Senior Director, Global Ethics And Compliance Lead

Title: Senior Director, Global Ethics And Compliance Lead

Location: NC, NJ USA

Full time

job requisition id

R-279156

Come join a company that tackles fascinating problems and finds solutions to complex challenges. With deep expertise in influenza science, Seqirus works on cutting-edge research and pioneering technologies to optimise manufacturing processes and improve influenza vaccines. We operate as one integrated global organisation, drawing together expert staff from different countries to collaborate. Together, we are working on the front line to protect communities from seasonal influenza and global pandemic threats.

 

The Opportunity:

A rare and senior opportunity has arisen to join Seqirus Legal as the Ethics & Compliance Lead. Reporting to the General Counsel, Seqirus, you will be responsible for developing, embedding and continuously improving Seqirus’ global Ethics & Compliance (E&C) framework across all functions and regions. You will partner with senior leaders to identify and manage compliance risks, establish effective controls and assurance, and take a solutions focused approach to drive the ongoing development of an ethics and compliance risk aware organization.

 

This is a hybrid role, which offers a combination of an onsite and remote work schedule.  #LI-hybrid

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing, establishing and managing the strategic framework, execution cadence and ongoing updates of the global Ethics & Compliance (E&C) framework for Seqirus, ensuring compliance with applicable (non-GxP) laws, regulatory requirements, policies and procedures.
• Ensure alignment of the Seqirus E&C Framework to the company’s risk management frameworks and evaluates significance of each ethics and compliance related risk in the context of the company’s risks and key goals.
• Providing solutions-focused and business enabling Ethics & Compliance risk advice and guidance to the business, including supporting risk identification, management, controls and mitigations and advising on impacts from regulatory and business changes.
• Defining and implementing a global Seqirus Ethics & Compliance program across regions with the support of relevant regional leads, including training, Speak Up/hotline matters, investigations, third party due diligence, regional SOPs, periodic risk assessments, gap analyses and audit programs. This role will include providing primary Ethics & Compliance support for the Americas region too.
• Developing, reviewing and implementing compliance policies, SOPs, guidance and tools, and establishing a global repository of Ethics & Compliance information that is kept current and accessible.
• Leading Seqirus compliance meetings and deep-dive sessions into key compliance risk areas; developing metrics/KPIs and monitoring Speak Up investigations and regulatory issues.
• Collaborating closely with Enterprise Risk and Monitoring & Assurance stakeholders to support Ethics & Compliance reporting, governance and risk-based monitoring and testing.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen Ethics & Compliance capability (including technology, in collaboration with IT), and implementing improvements in accordance with agreed plans.
• Leading and developing the Seqirus Ethics & Compliance team, including forward-looking resource planning, role modelling of company values and capability development across geographies.

 

To be successful you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Risk Management or Law (advanced degree preferred).
• 10+ years’ international corporate experience in Compliance and risk management, including significant Ethics & Compliance program leadership.
• 5+ years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, biotech or medical device industry, with strong knowledge of relevant codes of practice.
• Demonstrated ability to identify emerging risks and trends, think strategically about complex risk issues, and deliver pragmatic, solutions-oriented and business enabling advice.
• Experience driving and overseeing complex projects to successful completion in global, cross-functional and matrixed environments.
• Strong stakeholder influencing, communication, with sound business acumen and judgment.
• Strong key strategic and business partnering skills and fosters a solution focused, pragmatic and business empowering approach to all E&C related matters.
• Unleashes outcomes and creates an environment of decision making and appropriate risk taking
• Leadership experience in managing and developing employees across multiple global locations.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, cross-cultural matrixed environment
• Commitment to being part of a global team, including required meetings across different time-zones.  
• Ability and willingness to travel to other company sites globally.

 

About CSL Seqirus

CSL Seqirus is part of CSL. As one of the largest influenza vaccine providers in the world, CSL Seqirus is a major contributor to the prevention of influenza globally and a transcontinental partner in pandemic preparedness. With state-of-the-art production facilities in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia, CSL Seqirus utilizes egg, cell and adjuvant technologies to offer a broad portfolio of differentiated influenza vaccines in more than 20 countries around the world.

 

You Belong at CSL

At CSL, Inclusion and Belonging is at the core of our mission and who we are. It fuels our innovation day in and day out. By celebrating our differences and creating a culture of curiosity and empathy, we are able to better understand and connect with our patients and donors, foster strong relationships with our stakeholders, and sustain a diverse workforce that will move our company and industry into the future.