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Director, Internal Audit

San Rafael, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Jan 2025

About the role

Who We Are

BioMarin is a global biotechnology company that relentlessly pursues bold science to translate genetic discoveries into new medicines that advance the future of human health.

Since our founding in 1997, we have applied our scientific expertise in understanding the underlying causes of genetic conditions to create transformative medicines, using a number of treatment modalities.

Using our unparalleled expertise in genetics and molecular biology, we develop medicines for patients with significant unmet medical need. We enlist the best of the best – people with the right technical expertise and a relentless drive to solve real problems – and create an environment that empowers our teams to pursue bold, innovative science. With this distinctive approach to drug discovery, we’ve produced a diverse pipeline of commercial, clinical and preclinical candidates that have well-understood biology and provide an opportunity to be first-to-market or offer a substantial benefit over existing therapeutic options.

About Corporate Groups

It takes a village, and at BioMarin our corporate groups are the people behind our success. Groups such as IT, Finance, Legal, Global Compliance & Ethics, and our People Team provide foundational support of all areas of operation at BioMarin.

BioMarin Internal Audit is committed to helping BioMarin achieve its full potential in transforming patient’s lives by minimizing overall company risk. We pride ourselves in being objective and independent of the areas we assess, while maintaining our commitment to advance the organization. We provide independent assurance to the board of directors and management. Our disciplined approach evaluates the effectiveness of BioMarin’s risk management, control and governance processes. We also assist with proactive advisory projects. An open and transparent partnership helps us develop the appropriate context and understanding of the issues at hand, minimize surprises, and drive greater value in the outcomes.In carrying out our mission, we pledge to:

Be a trusted partner
Lead with integrity & enthusiasm
Focus on what matters
Share industry practices

As part of our mission, we also aim to provide valuable business insights (covering governance, risk, and control, and beyond), and we are building an audit data analytics platform to support in pro-actively identifying potential indicators for non-compliance, fraud and waste. Director, Internal Audit:
This role supports the Head of Internal Audit, and the Director will oversee or lead audits to evaluate the design and effectiveness of systems of internal control while also evaluating the adequacy of financial, compliance and/or operational controls, including company policies and procedures. The Director will be instrumental in building a world-class and global internal audit function, a function that provides assurance and advisory services regarding BioMarin’s governance, risk and control effectiveness. The Director must demonstrate significant experience with assessing risk and demonstrate excellence in designing and implementing a risk-based approach to internal auditing in a rapidly growing, highly innovative environment. The Director effectively partners with his or her business stakeholders on audit planning, execution, and observation remediation, and is hands-on in the conduct of audit from scoping the engagements through performing quality assurance.Responsibilities: The position of Director reports to the Head of Internal Audit. The major responsibility of this position is business partnering, risk assessment, planning, oversight of engagement execution, quality of audit results, as well as strengthening relationships with the business stakeholders.

Annual and on-going audit planning:

Meet with executive level personnel to understand risks and business priorities
Conduct risk assessments (financial, operational, strategic, compliance), and develop a risk-based audit plan
Present to - and engage with - executive level personnel on audit planning and priorities

Planning the audit:

Oversee preliminary process risk assessment, and develop the scope and objectives of the audit
Oversee / conduct data analytics to support planning, scoping
Meet with executive level personnel to understand risks and priorities of the audit
Coordinate with external subject matter experts, as appropriate

Conducting the audit: