Director Monitoring Assurance

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Client: CSL

Location: Opfikon

Job Category: Other

Job Reference: 99e1ca9d1f8c

Job Views: 10

Posted: 21.01.2025

Expiry Date: 07.03.2025

The role is responsible for developing and executing effective monitoring and oversight programs and annual monitoring plans within the Ethics & Compliance, Data Privacy and Enterprise Risk Management areas of remit. Compliance monitoring activities will cover the Asia Pacific region and partially the EMEA region.

The incumbent will conduct reviews to ensure compliance with external regulatory requirements and internal policies, providing assurance that controls are adequately designed and operating effectively. They will identify key controls, assess potential risks, and ensure the implementation of action plans and controls to address risks as well as monitor, track and report on risks. They will collaborate with relevant stakeholders to ensure execution and closure of remediation against agreed action plans.

The incumbent will keep up to date with monitoring and assurance best practices and emerging trends in the external environment that may impact CSL. They will perform data analytics to identify risk areas, trends and patterns, and develop key risk indicators.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1. Develop, implement, maintain and improve effective monitoring and oversight programs and the annual monitoring plan within EREC areas of remit (Ethics & Compliance, Data Privacy and Enterprise Risk management) across all CSL Business Units (Behring, Plasma, Seqirus and Vifor) and functions globally.
2. Conduct regular and ad-hoc reviews to ensure compliance with external regulatory requirements and internal policies, providing assurance that controls are adequately designed and operating effectively.
3. Develop, maintain and keep up to date a library of templates and key critical controls in a central holding repository.
4. Prepare and present reports on monitoring activities to the business and senior management, working closely with the business to agree action plans and timing to effectively address the monitoring outcomes.
5. Work closely with relevant business stakeholders and EREC teams to ensure execution and closure of remediation against agreed action plans.
6. Keep up to date with monitoring and assurance best practices and emerging trends in the external environment that may impact CSL.
7. Leverage risk assessment results to drive monitoring and control testing plan prioritization.
8. Proactively identify opportunities for improvement in existing processes and systems to enhance the monitoring and assurance program at CSL.
9. Perform data analytics to identify risk areas, trends and patterns, and develop key risk indicators as applicable to the monitoring team.
10. Support the Global Head of EREC Monitoring and Assurance in other projects and responsibilities, as assigned.

Education & Experience

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Risk Management and/or Finance; advanced degree preferred.
2. 10+ years of pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry experience within a compliance or risk function, with specific experience in analyzing data, detecting and presenting trends/patterns.
3. Knowledge of Pharmaceutical/Healthcare law, Regulations, and Codes of conduct.
4. Prior experience within large global and matrix organizations across regions/countries, functions, multiple jurisdictions preferable.
5. Experience designing and implementing global and/or regional programs, strategies, methodologies, processes at a corporate level.
6. Fluency in English and German/Swiss German (both in oral and written communications).
7. Business acumen mindset and risk mindset.
8. Ability to work in a cross-functional, cross-cultural matrixed environment.
9. Excellent written and spoken communication skills, strong presentation skills.
10. Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - Advanced skills preferred in Excel and PowerPoint.

Travel Requirements & Work Location

Commitment to being part of a global team, including required meetings at nontraditional work hours. Expectation set for in-person work times being at least 1-2 days per week in the office (Zurich or Berne). Activities will be mostly performed remotely; however, travel requirements may be needed by the business.

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