Cross Country Compliance Leader

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The Position

Pharma Compliance Office

A healthier future. It’s what drives us to innovate. To continuously advance science and ensure everyone has access to the healthcare they need today and for generations to come. Creating a world where we all have more time with the people we love. That’s what makes us Roche.

Join the Pharma Compliance Office and contribute to shaping a future where healthcare is delivered with unwavering integrity and trust.

As a key member of the Roche Pharma organization, you'll be at the forefront of driving sustainable governance and fostering a culture of compliance. We're dedicated to upholding the highest standards of transparency and legality in all our interactions with external stakeholders.

Working across the pharmaceutical division, you'll have opportunities for professional growth and development. Together, let's deliver innovative solutions that benefit patients while maintaining the highest ethical standards.

The Opportunity

As a Cross Country Compliance Leader based in Basel, Switzerland, you will be responsible for ensuring adherence to global compliance standards across APAC, Europe and LATAM. You will collaborate with affiliates to identify synergies, build networks, and streamline processes, ensuring that compliance efforts align with business objectives and support organisational growth. Your expertise will be instrumental in developing and implementing effective compliance frameworks, mitigating risks, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

You will report to the Head of Compliance Eu Nth/Sth and work closely with the Heads of Compliance for APAC and LATAM.

Key Responsibilities

• Culture of Integrity: Foster a strong culture of integrity and ethical business practices throughout APAC, Europe and LATAM, promoting compliance awareness and adherence to company policies.

• Compliance Network: Foster a collaborative compliance network within the organization, driving synergies, identifying shared solutions, addressing common challenges, and cultivating a strong sense of community among compliance professionals.

• Business Enablement: Provide strategic compliance advice to support efficient and compliant business operations, identifying opportunities for process improvement and risk mitigation.

• Global policy, processes and tools implementation: support the effective implementation of global compliance policies and directives, tools and processes, assisting local compliance officer to adapt them to local regulatory requirements and business needs.

• Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks, implementing proactive measures to prevent and address issues across countries and geographies.

• Investigations and Remediation: Support the investigation of compliance-related issues, implement appropriate corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.

Who you are

• Ethical Leader: Committed to maintaining high ethical standards and fostering a culture of integrity.

• Compliance Expert: Deep understanding of pharmaceutical regulations in sales, marketing, medical affairs, and healthcare, with at least 3 years experience in Compliance or similar function.

• Problem Solver: Capable of quickly understanding and analysing complex situations to find pragmatic solutions and embracing a proactive and hands-on approach to compliance initiatives.

• Relationship Builder: Adept at fostering collaborative relationships with colleagues, stakeholders, and external parties across diverse cultural backgrounds to drive compliance initiatives.

• Language Proficiency: Fluency in both written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in Spanish is a valuable asset.

Travel Requirements: 10-20%

Who we are

At Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we’ve become one of the world’s leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.

Basel is the headquarters of the Roche Group and one of its most important centres of pharmaceutical research. Over 10,700 employees from over 100 countries come together at our Basel/Kaiseraugst site, which is one of Roche`s largest sites. Read more .

Besides extensive development and training opportunities, we offer flexible working options, 18 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of gender independent partnership leave. Our employees also benefit from multiple services on site such as child-care facilities, medical services, restaurants and cafeterias, as well as various employee events.

We believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and strive to identify and create opportunities that enable all people to bring their unique selves to Roche.