Senior Director - Ethics & Compliance, KSA
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Overview
At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world.
We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism.
We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.
We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
The Senior Director Ethics & Compliance, KSA is responsible for leading the integration of high performance with high integrity in Lilly KSA. The role will partner with the KSA Management Team, the ICH, IBU and Global E&C Teams, and relevant business partners to implement the Global 7 elements E&C Program and cultivate a Speak up Culture in KSA. The role requires working with the E&C Manager in KSA and other affiliate functions to provide expert Ethics and Compliance guidance on affiliate strategies, decisions and activities. (including risk assessment, policies, communications, training, monitoring, etc.) in a way that effectively supports the affiliate risk management and identifying areas to improve business systems based on monitoring findings and business needs. This position is expected to have regular interactions with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with ethics and compliance objectives.
E&C Program Management
- Collaborate/consult and influence leadership to ensure the key elements of an effective compliance program are built into local governance and decision forums, business and operational processes, and training.
- Ensure reliable controls are in place and understood by the business to address key risk areas (existing and emerging) to mitigate/prevent – in the “what”, “how” and “why” so that business activities are appropriately implemented.
- Collaborate with the business together with the KSA E&C Manager to regularly develop and implement dynamic compliance risk assessments and integrate mitigating measures into business processes.
- Support E&C procedure localization and providing input to global procedure updates.
- Contribute to developing and driving monitoring plans, root cause analysis, and meaningful corrective actions/preventive actions in close collaboration with an integrated approach across other functions (Finance, Center of Excellence, HR, Medical, Marketing, Sales, etc.).
- Actively contribute to key meetings in E&C (e.g., monitoring forums, staff, etc.) and with business partners (e.g., lead teams, ICCG committees, etc.).
- Seek out and bring in external perspectives on processes to eliminate, simplify, automate, and leverage technologies to enhance E&C capabilities and focus on business partnership.
- Responsible for driving E&C-related compliance communications and training needs for the business.
- Effectively communicate the ‘state of control’ to leadership teams.
- Ensure business processes and operational procedures are consistent with Global Policies and Standards.
- Lead, together with CFO, the CAS audits implementation and follow-up at local level.
Business Influence And Cross Function Collaboration
- Through deep business acumen and effective influence across different layers of the organization/leadership, ensure business discussions and decisions encompass and consistently take into consideration appropriate ethics and compliance elements, and that there is clear business ownership of ethics in all decisions taken.
- Influence leadership and business practices through effective communication of internal policies/standards and external environment risks.
- Ensure an open and collaborative environment that promotes teamwork, open communication, and collaborative interactions to foster a culture of integrity.
- This role collaborates with other ECOs from ICH to improve capabilities, mitigate regional risks and establish E&C Strategy in the region.
- Lead the compliance review and compliance agreement development for new business development deals.
- Represent Lilly in the local industry association and in the interactions with regulators.
- Coach and develop people in E&C including but not limited to direct report(s).
Basic Requirements
- At least 10+ years industry experience, leading Legal and / or E&C with knowledge of local laws, regulations, guidance and Codes.
Experience
- within the pharmaceutical or related healthcare industry would be strongly preferred.
- Solid business knowledge and leadership experience – as ability to influence all areas of the affiliate. This is critical success factor of this role.
- Agility using and working with technology, automation and AI tools as well as driving creation and implementation of digital transformation initiatives.
- Cross functional experience.
- English proficiency to work across and contribute to global E&C.
- Bachelor's degree.
Additional Preferences
- Demonstrated history of operating with integrity. Candidate must not have had any compliance violations over the last 12 months.
- Demonstrated ability to consistently apply good judgement to enable quality business decisions.
- Ability to proactively and collaboratively influence decisions and outcomes.
- Ability to effectively communicate, lead, embrace and drive change across all layers of the organization.
- Strong strategic and critical thinking and ability to effectively operationalize the strategy.
- Ability to translate ambiguity and complexity into meaningful actions.
- Ability to work across boundaries and influence without authority.
- Strong business knowledge and leadership skills (critical thinking, detailed and results oriented, etc.), including a strong reputation for integrity and sound judgement.
- Position reports into Associate VP - Ethics & Compliance, Intercontinental Hub (ICH)
- Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions.
- If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance.
- Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.
- Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
- #WeAreLilly
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