Executive Director U.S. and Above Markets Compliance Officer

About the role

Responsible for leading the US and Above Markets C&E Team. Partner with the US SVP Therapeutic Area Leads to ensure US Commercialization strategies and tactics are compliant by design. Partner with the Above Markets Commercialization, Development and Corporate Functions to ensure awareness and adherence to applicable BMS compliance policies.

Key Responsibilities/Leadership

• Promote the right tone throughout the organization and, working with the regional business leadership team, ensure a steadfast commitment by all employees to integrity, quality, compliance, and uncompromising ethics.
• Closely collaborate with the C&E leadership team and C&E Centers of Expertise team to (i) direct, prioritize and coordinate compliance activities in the United States; (ii) remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities; (iii) enforce policy and procedural documents and recommend improvements to the same; and (iv) identify trends including education, monitoring and analytics.

Skills/Experiences

• 15+ years of experience in compliance (can be combined with legal and/or internal audit/monitoring) in a highly regulated industry.
• Compliance & Ethics experience in the pharmaceutical industry is required.
• Direct and in-depth experience managing countries/markets with 3rd Parties and/or distributors/wholesalers.
• Superior personal integrity and ethics, including an exceptional sense of discretion.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Strong strategic-thinking skills with an ability to identify and recommend process improvements and best practices.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects under deadline pressure with flexibility to work on broad range of matters.
• Ability to discuss controversial topics with senior executive leadership and obtain their buy-in.
• Excellent written and spoken English.