Head of Compliance, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand

About the Company

AbbVie. AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio.

Responsibilities

• The Head of Compliance is a leader within the ASEAN Local Affiliate Management Teams for Pharmaceuticals and reports to the Asia Pacific Regional Compliance Director within the AbbVie Office of Ethics & Compliance (OEC); responsible for providing leadership and direct oversight for AbbVie's compliance program.
• Direct oversight of the Affiliate’s Compliance Program covering Pharmaceuticals for Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia, with potential to assume additional ASEAN responsibilities.
• Continue to enhance the Local Compliance Program by executing through collaborative interactions, risk assessments, monitoring for continuous improvement, recommending effective controls and processes, and creating and delivering compliance training; manage local compliance policies.
• Provide strategic advice, guidance, and support on local codes (e.g., Pharma, SAPI, Prema) and regional/international industry codes (e.g., IFPMA), government regulations including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other initiatives.
• Lead Compliance Insights Forums (CIF) and partner with Affiliate Management Team to provide Ethics & Compliance advice on routine and complex business programs.
• Implement, manage, and interpret policies, procedures and practices across all functions in the Affiliate; perform compliance risk assessment, trend analysis and best practice recommendations.
• Develop, implement, and coordinate awareness, education and training programs focused on the Affiliate Compliance Program, Code of Business Conduct, policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance on proposed commercial and medical programs, identify legal, regulatory, or other relevant issues, refer matters to respective departments, analyze alternatives and propose solutions to the business.
• Organize, document and maintain ethics and compliance records and document databases; participate in local industry group meetings to identify external changes and trends and implement necessary changes.
• Develop, implement, modify and execute Affiliate monitoring plan to ensure compliance with policies and procedures; implement and execute Affiliate Internal Investigations Procedure, coordinate internal investigations and communicate with headquarters OEC as necessary.
• Develop and execute local systems for reporting and responding to concerns, oversee tracking and trending, and propose recommendations for corrective actions.
• Assist Affiliate on compliance audits, act as liaison between business and auditors, evaluate and respond to preliminary findings and recommendations, guide preparation of corrective actions and ensure timely completion.
• Possess working knowledge of AbbVie’s business and client areas supported.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or above; Finance, Audit, Compliance, Business, Legal or equivalent work experience strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience with, or exposure to, business functions such as Compliance, Audit, Finance, Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Government Affairs.
• Experience in pharmaceutical, medical devices and healthcare industry is preferred.
• Integrity; customer-oriented; problem-solving mentality; good communication; strong negotiation / influencing skills; adaptable to changes and diverse stakeholders; ability to work in multicultural teams.

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.