Associate Director ERC Risk&Operations, Corporate Functions

Major Accountabilities

• Drive and support a consistent and unified risk management approach across Corporate Functions (e.g., Risk Assessment & Monitoring, Remediation Support, EPRM, IA and central review preparation support, ERM etc.).
• Lead the development and effective execution of a risk based annual monitoring plan across Corporate Functions and support countries in-scope in management of these audits/exercises.
• Pro-actively identify and detect risks, prioritize them, and work with broader ERC team, as appropriate, on pragmatic risk mitigation plans and execution.
• Oversee the preparation & monitoring of regular reports and metrics (KPIs, dashboards) in relation to the identified risk areas and trends (KRIs), leveraging internal / external data to enable proactive identification, provide actionable insights & follow through of needed actions.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with Country/ Region ERC, Internal Audit, SpeakUp Office, Corporate Data Analytics & Insights team, Corporate ERC, and International ERC Risk & Operations team to identify/ share trends, root causes and associated risks, and incorporate these into the risk management framework.
• Be on point for any Business Continuity Management (BCM) & Novartis Emergency Management (NEM) activities, as applicable.
• Provide periodic updates to the Corporate Functions ERC LT and engage senior leaders in active identification and management of key risks and emerging risk.
• Support the Head ERC Corporate Communications and Patient Advocacy in designing ERC operations and key activities across the above units, that will help drive and embed a strong, fit for purpose and robust ERC program
• Proactively identify and drive impactful simplification initiatives relating to ERC processes and based on ERC assurance trends, enabling greater agility, efficiency, clear accountability and improved holistic risk mitigations

Experience required/preferred

• 7 years of top tier consulting experience, finance /audit or Ethics, Risk & Compliance (ERC) experience, preferably in pharmaceutical, device or healthcare industries with relevant exposure to ERC function or related components preferred
• Experience in a highly regulated industry with a dynamic, regulatory framework
• Proven ability to build and lead global teams, complex projects and collaborate within and across cross-functional teams and business units, in a matrixed environment
• Ability to question and improve the status quo 
• Strong analytical skills (qualitative and quantitative aspects) and ability to communicate business requirements and methodologies
• Excellent MS PowerPoint skills
• Influencing without authority & strong stakeholder engagement
• Comfort dealing with ambiguity

Knowledge

• Knowledge of healthcare industry
• Very good knowledge of Ethics, Risk, Compliance Program structure and administration
• Familiarity with financial and/or other systems
• Certification status a plus
• Project Management, Risk Management & Crisis Management

Languages

English

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