Manager, Governance, Risk Management & Compliance; GRC

Job Description

The Manager of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) at Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization, Inc. (OAPI/OPDC) plays a key role in supporting the company’s compliance and risk management strategies. This position involves collaborating closely with business units to effectively communicate compliance findings and assist in implementing remediation strategies. The Manager will help coordinate and integrate the new GRC risk management platform, ensuring it aligns with organizational objectives.

Additionally, the role includes supporting the identification and mitigation of business resilience risks for critical business services, thereby safeguarding the company’s operations and strategic goals. Through these efforts, the Manager promotes a culture of integrity and accountability, contributing to sustainable growth and success across the organization.

The Manager, GRC role will report to the Director, Corporate Compliance in the Governance, Risk Management and Compliance team.

The Manager of Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) will play a critical role in supporting Otsuka’s GRC systems and business compliance initiatives. By leveraging technology, conducting critical business impact assessments, utilizing data analytics, and collaborating with key business functions, the Manager will help identify and address internal and external compliance risks and trends.

• GRC Systems Support: Assist in the implementation, administration and maintenance of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software tools and databases. Help coordinate information to be included in the GRC software such as risk assessments, GRC risk escalation documentation, auditing and monitoring reports, enterprise risk management supporting documents, critical business impact assessments, etc. Provide input and assistance in the development and implementation of additional risk management interdependencies where needed to enhance the organization’s ability to identify, assess, and mitigate potential risks to enterprise business resilience.
• Compliance Remediation: Support field and home office remediation activities to effectively mitigate identified or escalated risks. Responsibilities include coordinating with the Director of Corporate Compliance in maintaining and updating remediation documentation, participating in remediation coaching activities, and closing out remediation actions by inputting information into relevant compliance systems and trackers.
• Compliance Analytics: Collaborate with internal functional partners as needed to generate process metrics, develop data visualizations, and contribute to policy and training updates. This involves synthesizing complex data into actionable insights and recommending updates to compliance policies and procedures. The role also involves performing ad hoc data analyses and supporting implementation of master data management principles where needed to ensure compliance with company standards.
• Business Resilience: Assist the Director of Corporate Compliance in advancing the business continuity, crisis management, and overall business resilience program. This includes conducting annual testing, performing risk assessments, facilitating tabletop exercises, and coordinating annual updates. Collaborate closely with functional owners to ensure comprehensive program development and implementation.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and functional partners regarding Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance initiatives.
• Support the GRC team with other assignments as required.

Required

• Minimum of 5 years of experience working in a fast-paced corporate environment. Exposure to or involvement in corporate and field-based pharmaceutical compliance activities a plus.
• Highly capable in analyzing, managing, coordinating, synthesizing, consolidating and interpreting data and information for reporting and decision-making purposes. Experienced with creating data visualizations and graphs/charts for dashboards, slide decks or reports.
• Bachelor’s degree…