Compliance Business Partner, US Care Enablement

PURPOSE AND SCOPE:

The position plays a key leadership role for the Compliance Department with focus on multiple significant businesses or functional areas within the designated country. The position is responsible for strategic leadership within the Compliance Department, continual improvement of the Compliance Program and a focus on promoting team work and collaboration across the Department and between the Department and other components of Fresenius Medical Care within the specified country.

The position regularly interacts with senior business leadership has broad decision making authority and accountability within assigned areas of responsibility. The position reports to the Chief Compliance Officer, Care Enablement.

• Provides strategic leadership of overall objectives through the application of thoughtful techniques in the communication of the company’s mission and core values as a means to effect positive change and/or create organizational structure within the assigned areas of responsibility.
• Lead operational efforts to complete the administration of compliance processes and services to ensure effective achievement of goals within the assigned areas of responsibility.
• Direct the broad activities of the Compliance Department within assigned areas of responsibility through the development, interpretation, application and implementation of company-wide policies and procedures relevant to the assigned areas of responsibility.
• Develop a thorough understanding of and model exemplary behaviour with respect to compliance the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and federal laws and regulations.
• Ensure all employees within the assigned team(s) understand and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and federal laws and regulations; establishing and maintaining effective internal systems and controls to promote compliance.
• Devote substantial focus to effective collaboration within the Global Compliance Department and partnering with Human Resources on employee relations issues.
• Strategic leader with broad-based knowledge of compliance, the business and industry with an emphasis on providing strategic solutions and thought leadership to the business.
• Responsible for overseeing compliance-related activity for multiple functions. Has maintenance responsibilities over budget with respect to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Establishes protocols in the facilitation of strategic interdepartmental cooperation, motivating development of new tools and methods for dealing with crisis situations.
• Exercises broad decision making authority within areas of responsibility. Decisions are often complex with significant organizational impact; erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of long-term company operations.
• Interacts with all levels of the organization to manage the Compliance Program in areas of responsibility. Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers.
• Assist with various projects as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Additional responsibilities may include focus on one or more departments or locations. See applicable addendum for department or location specific functions.

• The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Up to 25% travel required.

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• Bachelor’s Degree required;
  Advanced Degree preferred

• 10+ years’ experience.
• 7+ years’ experience in health care legal, compliance or comparable role
• 3+ years’ experience in an internal senior management level role (e.g., Sr. Director); or 3+ years’ external experience in a senior management level role.
• Demonstrated experience managing one or more business relationships or functions.
• Ability to function with little direct supervision, identify…