Job description
Posted Date: Feb 7 2023
The size and complexity of ViiV’s business has grown significantly in the last 3 years. The launch of multiple new products has broadened the scope of ViiV’s activities and hence the compliance risks associated with them.
ViiV is working with international organisations, generic drug companies and others to find ways to bring this new injectable to other markets. There are significant legal, compliance, commercial, manufacturing, and technical complexities in doing so.
The pace of digitisation of the healthcare industry has increased rapidly over the last 3 years, introducing new, complex legal and compliance risks across the markets in which ViiV operates. In consequence of these dynamics, this role is being created to bring additional dedicated compliance support to key ViiV functions (including. Global Commercial Strategy, Digital Data & Analytics and External Affairs & Communications.
The role:
Accountable for leading compliance support to designated ViiV functions, this role requires strategic thinking as well as excellent execution in terms of both quality and quantity. It works with autonomy and reports directly to the ViiV Global Head of Compliance.
The role holder will provider Compliance support to the External Affairs and Communication’s team, helping to manage ViiV’s relations with the outside world, including with the activist community.
There is a strong business imperative to ensure that Compliance risks are appropriately identified and mitigated in ViiV’s complex global markets and in ViiV’s dealings with the HIV Community.
Furthermore, the role holder will provide compliance support to ViiV’s digital, data and analytics programme, which involves collection and management of personal data for analytics, an area fraught with compliance and reputational risk, requiring strong leadership and sensitive management.
The role holder will provide Compliance support to the Head of ViiV Healthcare Global Commercial Strategy (GCS) and the Head of External Affairs & Communications, as well as with other senior business leaders in the relevant business functions to build trust through influencing the right behaviours, driving the right accountability, and fostering the right leadership. It is a role with high impact given the high sensitivity of the areas in which it operates, and accordingly comes with high expectations of performance.
In this role you will…
- Become a member of the ViiV Healthcare Compliance Leadership Team and member of the External Affairs and Communications LT.
- Lead Compliance support to External Affairs & Communications and to Digital, Data and analytics. Facilitate the Risk Management and Compliance Boards (RMCBs) for External Affairs and Comms and GCS. Proactively encourage the RMCB to define the Risk Management and Compliance strategy, ensuring proper escalation of issues and risks and appropriate oversight on execution of mitigation plans and compliance strategy.
- Proactively encourage business leaders, peers, and direct reports to evaluate risk, generate solutions and ensure issues are escalated appropriately
- Drive accountability towards greater business transparency, compliance, values-based decision making and a robust governance framework
- Ensure ViiV deploys corporate policies and standards in a consistent and timely fashion and utilizes the Internal Control Framework as appropriate.
- Support the Global Head of Compliance to ensure a fit-for-purpose, data-driven approach to risk management is embedded across the organisation
- Promote leadership behaviours and a Speak Up culture aligned to ViiV Values, supporting investigations as appropriate.
- Lead Compliance initiatives and deliverables across ViiV Compliance as needed
- Drive appropriate oversight and business follow-up over effective CAPA creation and closure, mandatory training and other compliance metrics and deliverables.
Why you?
Qualifications & Skills:
- Knowledge & management experience with compliance programs and processes
- Knowledge and experience of data, digital and analytics
- Strong understanding of the use of data analytics in risk management
- Demonstrated pro-activity, initiative, and good judgment
- Ability to provide strategic advice identifying risks and gaps within the business organisation and to deep dive into operational issues as required, moving quickly and effectively between the two levels of working
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and influence individuals at all levels of the business
- Attention to detail, ability to cope with pressure, deliver work of the highest quality to demanding deadlines.
- Proven ability to operate both independently and as part of a team
- Demonstrated pragmatism, operational focus, seeking to assist others in finding practical solutions
- Proven networking skills and ability to achieve through engaging the co-operation of others even without asserting authority
- Cultural awareness and passion for supporting the HIV Community.
Why ViiV?
We are ViiV Healthcare: 100% dedicated to HIV medicines and research and completely focused on people affected by HIV/AIDS.
ViiV Healthcare was born out of a partnership between GSK and Pfizer in 2009, with Shionogi joining in 2012. We are determined to help end the HIV epidemic.
We will not rest until we leave no person living with HIV (PLHIV) behind. Until the 37 million PLHIV is down to zero, we will continue searching for new ways to limit the impact of HIV.
We are aware of how much is at stake for those affected by HIV and we show up every day 100% committed to the patients. Our work culture is fast-paced, diverse, inclusive, and caring. But ViiV isn’t just somewhere to work – it’s a place to belong, an invitation to bring your very best, and a team full of impact-driven team members who are hungry to make a difference.
While we have been improving lives of HIV patients for 30 years, this is an especially exciting time to be at ViiV, as we evaluate novel approaches to treatment and prevention that could further reduce the impact of HIV on individuals and communities
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