Ethics & Compliance Manager

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:Abbott is a global healthcare leader that is dedicated to help people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.Each employee can make a difference at Abbott and has the power, either individually or as a team, to influence the success of the company. We are collaborative, dynamic and progressive. We value people with new ideas who partner with others both internally and externally to take action and accomplish goals.Major Responsibilities:

• Development and implementation of effective Compliance Program, including adoption and following periodical review of Compliance Policies and Procedures.
• Identify instances where a deviation from International Policies & Procedures is required and process, with approval from the Affiliate Compliance Committee.
• Assist in preparation for audits and review/assist in audit requests.
• Follow-up and assist relevant employees in ensuring any audit recommendations and suggestions that were issued during audits are executed.
• Provision of continuous guidance and support on strategic projects and initiatives to the Sales and Commercial team from standpoint of adherence to local Policies, association codes, legislation, corporate ethical standards etc.
• Directing and administration of regular training and communications: on-boarding for new employees (Code of Conduct, Anti-Corruption, Compliance Policies), communication letters to employees.
• Updating management team on current compliance trends.
• Development of monitoring process to ensure proper controls over major business activities (professional services, donations, expense reports, sponsorship of events etc). Provision of guidance to finance/internal controls team on execution of monitoring process.
• Providing assistance to the business on how to conduct Compliance risk assessment.
• Review and remain current with industry trends in compliance, trends in marketing including the usage of new technologies as well as trends in the healthcare industry.
• Preparation and participation in Affiliate Compliance Committee (ACC) meetings, facilitation of open discussion between key affiliate partners (GMs, FD, HR, Legal, Medical & Regulatory, OEC).
• 3rd Party Due Diligence - implementation of Program, aimed to increase knowledge about Third parties (customers and clients) representing high risk, provision of guidance, mitigation of revealed red flags.
• Collate and coordinate any ad-hoc projects.

Knowledge, Skills, Proficiencies and Experience Required:

• 6+ years of experience in ethics & complian
• Bachelors degree of Business Administration, Economics, Accountancy or Law
• Experience with & ability to prioritize multiple brands.
• Sound common sense judgment
• Very good knowledge of the healthcare industry in Saudi Arabia
• Experience in development, implementation, updating and monitoring compliance systems would be an asset.
• Capable of leading challenging priorities.
• Excellent time management & organizational skills.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Well versed in giving presentations and in training groups of people.
• Big picture view and process-oriented thinking.
• Previous work experience in following areas preferred: Legal or Compliance of healthcare industry, Finance, Internal Audit and/or Risk Consulting. Big 4 experience is a plus.
• organizational skills. financial acumen and ability to multi-task.
• Strong leadership competencies including making difficult decisions, initiative, integrity and adaptability.
• Strong interpersonal relations and customer focus.
• Shown ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority.
• Energetic, self ?starter & proven customer centric approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills experience
• Fluent English and Arabic, spoken and written
• Computer literacy: MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc.)

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status, or disability status.JOB FAMILY:Ethics & ComplianceDIVISION:LOCATION:Saudi Arabia > Riyadh : NCCI TowerADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT:StandardTRAVEL:Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Not Applicable

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