Alexion US Compliance Business Partner

At Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, we are innovators, leaders, and collaborators. And at the heart of everything we do is an intense desire to pursue the toughest challenges and truly change the world for people living with rare and devastating diseases. 

This is what you will do:

The Alexion US Compliance Business Partner is the primary strategic advisor to key Disease Area and Strategic teams. In addition, the Business Partner will provide primary compliance support on other projects as instructed by the Head of US Compliance, RDU, but these may vary depending on the US Compliance Team’s & the Business’s needs. This position reports to the Head of US Compliance, RDU.  

You will be responsible for:

As a US Compliance Business Partner, your key responsibility will be to drive the development, implementation, and management of the compliance program for the teams you support. In this role, you will partner with local leadership to set the strategic tone and align the tactical direction for the organization in line with applicable local regulations and industry codes.  

You will:

• Partner with the key disease area teams as well as the other teams you support to identify, evaluate, and mitigate healthcare compliance-related legal and reputational risks

• Develop formal and informal training programs and other internal communications to address compliance-related risks, deliver compliance program key messages, and build a culture of ethics and integrity

• Lead and/or serve as a major contributor to key strategic compliance projects implemented across the extended AstraZeneca Ethics & Compliance team

• Contribute to periodic Compliance Committee meetings on projects you have led or significantly contributed to

• Provide change management and cultural leadership through the continued implementation and maturation of the compliance program

• Analyze internal and external ethics and compliance developments and implement responses to these developments as appropriate

• Serve as a partner for compliance assurance activities, investigations, and internal audits, including assisting with the implementation of mitigation and remediation measures

• Act as an internal subject matter expert to members of the extended AstraZeneca Ethics & Compliance team on issues relating to field execution or other key risk areas

• Perform live compliance oversight activities including field visits, ride-alongs, and support for large conferences and congresses  

You will need to have:

• 5+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience

• Minimum Bachelor's degree

• Substantial experience applying healthcare compliance principles to pharmaceutical industry practices and interpreting relevant industry codes

• The highest ethical standards, as well as an ability to operate with absolute discretion and objectivity

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• High learning agility and adaptability

• Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to influence across all levels with a solution-oriented mindset, including the ability to constructively challenge management when appropriate

• A demonstrated track record of driving results as an effective a team member and leader in a highly matrixed organization

• The ability to effectively operate independently, seeking management input as needed to confirm alignment on major questions

• The duties of this role are generally conducted in an office environment. As is typical of an office-based role, employees must be able, with or without an accommodation to use a computer; engage in communications via phone, video, and electronic messaging; engage in problem solving and non-linear thought, analysis, and dialogue; collaborate with others; maintain general availability during standard business hours in adherence with applicable in-office work policies

We would prefer for you to have:

• 4+ years of prior in-house experience in a compliance, legal, finance, risk management or regulatory function at a pharmaceutical company

• 7+ years of relevant pharmaceutical industry experience

• A post-graduate degree (Master’s or higher) and/or professional licensure in a relevant field, such as a post-graduate legal, business, or scientific degree, or professional licensure