Head of Compliance

Our client is a large multinational healthcare company. The Group is a relevant worldwide supplier of essential drugs, clinical nutrition products and medical devices.

Spanish senior professional (Law qualification preferred) to lead all Compliance matters of the Group Spanish branch. Candidates will have over 8-10 years of PQE advising pharmaceutical, biotechnology or medical devices’ companies on Compliance matters. 3+ years of experience managing teams is required. Certificate in Compliance is a plus (ASCOM, CCEP).

Candidate will be the Head of Compliance Spain of the company and lead a small team. He/she will be based in Barcelona.

Full competency in Spanish and English is required. German is a plus.

Direct report to the Supervisory Board and CEO of the Spanish Branch, and to the Regional/Global Chief Compliance Officer of the Group.

• The Head of Compliance Spain (Local Compliance Officer) is responsible for the effective implementation and continuous improvement of the company Compliance Management System ("CMS") within his/her area of responsibility.
• He/she aligns local aspects of the Corporate Compliance Strategy with the ELT Area Compliance Officer and monitors its effective local implementation.
• He/she is responsible for conducting the Compliance risk analysis for the Group’s Spanish branch, for trainings and daily advice of employees and local management as well as for investigating (respectively supporting the investigation of local Compliance violations if assigned by the Global Investigation Department).

• Act as main contact for all Compliance-relevant questions, concerns and issues and provide respective support and advice the local management and employees in the Group Spanish legal entities.
• Ensure the effective implementation and continuous improvement of the Group’s CMS in the area of responsibility while adhering to the Group’s relevant minimum standards.
• Foster and encourage a culture of integrity and an open speak-up culture through training and communication campaigns, considering also the results of surveys, compliance case reporting and Internal Audits.
• Be responsible for policy management and ensure effective implementation of relevant Global Policies and Standard Operating Procedures ("gSOP").
• Serve as contact point within the framework of gSOPCase Management (whistleblowing and investigations).
• Support internal audits and/or external certifications of the Group’s CMS to verify adequacy against international and local standards.

• Support especially the local management in providing adequate tone from the top as well as establishing and fostering Compliance and business integrity as funda-mental company values.
• Support local management in performing Compliance risk analyses.
• Develop adequate local Compliance communication material.
• Manage (respectively support) internal Compliance investigations as well as the implementation of disciplinary sanctions.
• Assess Compliance-relevant issues with regards to third party checks, due diligences and approvals.
• Support due diligence process along with locally driven Mergers & Acquisitions transactions.

• Develop and implement meaningful KPIs and tools to measure the effectiveness of the Group’s CMS and assess the maturity of the local integrity and speak-up culture.
• (Randomly) check the effectiveness of the CMS as well as the completeness and the up-to-datedness of necessary documentation on local level.
• Monitor the legal environment for relevant changes in legislation and identify necessary adjustments within the local/ELT area Compliance strategy.
• Identify local training needs, including particular/local legal requirements.
• Enhanc…