Specialist, Controlled Substances Compliance - Analyst

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The Specialist, Controlled Substances Compliance - Analyst position reviews direct customer orders flagged for review and participates in a multi-level process to evaluate and recommend disposition of the order in accordance with company policy; review customer questionnaires for completeness and accuracy and conducts appropriate follow-up with customers as necessary; audits internal processes to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures; facilitates activities of the Suspicious Order Monitoring Team (SOMT).

• Conducts first-level review of direct customer orders flagged by company algorithms and recommends whether they may be released per SOPs.
• Coordinates with the Commercial business unit representatives (National Account Directors and Product Managers) to gather the information (forecasts, etc) necessary to aid decision making on flagged orders.
• Review customer forecasts for focus products
• Contacts direct customers for due diligence information when needed.
• Creates and maintains the documentation necessary to satisfy the DEA’s requirement for the reporting of suspicious orders per record retention policy.
• Reviews Direct Order Dashboard and other company data to detect patterns that may be related to a specific customer account.
• Track metrics for reporting to the Suspicious Order Monitoring Team.

• Reviews direct customer KYC questionnaires for completeness and thoroughness.
• Schedules and participates in customer reviews with CS Compliance staff.
• Maintains KYC documents for all direct customers in accordance with SOPs.
• Evaluates effectiveness of SOPs, identifies changes that would enhance the process, and ensures that all change control documentation is implemented.

• Assist with managing a program of media/internet source reviews to identify downstream customers to be further investigated.
• Facilitate SOMT Meetings – Preparing meeting minutes.
• Prepare and send notices to DEA of pharmacy restrictions

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience, including statistical analysis preferred.

• Prior experience in Controlled Substance Compliance in the private sector or as a government investigator/regulator preferred.

• Experience in data analytics including Excel pivot tables and charts, graphs.
• Working knowledge of Word and PowerPoint.
• Experience auditing internal processes to ensure compliance with regulations and company policies and procedures.
• Self-motivated; able to work with various departments internally and contacts outside of the organization.
• Must take initiative and act without direction when appropriate.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting systems.
• Previous experience with DEA recordkeeping.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented.
• Strong organizational skills.

Attention to Detail: Is thorough and precise in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small; monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently; double-checks the accuracy of information and work product to provide accurate and consistent work; provides information on a timely basis and in a usable form to others who need to act on it;

remains aware and takes care of details that are easy to overlook or dismiss as insignificant; compares observations of finished work to what is expected to find inconsistencies.

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