Description

Job Description Summary
The Director, Compliance Program Effectiveness and Reporting will ensure the compliance program remains robust by implementing ongoing monitoring, reporting mechanisms and driving continuous improvement. This includes assessing program impact, conducting regulatory horizon scanning, preparing management reports, and applying best practices to enhance performance. The role partners closely with the US Chief Compliance Officer, often representing ERC in enterprise and global projects, leading cross-functional initiatives, and integrations. Additionally, it is responsible for promoting operational excellence within ERC through effective management of functional spend and resource allocation.

This role is required to be in our East Hanover, NJ office 3x/week. Please only apply if this works for you.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Program Effectiveness Framework and Ongoing Monitoring: Develop and implement a framework and set of measures for assessing compliance program effectiveness that drive continuous improvement opportunities.
• Compliance Health Reporting: Establish ongoing processes for gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing data on compliance health across the US organization, and deliver actionable reporting to drive improvement at the functional level.
• Horizon Scanning & Best Practices: Oversee horizon scanning for regulatory changes and industry trends, ensuring the compliance program remains agile and responsive to external developments. This includes ongoing benchmarking of the program against best practices.
• Program Governance Support: Shape and drive compliance program governance, including strategic reporting for executive-level bodiesincluding the Novartis Boards of Directors and Executive Committeeenabling awareness of priorities and risk issues. Ensure accountability and prioritization of actions from senior governance forums.

• Transformation Leadership: Serve as the ERC representative on transformation initiatives, including design, execution and change management efforts, particularly in relation to the integration of acquisitions into the commercial organization.

• Enterprise Projects: Serve as ERC lead on major enterprise projects, when needed, representing the interests of ERC and ensuring appropriate attention to risk management and business oversight.

• Operational Excellence & Prioritization: Manage functional budget and resource allocation across the verticals within ERC, including driving strategic priorities related to automation and other AI initiatives that will drive further productivity

Desirable Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred

• 7+ years working in or with the pharmaceutical sector, including substantial experience in healthcare compliance

• 3+ years in strategic consulting, including experience using business analytics (e.g., management consulting, etc.)

Benefits & Rewards

The salary for this position is expected to range between $176,400 and $327,600 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors. Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards. US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

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EEO Statement:

The Novartis Group of Companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Accessibility and reasonable accommodations

The Novartis Group of Companies are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to us.reasonableaccommodations@novartis.com or call +1(877)395-2339 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Salary Range
$176,400.00 - $327,600.00

Skills Desired
Compliance Management, Compliance Risk, Computer Network, Effectiveness, Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Law (Legal System), Leadership, Operational Risk, Operational Risk Management, Risk Assessment, Risk Management, Risk Mitigation, Senior Management, Software Frameworks