Compliance Specialist - Temporary 6 months

Are you detail-oriented and driven by purpose? Do you want to be part of a global health-tech company that is making a difference in the world? If this sounds like you, join the SOPHiA GENETICS Legal & Compliance Team as a Compliance Specialist, and enable us to make a positive impact on the outcomes for cancer and rare disease patients worldwide.

We believe there is a smarter, more data-driven way to make decisions in healthcare, and our cloud-native AI powered SOPHiA DDM Platform makes that vision a reality on a daily basis. You will have direct input to our mission to democratize data-driven medicine for the ultimate benefit of cancer and rare disease patients across the globe.

Your Mission

In this role you will play a critical role in supporting our compliance operations by managing administrative and regulatory activities that ensure SOPHiA GENETICS operates with integrity and compliance across all markets where we operate.

This is an opportunity suited to someone organized, structured, and meticulous-someone who finds purpose in building the operational foundation that allows a strategic compliance team to focus on higher-order regulatory challenges like AI Act compliance and information security certifications.

This is a 6-month temporary contract with strong potential to convert to a permanent role based on performance.

The value you bring

As a Compliance Specialist, you will:

Support the management and implementation of SOPHiA GENETICS' Compliance programs to ensure adherence to all applicable laws and regulations in every country where our products and services are marketed

Own healthcare compliance operations, including drafting and reviewing healthcare professional engagement contracts, managing declarations to healthcare authorities, and ensuring adherence to international regulations, local laws, and company compliance standards

Manage enterprise insurance operations, including policy administration, claims processing, renewals, and insurer coordination-freeing your leadership team to focus on strategic risk management initiatives

Execute contract administration and review across multiple compliance areas: healthcare compliance agreements, data protection clauses, information security appendices, and general terms-learning the company's compliance framework and negotiation playbook on the job

Support risk management infrastructure, including maintenance of the internal control framework, implementation of mitigation measures, and preparation of periodic reporting to relevant committees

Contribute to compliance communications, including assistance with policy writing, training materials, and guidance documentation to help SOPHiA GENETICS staff understand legal requirements

Stay current on developments in risk management and compliance to keep the organization ahead of regulatory changes

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law or equivalent legal background (law studies, JD track, or equivalent legal education)
• 1-2 years of professional experience, including internships (recent graduates with hands-on corporate legal internship experience welcome; law firm research experience is less relevant)
• Fluent English (written and verbal) - this is our primary business language
• Organized and structured mindset - you thrive on systems, checklists, and methodical workflows. Not creative; rigorous and detail-oriented.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills - you can juggle multiple deadlines without dropping a ball
• Corporate legal internship experience is a plus (hands-on contract review and drafting, not legal research)

Benefits

You will be joining an organization with the patient at the heart of every decision and action, driven by purpose as we pursue exponential growth.

Business recognition and accolades include:

• World's most innovative companies (Top 10)
• World's smartest companies (Top 50)
• 100 Best Places to Work in Boston
• Top 10 European Tech Startup
• Top 10 European biotechs startup to watch
• Top 25 East-Coast Biotech to watch

Our benefits package is comprehensive, but varies internationally in-line with local standards and laws. You can discuss a full breakdown with us, but as a brief overview:

US:

• Outstanding Medical, Dental & Vision with 90% Employer Contribution
• Company matched 401K at 4%
• Company-paid short & long-term disability insurance
• FSA commuter benefits
• 20 Days PTO, increasing to 25 with tenure; 5 Days Sick and 14 Public Holidays

CH:

• Sickness and Accident coverage through Helsana
• Meal Vouchers at 90CHF PM with our partner cafeteria
• Free coffee, fruit and snacks

Our DNA

Like the strands of DNA itself, SOPHiA GENETICS and the team are deeply interconnected and reliant on each other to deliver. There are common threads across the team. Things that bind us together. Those things are Relentless Curious; Resilient & Nimble and Fearlessly Adventurous

Our Virtues

At SOPHiA GENETICS we established our 7 Virtues to clarify how our principles show up each day through action. We Decide; We Do; We Collaborate; We Innovate; We Empower; We Adapt and We Learn.

At the centre of our Virtues is our Mantra, We Care, which provides a constant reminder of the compassionate, benevolent, and hopeful nature of our mission and how it should be threaded through each of our Virtues and everything we do. Learn more about our DNA and Virtues on our Careers portal

The Process

We use the power of AI to help our partners make decisions. If you’re utilising AI in your search and application process, why not use some of these prompts, or read our AI guide.

‘What impact can I expect to have on the world by working at SOPHiA GENETICS?’

‘I have an interview with SOPHiA GENETICS. What should I know before I meet with them?’

‘I am a *job title* - What can SOPHiA GENETICS offer my career?’

Apply now with your CV and any supporting information.

Suitably qualified candidates will be invited through an interview and screening process where you will speak with members of our Talent Acquisition Team, the hiring leader alongside key colleagues and stakeholders from across the business.

If you need additional support or accommodations for accessibility, please contact our TA team for assistance on [email protected]. SOPHiA GENETICS recruiters only contact candidates from @sophiagenetics.com addresses and never request payment at any stage. Verify any offer before responding.

We appreciate the value external partners can bring, but we operate a direct-hiring model and we are not looking to utilize agency support at this time. All hiring is controlled by Talent Acquisition, potential partners should liaise through TA and not our hiring teams please.

Starting Date: ASAP

Location: Rolle, CH, Boston Massachusetts US

Contract: Temporary - 6 month