you accept this position, it is anticipated that, following conclusion of the transaction, you would be an employee of DePuy Synthes and your employment would be governed by DePuy Synthes employment processes, programs, policies, and benefit plans. In that case, details of any planned changes would be provided to you by DePuy Synthes at an appropriate time and subject to any necessary consultation processes.

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers, internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Audit and Compliance Trends, Audit Management, Business Behavior, Business Writing, Compliance Management, Compliance Risk, Corporate Investigations, Critical Thinking, Developing Others, Inclusive Leadership, Leadership, Legal Function, Legal Services, People Centricity, Process Improvements, Risk Management Framework, Supervision