Director, Global Compliance

Key Responsibilities

• Support the build and continuous improvement of Zenas's global ethics and compliance program, ensuring alignment with organizational values, applicable laws, regulations, and industry codes
• Conduct and maintain periodic compliance risk assessments to identify, prioritize, and mitigate emerging risks
• Monitor changes in applicable laws, regulations, and industry guidance and translate them into actionable program updates
• Policies & Written Standards
• Draft, implement, and maintain compliance-related policies and procedures, including the effective rollouts across the organization
• Ensure policies are clear, practical, and aligned to the needs of a growing, commercially oriented organization
• Training & Education
• Develop and deliver compliance training programs and awareness communications for employees and key stakeholders, with emphasis on field-based roles
• Misconduct & Risk Monitoring
• Design and integrate compliance controls into company processes to support effective risk management
• Conduct and oversee routine and risk-based monitoring and auditing of key business activities and related policies
• Third-Party Risk Management
• Manage and support third-party due diligence activities, including ongoing oversight of key high-risk vendors
• Cross-Functional Partnership
• Serve as a trusted compliance advisor to business partners across Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, and other functions
• Provide independent compliance guidance to help manage and mitigate organizational risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• 5–8 years of progressive healthcare compliance experience within a pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device organization
• Experience supporting first commercial launch preferred
• Solid understanding of the elements of an effective compliance program, including DOJ and HHS OIG guidance
• Deep knowledge of US healthcare fraud and abuse laws (Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act), transparency laws and regulations (Sunshine Act), and the PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals
• Familiarity with anti-bribery and anti-corruption legislation, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and similar global regulations
• Experience with healthcare compliance systems, HCP engagement, transparency reporting, and third-party risk management
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills — clear, concise, and effective in both written and verbal formats across all levels of an organization
• Collaborative and cross-functional by nature; able to build trust and credibility with business partners while maintaining independence
• Solutions-oriented with the ability to analyze complex issues, anticipate risks, and propose practical, innovative compliance solutions with minimal supervisory input
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, results-driven environment with a high degree of accountability
• Flexible and adaptable; excited by the opportunity to build and evolve a compliance program alongside a growing, multicultural organization
• High degree of personal, professional, and corporate integrity
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% as needed