Senior Compliance Officer, Global R&D and Tech Ops

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 346,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k retirement savings plan

Flexible paid vacation

Job summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is seeking a Senior Compliance Officer, Global R&D and Tech Ops to advance the company’s ethics and compliance program by reliably identifying, mitigating and managing risks within R&D and Tech Ops.

You will partner with functions across regions to embed risk controls in development activities. The role requires deep knowledge of laws including False Claims Act, Anti-kickback, FCPA, HIPAA, GDPR, and a pragmatic, collaborative approach to policy creation, training, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of compliance experience in pharma or biotech.
• Experience supporting R&D in global pharma operations.
• Knowledge of laws: False Claims Act, Anti-kickback, FCPA, HIPAA, GDPR.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Serves as strategic business partner and risk advisor to R&D and Tech Ops across all countries and therapeutic areas, providing regular updates on compliance risk areas, mitigation strategies, and dashboards evidencing program effectiveness.
• Provides compliance advice and support to the R&D and Tech Ops, including identifying, mitigating and managing fraud and abuse and kickback risks in clinical trial and development activities.
• Ethical decision-making in clinical trial protocol, strategy, and design, and trade sanctions related risks.
• Coordinates with Senior Compliance Officer, Global Policies, Education, and Investigations to develop global compliance and ethics policies and training materials for R&D and Tech Ops.
• Regularly conduct compliance training.
• Coordinate with Monitoring, Auditing, and Third-Party Risk Management to design and implement an effective monitoring and audit program for R&D and Tech Ops, focusing on CRO and partner oversight.
• As a key member of the Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy lead team, drive consistency in approach across the company.
• Stays informed on new laws and industry trends and updates compliance controls accordingly.
• Collaborates with Legal to support R&D and Tech Ops.
• Willingly assists colleagues with cross-area projects to balance workloads.

Skills

Compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Job description

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide.

Job Description Brief Description

Reporting to the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer, the Senior Compliance Officer, Global R&D and Tech Ops is senior member of the Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy department who will play a critical role in advancing the company’s strategy and commitment to compliance and ethics by reliably and proactively identifying, mitigating, and managing compliance and privacy related risks within those departments. The Senior Compliance Officer, Global R&D and Tech Ops will have extensive knowledge of laws and regulations relevant to R&D activities, including the False Claims Act, Anti-kickback Statute, anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, HIPAA, GDPR, and ethical decision making within clinical trial protocols. Credible, commercially astute and pragmatic, the Senior Compliance Officer, Global R&D and Tech Ops is a solution-oriented decision maker and advisor, capable of collaborating across the Compliance and Ethics team, as well as with other key stakeholders, including members of the Legal, Regulatory, and Clinical Operations departments. The person in this role works autonomously, is confident and proactive in his/her approach and concise, clear and unambiguous in his/her communications.

Job Responsibilities

• Serves as strategic business partner and risk advisor to R&D and Tech Ops departments across all of the various countries and therapeutic areas in which those departments operate, providing regular updates on compliance risk areas, mitigation strategies, and dashboards evidencing compliance program effectiveness
• Provides compliance advice and support to the R&D and Tech Ops, including, identifying, mitigating and managing fraud and abuse and kickback risks associated with clinical trial and other development activities
• ethical decision-making in clinical trial protocol, strategy, and design, and trade sanctions related risks
• Serves as the subject matter expert and coordinates and collaborates with the Senior Compliance Officer, Global Policies, Education, and Investigations to develop global compliance and ethics policies and associated training and education materials to support the R&D and Tech Ops departments
• Regularly conduct compliance training
• Serves as the subject matter expert and coordinates and collaborates with the Senior Compliance Officer, Monitoring, Auditing, and Third-Party Risk Management to inform the design and implementation of an effective monitoring and audit program in support of the R&D and Tech Ops departments, with a particular focus on compliance oversight of CRO and other partners
• Serves as a key member of the Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy lead team, coordinating with other lead team members to advance the department’s goals and objectives and to drive consistency in the approach to compliance and ethics across the company
• Stays informed on new laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting the company and ensures that those new developments are appropriately reflected in the compliance controls for the R&D and Tech Ops departments
• Coordinates and collaborates with members of the Legal department supporting the R&D and Tech Ops departments
• Willingly assists Ethics, Compliance, and Privacy department colleagues with projects and activities in areas outside of his/her primary areas of responsibility as needed to achieve corporate objectives, contribute to a collegial atmosphere and balance workloads

Requirements

• 8+years of relevant compliance experience, supporting pharmaceutical or bio-tech companies with at least 2 years of experience supporting the R&D organization of a global pharmaceutical company
• Solid judgment and business acumen and understanding of R&D and Tech Ops strategies and the ability to assess compliance risks and mitigation strategies in that context
• Solid understanding of laws and regulations governing the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry, particularly in the R&D and Tech Ops area, with experience in supporting global pharmaceutical company operations
• Experience working in a business environment across multiple functions and geographies, with high level of responsiveness and with a strong customer service orientation
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, enthusiastic, self-motivated, efficient, able to handle heavy workload, able to proactively identify short and mid-term business needs to develop strategies and to manage responsibilities independently as well as facilitate teamwork
• Able to work accurately with an appropriate sense of urgency and function effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal skills, including diplomacy, flexibility and collaboration and the ability to interface effectively throughout all levels of the organization as well as with external parties, and adaptable to circumstances and variety of cultures
• Travel required

Remote

#LI-Remote Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive.

For this role, the full and complete base pay range is: $230,400.00 - $345,600.00 Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan.

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan
• flexible paid vacation