Associate Director Ethics and Compliance Austria & Switzerland

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Job Summary:

The Ethics and Compliance Officer (ECO) is responsible for driving the integration of high performance with high integrity in Lilly Austria & Switzerland. The role is an integral member of the Austria-Switzerland-Germany (ASG) Hub Ethics and Compliance team. You will lead and drive the Ethics and Compliance programs in Austria and Switzerland and will be a key member of the Austrian and Swiss lead teams.

The role requires engagement with other members of the leadership team and affiliate functions to provide expert Ethics and Compliance guidance on affiliate strategies, decisions and activities. The ECO works with other personnel and teams in the local and global Ethics and Compliance organization to understand and coordinate implementation in Austria/Switzerland of Lilly’s ethics and compliance program (including risk assessment, policies, communications, training, monitoring, etc.) in a way that effectively supports the affiliate risk management and identifying areas to improve business systems based on monitoring findings and business needs. The ECO is expected to have regular interactions with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment with ethics and compliance objectives.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Effective partnership with affiliate leadership, guide personnel in ethical decision making based on policy interpretation, values, good judgment, and risk awareness, while driving clear business ownership of ethical considerations in all decisions taken.
• Active member of Lilly Austria & Switzerland leadership team.
• Develop a strong understanding of the local business environments, plans, and strategies, and then help colleagues and business partners to understand, account for, and mitigate risks in business practices through consulting and delivering expert advice on Ethics and Compliance questions and issues.
• Assess compliance communications and training needs for the affiliate to effectively support ethics and compliance program needs and organizational change management goals and objectives.
• Conduct regular E&C risk assessment of affiliate practices and work with leaders to put in place appropriate responsive actions.
• Design and execute monitoring plans for the affiliate to address identified and prioritized risk areas.
• Consult on investigations with ethics and compliance implications and collaborate with HR on speak up and investigations.
• Drive application of effective corrective and preventive action plans responsive to monitoring and investigation findings.
• Deliver meaningful insight to affiliate leadership derived from monitoring and other activities.
• Represent Lilly Austria/Switzerland externally with industry Ethics and Compliance peer groups, organizations and the industry association not only to understand the external and industry environment but to influence and shape it, including by promoting high ethical standard across the pharmaceutical industry.
• Provide input into development of corporate compliance policies and procedures that reflect the needs of the affiliate. Work with leaders in the affiliate to develop and implement localized procedures. Ensure that these local procedures are consistent with Lilly global or business unit policies and procedures (or that any necessary exceptions are in place) and that they are effectively communicated to all impacted employees in the affiliate.
• Develop positive, trustful and successful relationships with business partners fostering a speak-up culture and learning mindset
• Leverage E&C data analytics and tools for insights to ensure timely and effective risk management.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor/master’s degree, MBA, or Ph.D., legal or equivalent professional experience preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry or, alternatively, in ethics & compliance field in another industry
• Knowledge and understanding of the business and broad insight across the business functions, leadership & culture. Experience in Risk Management in Pharma desired.
• Awareness of external environment and thinking outside the walls of Lilly
• Ability to drive change and create positive attitude for compliance and ethics
• Flexible and comfortable handling topics with ambiguity and complexity
• Strong ability to influence without authority at Leadership level and externally
• Strong communication skills and interpersonal skills
• High level of professional maturity and sensitivity to confidentiality
• Good judgment and reasoning
• Strong ability to listen for understanding, courage, and willingness to speak up
• Ability to diffuse intense situations, navigate “crucial conversations”
• Solutions-oriented attitude, teamwork, learning agility, partnership & organizational change management
• Ability to understand complex compliance/regulatory requirements and make them understandable to the business
• Ability to influence the business to own compliance decisions, and drive data based decision.
• High resilience
• Language skills: fluent English and German; French desirable (not mandatory)

Work Location:

• Austria – Vienna or Switzerland – Geneva.
• May require both domestic and international travel, incl. field days (10-20%)

For this position, the minimum salary according to the collective bargaining agreement is EUR 3.360,-- (gross per month based on full-time employment, ). The actual salary depends on your professional experience and qualifications.

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