Legal & Compliance Regional Business Partner Middle

3 weeks ago

الرياض, Saudi Arabia Vertex Pharmaceuticals Full time

Job Description

Overview

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking an experienced Legal and Compliance professional to join its Office of Business Integrity & Ethics (OBIE). OBIE is responsible for the development, implementation, oversight, and continuous improvement of Vertex’s Compliance program. This includes defining standards via policies and procedures, creating and implementing training and communications, conducting auditing and monitoring and other assurance activities, facilitating internal reporting, discretely and professionally conducting Compliance-related investigations, and keeping the CEO, the Executive Committee, and the Board of Directors informed on Compliance matters. OBIE serves as the go-to experts for Vertex employees and external stakeholders on issues relating to Vertex’s Compliance program and Code of Conduct globally.

OBIE partners closely with its colleagues in Legal across our global organization. This role will be primarily responsible for Compliance but will also provide Legal and Privacy support with respect Vertex’s operations and activities in the Middle East region.

Job Description

The Middle East Business Partner will serve as the primary Legal and Compliance professional supporting Vertex business activities in the Middle East out of Vertex’s offices in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Middle East Business Partner will be the primary point of contact for strategic and tactical Compliance and Legal guidance for all countries across the region with a focus on Compliance. The person will serve on the country leadership team for KSA and support teams across Vertex portfolio and expansion markets in the Middle East, also collaborating on International and Global Legal & OBIE projects and initiatives.

The Middle East Business Partner will report to the Head of OBIE International, with dotted lines reporting to the regional OBIE Business Partner and the Legal Business Partner for KSA and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and will work closely with other Compliance and Legal Business Partners to ensure consistent support across International. The role also supports the Global OBIE team in further enhancing and implementing our Global Compliance Program and will provide daily support to our business colleagues to ensure effective implementation and understanding.

The Middle East Business Partner must have deep knowledge of pharmaceutical industry regulations, applicable local codes, and anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws across KSA and GCC countries and extensive experience working for biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies on these issues. Additionally, the Middle East Business Partner will work collaboratively and strategically with colleagues in OBIE, Legal, and the business to drive a culture of ethics and integrity and balanced risk taking across Vertex’s global organization.

Key Responsibilities
- Serve on Saudi Arabia Leadership Team and as the point of contact for business colleagues across GCC markets seeking strategic and tactical guidance on matters of Compliance, integrity, and ethics.
- Serve as a trusted thought leader and advisor for GCC teams and colleagues on matters of Compliance, integrity, and ethics.
- Provide Compliance oversight, guidance, and direction for business colleagues and identify areas where Compliance input and attention is required.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve risk mitigation strategies and tactics across GCC and design data analytics and dashboards in coordination with the Global Assurance team.
- Actively contribute to achieving internal stakeholder’s objectives and long-term strategic goals by effectively and efficiently managing risks and maximizing opportunities
- Review and advise on commercial and medical activities and materials, draft legal documents
- Serve as a member of several cross-functional teams
- Drive and contribute to department and cross-functional governance and process improvement projects
- Deliver internal stakeholders training on key legal issues
- Effectively share information with regional and Global colleagues within OBIE & Legal
- Use external counsel in an efficient and effective manner
- Advise internal business colleagues on broad range of legal matters, understand business drivers and articulate legal concepts and risks simply and clearly
- Maintain a high level of knowledge of current and emerging laws, regulations, codes, and recent enforcement actions and inform and educate business colleagues with tailored communications in collaboration with the Global OBIE and Legal teams.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive fact
- and risk-based decision making.
- Help to establish standards and implement procedures to ensure the Compliance program effectiveness.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships and collaborate frequently with Human Resources, Internal Audit, and colleagues in other functional areas across International, and the Global organization.
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