Compliance Lead

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We are opening an opportunity for a Compliance Lead - Saudi Arabia, to support the affiliate in the business activities, in close collaboration with Compliance Officers network and Healthcare Compliance Contacts. You are expected to enable the Saudi affiliate to continuously improve its integrity mindset and patient-centric focus. In partnership with leadership teams you will support compliance oversight and continuously assist the improvement of the compliance program in your area or responsibility.  

Your Responsibilities

• Support development of the compliance framework and foster a culture of integrity and ethical business practices, consistent with the Roche values and external requirements.

• Anticipate business needs, provide business-enabling advice and shape opportunities.

• Support the implementation of global policies and directives, initiatives and support local SOP/process development, striving for simplification.

• Advise all staff regarding compliance obligations, risks, proactive risk management strategies, actual or potential compliance-related matters, investigation and resolution of issues, as well as corrective actions.

• Support collaboration with the management to perpetuate a "tone at the top" and "middle" that reflects the company's commitment to ethical and legal business conduct as well as compliance with the letter and spirit of the law and global policies.

• Take accountability of the overall governance model of the organizations, which assures alignments across all compliance functions.

• Support analysis of general trends and healthcare effectiveness. Support analysis of and report on divisional compliance status, using existing metrics and data.

• Support gaining of overview over all healthcare requirements.

• Support setting and simplification, harmonization and improvement of standards as appropriate (guidance, directives SOPs, etc.).

• Establish and facilitate appropriate forums and processes to fulfill accountabilities.

• Support development and provision of effective means and materials to educate and train pharma management, staff and collaborating parties on healthcare.

Who you are

• You hold a university degree or equivalent competency level.

• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills.

• You identify and manage complexity through the ability to quickly understand and analyze facts and situations.

• You have strong influencing skills.

• You have high ethical and integrity standards. 

• Proven business experience, ideally in an affiliate.

• Solid experience in change management and managing complex projects.

• You are experienced in leading people.

• Understanding of the healthcare industry.

• Understanding of markets and corresponding access, commercial and medical approach.

• You represent leadership commitments, giving clear direction.

• Excellent active listening skills, fostering open communication and speak-up culture.

• Good sense for pragmatism in approach. Analytical and systematic in thinking, with good understanding and handling of diversity in the Region.

• "Can-do" attitude, embracing business-thinking and -ideas, hands-on.

• Encouraging collaboration, creating a sense of collaboration and network throughout the affiliates, compliance network and with the global teams.

• You're able to partner amicably with stakeholders, fostering good collaboration.

• Ability to establish common ground, balance out conflicting interests and reach consensus.

A preferred internal candidate has been identified*     

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