Key Responsibilities:

•  Ensure Compliance Risk Assessment & Testing is executed for all countries in scope within the stipulated timelines

•  Support countries in preparation of Internal Audit and Central Monitoring visits (incl. third party audits).

•  Identify and flag opportunities for simplification of process, controls, learnings, and sharing best practices from previous IAs, CM visits, Anti-Corruption Risk & Controls testing, Speak-up cases etc.

•  Ensure lessons learnt are appropriately cascaded within region and global.

•  Pro-actively identify and detect risks, prioritize them, and work with broader ERC team, as appropriate, on pragmatic risk mitigation plans and execution.

•  Ensure sustainable remediation plans for top risks – lead the development and execution of effective remediation activities e.g. issues identified during Anti-Corruption Risk & Controls Monitoring, IA or Central Monitoring reviews.

•  Conduct local investigations and enable the case review in IRC meetings

•  Provide country-wise snapshot on overall risks and control environment across key metrics (Key Risk Indicators), enabling pro-active risk identification & follow through of needed actions

•  Identify areas of enterprise-wide risk management improvement programs. Escalate to Senior Management risk topics not resolved and inform them regularly about key risks and mitigation actions.

•  Provide periodic assurance updates @ Country / Cluster LTs and engage with senior leadership to drive management attention.

Key Requirements:

• University Degree in relevant area required

• Professional level of English both written and spoken

• 4 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 its dynamics, regulatory framework

• Proven ability to lead complex projects and collaborate within and across cross-functional teams and business units, in a matrixed environment.

You’ll receive:

Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus Cafeteria in the amount of 17,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation Allowance; MultiSport Card, Employee Share Purchase Plan. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: http://www.novartis.cz/

Accessibility and accommodation:

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in any order to receive more detailed information about essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to inclusion.switzerland@novartis.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.