Associate Director, Corporate Compliance - Operations

About the role

The Associate Director, Corporate Compliance - Operations is an experienced compliance operations leader who combines strategic thinking with strong execution. This role serves as a go-to lead for compliance systems, process governance, and reporting enablement, with responsibility for shaping scalable operational solutions that support a modern and effective Corporate Compliance program.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and optimization of compliance systems, workflows, and governance structures that support key operational processes such as HCP engagement, external funding, and fair market value.
• Advance a compliance systems and data roadmap, oversee enhancements and release readiness, and ensure processes remain well controlled, sustainable, and aligned with business and regulatory expectations.
• Provide leadership for data governance across compliance-owned systems and datasets by establishing quality standards, definitions, documentation, and control expectations.
• Enable more effective reporting and analytics by improving data completeness, accuracy, and usability and partnering with stakeholders to define business requirements for dashboards, extracts, and other reporting outputs.
• Play a leadership role in building and maintaining a third-party risk management program for healthcare compliance risk, including risk-based intake, due diligence, governance, onboarding, renewal, and termination processes.
• Partner across functions to embed appropriate compliance controls into vendor lifecycle activities and help ensure that operational design keeps pace with evolving business needs and regulatory expectations.
• Work across functions and levels of the organization to influence decisions, align priorities, and move initiatives forward.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, life sciences, healthcare, information systems or related field with 12+ years of relevant experience in the life sciences industry (pharmaceutical, medical device or biotech)
• Master's Degree with 10+ years of relevant experience in the life sciences industry (pharmaceutical, medical device or biotech)
• 7+ years of experience leading compliance systems and process governance, requirements definition, testing/UAT, implementation and continuous improvement and making decisions and recommendations regarding organizational practices, policies and systems
• 7+ years of experience with data governance and operational reporting/analytics (e.g., dashboards, KPIs, data quality)
• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with internal stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience leading highly complex initiatives with significant risk and complexity, leveraging strong cross-functional relationships and influencing skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with flexibility, commitment to teamwork, and willingness to adapt assignments to meet the Company’s needs
• Ability to partner cross-functionally with IT, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to drive adoption and timely delivery of system/process enhancements, including communicating with senior/executive leaders as a functional area expert
• Strong project/program management experience, including managing scope, timelines, risk/issues, and cross functional stakeholders
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy; ability to translate complex data/process topics into clear insights and recommendations
• Strong presentation and communication skills (written and verbal), including creation of executive-ready materials and facilitation of working sessions
• Manages sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and sound judgment
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with analytics and work management tools (e.g., Power BI, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project)
• Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory/compliance requirements applicable to corporate compliance (e.g., Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, and state price transparency laws and regulations)
• Strong understanding of data governance concepts and ability to establish data quality standards, definitions, and reporting requirements to support reliable analytics and decision-making
• Learning agility: ability to quickly learn new subject areas and support emerging priorities as directed
• Produces high quality work with minimal oversight from manager
• Ability to travel up to 20%

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in business, finance, life sciences, healthcare, information systems or related field
• 7+ years of experience designing, developing, and leading third-party risk management programs and/or embedding compliance controls into vendor/procurement processes
• CHC - Certified Healthcare Compliance or equivalent healthcare compliance certification
• Working knowledge of artificial intelligence concepts and governance considerations, and ability to use AI tools at a basic level to support productivity and analysis in a professional environment

Benefits

United Therapeutics offers a comprehensive benefits suite of programs, including medical / dental / vision / prescription coverage, employee wellness resources, savings plans (401k and ESPP), paid time off & paid parental leave benefits, disability benefits, and more. For additional information on Company benefits, please visit here.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $145,500 - $205,000 and reflects our good-faith estimate of the compensation for this role at the time of posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on factors such as education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business needs, as well as other factors permitted by law at the time of posting. This range may be modified in the future based on company and market factors.

Schedule

This role is eligible for remote work within the United States with a strong preference to candidates residing in or willing to locate to RTP, NC.