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Job Description

The OEC Cluster Director – Poland, Czech Republic & Slovakia, Baltics & Ukraine (BALU) is responsible for the co-ordination and leadership of the ethics & compliance programs for the above mentioned Affiliates within the CEE Region.

This position reports to the Region South, Italy & CEE Director and is a member of the Management Team of those Affiliates. The role is based in one of the Cluster Affiliates and will require travelling to the other Cluster Affiliates.

The Cluster Director is responsible for overseeing Cluster Affiliates and has a dotted line supervision over Affiliate OEC Liaisons regarding compliance program support.

The role involves coaching, developing, supervising, and coordinating team activities to ensure the successful execution of Cluster Affiliates’ Compliance program.

The Cluster Director collaborates with the Cluster Affiliate Compliance Insights Forum (ACIF) to establish a top-tier compliance program and lead ACIF meetings for effectiveness and alignment.

Key responsibilities include providing guidance on industry and government regulations, acting as a strategic compliance partner, conducting risk assessments, implementing best practices, manage compliance policies, contributing to global compliance goals, and developing training programs.

The Cluster Director participates in the Cluster Affiliate Medical-Legal-OEC-Regulatory meetings -also with the help and supervision of the OEC Liaisons- as well as industry group meetings.

Additional duties involve conducting proper local assessment and leading the monitoring plan for the Cluster Affiliates, detecting and managing non-reportable compliance incidents, coordinating internal investigations, assisting during external audits, and managing conflict of interests and awareness thereof. The Cluster Director collaborates with global peers to advance the Global compliance program.

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree required.

EXPERIENCE

• Professional experience in Compliance or equivalent work experience from Audit or Legal.

• Pharmaceutical and Global industry experience preferred.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Business Acumen: Possesses a deep understanding of the business and environment
• Action through Insight: Has a learning mindset, digs deep for insights to guide actions and routinely measures to determine impact. Works to enhance consistency within the Region and within the OEC Area and International, and helps inform Global guidance where applicable.
• Strategic Thinking: Enables and coaches the team to set a clear direction, prioritize effectively and make informed choices that drive impact. Provides strategic insights and consistent guidance to help the team balance strategic thinking with tactical execution of the Compliance program.
• Integration and Influence: Can influence decisions and coach to guide and empower the decision-making of the team and the business leaders on compliance topics as part of fully-integrated cross-functional team members operating at Local, Regional, Area and Global levels within the organization.
• Process Control: Can effectively and continuously review, from a regional perspective, key elements of the local and international compliance program to monitor its correct implementation and to timely identify any potential issues. Can work with the team to ensure more effective local implementation using insights gained at Regional, Area or Global level.
• Expert Judgement: Acts wisely under pressure and is self-assured in representing the team, function or organization. Has the ability to deal with ambiguity and manage grey zones, and coach the team to be able to do the same.
• Impactful Implementation: Proactively plans, executes and socializes work to drive superior results. Can structure workload and is able to manage multiple priorities in short deadlines, and coach the team to be able to do the same.
• Communication: Strong verbal and written communication, including fluent command of English.

Additional Information

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