MSD Business Practice Manager 

Finland, Espoo 

134316210

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Provides guidance to the Our Company's organization and teams regarding conduct of business in line with Our Company's SOPs and in line with industry regulations (PIF – Pharmaceutical Industry Finland and EFPIA – European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations)
• Ensures compliance of our commercial activities with company SOPs to include monitoring and periodic quality assurance reviews.
• Advises organization on third-party contract development to include ensuring compliance of contracts with our SOPs and contract archiving / retention requirements in company-wide contract repository (Cloudia)
• Advises on the implementation and operation of SOPs within the context of Customer Relationship management systems (CRM) and other relevant enterprise compliance tracking /monitoring systems (enterprise learning system)
• Proactively communicates with team leads and management about improvements in business practices to mitigate compliance risk
• Support the Managing Director to enhance awareness on Company’s Values and Standards, Corporate Policies and Compliance Policies, SOPs and Guidance;
• Acts as Country Privacy Steward and first point of contact for employees for privacy-related matters; leads implementation of new or revised privacy requirements
• Acts as Country Compliance champion to include leading role out of new SOPs inclusive of organizational training as relevant
• Co-chairs monthly compliance committee and concept review board with Managing Director to ensure ongoing and active monitoring of the conduct of Our Company’s business practices in line with SOPs
• Leads relevant preparations as required for internal and external business practice audits

Desired Capabilities

• High ethical standards, being a role model of business compliance and integrity
• Acts proactively, stays current and up to date on changing industry regulations
• Able articulate and translate complex needs into clearly thought out solutions and can effectively deliver on those
• Proven ability to develop sustainable cooperative professional relationships at all levels of the organization, solution-oriented
• Possesses good analytical skills and ability to structure and prioritize work
• Possesses strong business acumen
• Pronounced diplomacy with strong negotiation and influencing skills
• Strong communicator and good understanding and driver of change management
• Ability to provide guidance andfacilitate learningon compliance and ethical topics and provide input for training and communications programs related to compliance and ethics.
• Ability to participate and coordinate audits and support inspections
• Identify risks and propose actions to mitigate those
• Share best practices internally and always seek for improvements
• Take ownership of compliance and best practices related information sources on a local level
• Seek simplification in order to help commercial teams to minimize administrative burden

Education, Background & Experience

• University degree, preferably in law or biopharmaceuticals
• At least 3 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry and business practice/compliance/legal or regulatory department
• Knowledge of the Finnish pharmaceutical market to include operating standards defined by the the industry association (Pharmaceutical Industry Finland)
• Knowledge of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems (e.g. Veeva) and translation of SOPs with respect to customer engagements into system documentation requirements
• Prior experience in working with cross-functional teams
• Experience from audit processes and compliance framework execution
• Fluent in Finnish and English, with excellent communication skills.

Current Contingent Workers apply

Not Applicable