Legal & Compliance Lead Anz - Global Pharmaceutical

1 day ago

Sydney, Australia Heng & Hurst Full time

Global, innovative pharmaceutical company with growing ANZ team
- Create local compliance architecture & lead the culture of accountability
- Influence ANZ leadership & partner with APAC/Global CoE peers

Join a highly respected, global pharmaceutical company, taking the lead to establish the ANZ legal and compliance function. If you are someone who has pharmaceutical or medical industry background and strong ethics, compliance and risk management background, and you love sharing knowledge across a business and driving learning projects in a collaborative team environment, this could be for you. This is a newly created role, building on established global processes, to elevate the function and partner with the entire ANZ business. It is an outstanding opportunity to be part of a high growth organisation

Reporting to the Regional Head of Legal and Compliance, and with local line to the ANZ GM, your responsibilities will include:

- Manage policy and audit processes across local, global and relevant third party regulations
- Create the compliance architecture and lead the culture of accountability
- Provide timely and efficient advice to all areas of the business
- Draft, review and execute agreements
- Influencing all departments in alignment with global corporate strategy
- Own business wide advisory on compliance matters, counselling on industry code, interactions with HCPs, government and patient associations
- Create training and embed learning on latest compliance programs
- Manage audits, reporting and support continuous improvement in systems and process

To be considered for this role, you will bring:

- 5+ years PQE in legal and compliance functions in Pharmaceuticals or Medical Devices
- Qualifications in Law, plus Business, Science or similar preferred
- Certifications in Compliance, Privacy or Corporate Governance advantageous
- Confidence consulting at executive team level and partnering with global/APAC teams
- Ability to influence others to drive action and uncover potential risk to the business
- Effective communication and presentation skills directed to sophisticated and front-line audiences
- Experience in autonomous roles in lean and matrix organizations
- Strong project management and strategic planning skills

Having recent experience in consulting, or in a small or start-up organisation will be highly regarded. The key to this role is being able to engage across the whole organisation to drive and balance the culture of compliance and accountability, and enabling commercial outcomes. Most of all, you will enjoy working in a challenging role where you will engage with a variety of stakeholders who have the patient as the core focus of everything they do.

Please contact
**Sam Pickering **on
**0497 880 146 **for further enquiries. Confidentiality is assured.

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