MSD Associate Director AH Compliance 

United Kingdom, England, London 

434266205

Job Description

Required Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in law, business, economics, finance, accounting or equivalent disciplines
• Extensive work experience in a Finance, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, or Commercial role
• Strong project management experience
• Demonstrated ability to work with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and attention to detail
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Problem solver, ability to work independently, and a willingness to assume new challenges
• Interest in working on rapidly changing, ever-evolving business with many different systems
• Strong analytical mindset, combined with ability to simplify complicated information and processes
• Effective communication (both written and verbal) skills in English
• Strong soft skills (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.)
• Must demonstrate integrity, ethics, and discretion in handling sensitive information
• Must exercise strong judgment and critical thinking, being analytical and evidence-based
• Must demonstrate exceptional communication, consulting, and partnering skills to work with diverse stakeholders across the business, Legal, HR, and Finance
• Demonstrated ability to influence, build, and maintain diverse client and peer relationships to enable an active role as a business partner and advisor

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Experience using or adapting tools to aid in compliance reviews (e.g., risk monitoring tools or dashboards)
• Demonstrated business and financial acumen (Animal Health or biopharma experience)
• Experience with conducting internal audit assessments
• Experience drafting policies and procedures
• Experience counseling the business involving compliance policies and issues

Current Position Responsibilities:

AH Compliance (~80%)

• Provide compliance oversight to region and market stakeholders
• Develop and update divisional procedures, training, communications, and resources
• Provide daily compliance related advice and answer ad hoc questions from business stakeholders
• Review and approve business activities and programs according to policies and procedures
• Leverage the understanding of the business, associated risk profile, and the available compliance risk datasets/dashboards to identify the potential compliance risks. Collaborate with commercials teams, internal audit, investigation team, and other cross-function risk management teams, and take appropriate actions by different risks identified
• Review anti-bribery and anti-corruption due diligence and mitigation plans and Denied Party Screening results
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to ensure that all reporting data is accurate and complete
• Work across teams to engage stakeholders, understand problems, and provide practical guidance
• Identify gaps and implement corrective measures
• Simplify existing processes to maximize efficiencies and financial benefit
• Develop, train, manage, and supervise Compliance Stewards in Region (currently 21)
• Lead/co-lead/support other compliance projects/initiatives as assigned

AH Legal Contract Support (~20%)

• Execute updates and maintenance of contract templates as directed, ensuring compliance with current regulations and organizational policies
• Update Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and other resource documents as needed to provide clarity and guidance for staff on contract processes and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities for enhancing contract management processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Education Minimum Requirement:

• BS/BA degree

Closing date for applications: 10/02/2025

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