Sr. Director – Global Ethics & Compliance Officer

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking an Ethics & Compliance leader to serve as the primary contact for Global Government Affairs and Import/Export/Trade Compliance. You will support the COI Disclosure program and guide policy, training, and investigations across the organization.

Role involves cross-functional collaboration with legal, regulatory, medical, and finance teams, along with leading risk assessments and monitoring external trends in a dynamic, remote-friendly setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Ethics and Compliance, including government/lobbying or trade compliance
• Bachelor's Degree required; JD preferred
• Authorization to work in the United States

Responsibilities

• Manage COI program operations, policy updates, training and investigations
• Ensure system integrity across compliance programs
• Lead global SME activities in ethics and compliance
• Support export controls and lobbying law compliance
• Collaborate with legal, regulatory, medical and finance teams
• Lead risk assessments and monitor external trends

Skills

Policy updates

Training

Investigations

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

JD or law degree

Tools

Lextegrity

Job description

Role

Serve as the primary Ethics & Compliance (E&C) contact for Global Government Affairs and Import/Export/Trade Compliance, while supporting the Global Conflict of Interest (COI) Disclosure Program.

Responsibilities

• Manage COI program operations, including policy updates, technology enhancements, training, and investigations
• ensure system integrity
• lead global SME activities
• support compliance with regulations such as export controls and lobbying laws
• collaborate cross-functionally with legal, regulatory, medical, and finance teams
• lead risk assessments and monitor external trends

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years in Ethics and Compliance, including 3+ years in government/lobbying or trade compliance
• authorization to work in the US.

Preferred

• experience with conflict-of-interest systems (e.g., Lextegrity)
• JD or law degree
• proven integrity
• strategic influence
• ability to operate across borders

High-Value

• healthcare/pharmaceutical industry experience
• focus on compliance in government affairs
• trade
• conflict of interest management

Work setup

• Full-time, remote-based with some cross-functional collaboration