Compliance Associate Director (CDMX)

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission-to serve patients living with serious illnesses-drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas -Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease- we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. We have proudly achieved certifications as Great Place to Work and Equidad MX. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Compliance Associate Director (CDMX)

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will:

• Providing strategic, business savvy and risk-based Compliance advice on key business initiatives (e.g. key products launches, biosimilars, GenMed, Oncology, value and access, scientific exchange, medical, collaborations, etc.)
• Understanding and supporting all innovative projects from a compliance perspective (e.g. Patient centricity, Value-Based Healthcare, Accelerating Customer Engagement, Multichannel, Innovation, etc.)
• Advocate for Compliance within the leadership and staff across all functions.
• Implementing and administering Amgen’s Corporate compliance programs & policies and applicable compliance standards & procedures.
• Reviewing risk assessment, investigation, monitoring and audit outcomes that apply to the markets and implement measures to reduce them over time.
• Being the contact point for healthcare compliance and privacy advice in the country and by supporting the Compliance Leads in the region.
• Interacting with and successfully influencing all levels of staff in the country and where appropriate the sub-region, to accomplish compliance initiatives and goals.
• Discharging duties as a Data Protection Officer for the country.
• Cooperating with Compliance and the business on audit corrective action implementation and monitoring related improvement action implementation for country and sub region.
• Identifying the need for specific compliance-controlled documents, procedures and tools; lead/support their development and implementation in country and sub region.
• Manage a large team of geographically dispersed Compliance Leads (countries management team members and their direct reports)
• Develop the Sub Regions teams via best practice sharing, leadership development initiatives and coaching, career planning, projects, and foster collaboration / improvement activities.
• Animate sub-regional team meetings and regular 1:1 with team members.
• Act as a center of excellence for the markets, driving more consistency across countries and implementing a sound risk-management approach.
• Support the implementation of Corporate & EU Compliance Programs in the country and sub-region.
• Sit on the Management Team and play a strategic role both from a compliance and business perspective
• Sit on EU & TMEA Regional Compliance Leadership team.
• Provide expert advice and support to all the country’s Business and Functional Leads and represent compliance on key business and cross-functional forums.
• Ensure an efficient and effective compliance program is in place on all operational dimensions (7+ elements)
• Provide leadership, advice, guidance, direction and support the business on interpretation and implementation of laws/codes and regional codes (e.g. EFPIA) and Amgen healthcare compliance policies and procedures.
• Attend in-country medical and brand reviews to provide strategic input on related compliance matters.
• Maintain awareness of applicable laws and regulations in the Region and keep current with changes that may affect Amgen’s compliance program.
• Deliver regular compliance education and ethical leadership training sessions.
• Conduct and support local Healthcare Compliance monitoring activities and follow up on improvement actions (if applicable).
• Participate in and support the Compliance audit preparation: set up meetings with each department, prepare documentation requests and follow up on audit outcomes (if applicable).
• Validation of Russia audit corrective actions in conjunction with Corporate Audit.
• Participate in Healthcare Compliance expert review of controlled documents, templates, training and initiatives as requested.
• Support the implementation of Compliance training & communications strategies that will maximize awareness, trust and compliance with Amgen’s business practices, policies and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Law, Science, Business, or a related field, with 5 years of experience within the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry, including responsibility for compliance, as well as deep expertise in healthcare regulations, and the design, implementation, and oversight of compliance programs Or
• Bachelor’s degree in Law, Science, Business, or a related field, with 7 years of experience within the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry, including responsibility for compliance, as well as deep expertise in healthcare regulations, and the design, implementation, and oversight of compliance programs.
• Fluency in English is required; proficiency in additional languages is highly desirable and considered a strong asset in supporting global and cross-functional collaboration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strategic thinker and business savvy compliance adviser.
• Leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Working with / influence cross-functional and leadership teams.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

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