Director Commercial Compliance

Cencora; Pennsylvania; Remote; USD 119,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora seeks a Director of Commercial Compliance to act as the primary compliance partner for U.S. pharmaceutical and biosimilar commercialization, leading a risk-based framework and advising senior leaders on strategic decisions.

The role collaborates across Legal, Regulatory, Medical, Quality, Market Access, and more to embed clear accountabilities, deliver executive reporting, and promote an ethical, speak-up culture aligned with healthier futures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with strong compliance exposure.
• Experience translating regulatory requirements into practical policies and controls.
• 10+ years in pharmaceutical or life-sciences compliance with US focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a risk-based commercial compliance strategy aligned with priorities and growth.
• Advise senior leaders on promotion, HCP interactions, patient programs, and pricing risks.
• Develop and operationalize policies, governance, training, and escalation standards.
• Establish controls to protect independent decision-making and confidential data.
• Design and oversee risk assessments, monitoring, investigations support, remediation.
• Assess new programs and partnerships to address compliance requirements.
• Provide guidance on interactions with GPOs, distributors, and other partners.
• Partner with Legal, Regulatory, Medical, Quality, and other functions to embed accountability.
• Provide concise executive reporting on material risks and remediation status.
• Promote ethical decision‑making and a speak‑up culture across the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Risk assessment

Executive communication

Policy development

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, healthcare, public policy, compliance, or related field

Advanced degree or relevant compliance certification preferred

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

The Director, Commercial Compliance serves as the primary Compliance partner for U.S. pharmaceutical and biosimilar commercialization. The role leads the development and oversight of a risk-based compliance framework for commercialization, advises senior leaders, and provides independent challenge on higher-risk business decisions. The Director supports the compliant execution and continued evolution of the commercialization model while coordinating appropriately with third parties responsible for product development and other external capabilities.

USA - Remote

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• Lead a risk-based commercial compliance strategy aligned with commercialization priorities and business growth.
• Advise senior leaders and cross-functional teams on pharmaceutical promotion, HCP and patient interactions, patient-support programs, Medical Affairs independence, medical information, market access, pricing, government price reporting, and other commercialization risks.
• Develop and operationalize compliance policies, procedures, governance, training, certifications, guidance, documentation, and escalation standards for commercial activities.
• Establish controls that protect independent decision‑making, confidential information, appropriate access, and management of actual or perceived conflicts of interest.
• Design and oversee commercial compliance risk assessments, monitoring, testing, investigations support, issue escalation, corrective action, and validation of remediation.
• Assess new commercial programs, partnerships, channels, and operating models to identify compliance requirements and address control gaps.
• Provide compliance guidance regarding interactions and arrangements with GPOs, distributors, MSOs, specialty pharmacies, provider organizations, and other commercial partners.
• Partner with Legal, Regulatory, Medical, Quality, Commercial, Market Access, Technology, Audit, and other control functions to embed clear compliance accountabilities.
• Provide concise executive reporting on material risks, compliance readiness, control effectiveness, trends, resource needs, and unresolved issues.
• Promote ethical decision-making, speak‑up culture, and individual accountability through visible leadership and practical compliance guidance.

Experience And Educational Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, healthcare, public policy, compliance, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant compliance certification preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, or life‑sciences compliance experience, including substantial U.S. commercial compliance responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, or enhancing a pharmaceutical commercial compliance program across ongoing commercialization activities.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. pharmaceutical compliance requirements and industry expectations, including the Anti‑Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, FDA promotional requirements, HCP interactions, patient‑support programs, Medical Affairs independence, privacy, and transparency obligations.
• Experience translating legal and regulatory requirements into practical policies, controls, training, monitoring, investigations support, remediation, and business processes.

Preferred Experience

• Biosimilars, specialty pharmaceuticals, ophthalmology, oncology, or other complex therapies.
• Commercial compliance experience involving GPOs, distributors, specialty pharmacies, provider organizations, or other healthcare intermediaries and commercial partners.
• Experience evaluating compliance risks arising from third‑party commercialization arrangements, affiliated entities, joint ventures, or complex operating models.
• Information barriers, promotional review, preapproval information exchange, compliance analytics, investigations, auditing, or data‑informed monitoring.

Minimum Skill, Knowledge And Ability Requirements

• Ability to conduct risk assessments, evaluate control effectiveness, identify trends, provide constructive challenge, and escalation material concerns.
• Proven ability to lead complex programs and cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed environment and establish clear ownership, documentation, and follow‑through.
• Strong executive communication, sound judgment, stakeholder leadership, program management, and change‑management skills.
• Demonstrated discretion in handling privileged, confidential, and commercially sensitive information.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Salary Range*

$119,100 - 186,560

• This Salary Range reflects a National Average for this job. The actual range may vary based on your locale. Ranges in Colorado/California/Washington/New York/Hawaii/Vermont/Minnesota/Massachusetts/Illinois State‑specific locations may be up to 10% lower than the minimum salary range, and 12% higher than the maximum salary range.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.

The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory.

Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request‑by‑request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

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