Vice President, Global Compliance

$250,000 - $350,000/Yr

Quidel Corporation - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Senior

Remote - San Diego, CA

5,001-10,000 employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Vice President, Global Compliance at QuidelOrtho is responsible for leading and overseeing the company's global compliance program. This role involves providing strategic direction, implementing compliance policies, and ensuring adherence to legal and ethical standards across the organization. The position plays a critical role in promoting a culture of integrity and supporting the company's operational excellence, reporting directly to the SVP, General Counsel.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership in the development, implementation, and oversight of an effective global compliance program.
• Lead development and implementation of globally-integrated compliance program policies, procedures, education, training, auditing, and monitoring.
• Develop and implement annual and long-term strategic compliance plans that reflect the elements of an effective and integrated compliance program for the company's global business.
• Lead the implementation of global compliance initiatives and drive innovation in compliance processes, including the use of technology and data analytics to enhance capabilities.
• Provide leadership and support to the company's compliance professionals and dedicated compliance operations teams.
• Oversee investigation of any allegations of non-compliance.
• Support identification of potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk and develop and implement associated risk mitigation programs.
• Oversee the company's Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption compliance program and other key compliance programs, including data privacy and trade compliance.
• Collaborate with other corporate functions, such as Internal Audit and Human Resources, to identify and resolve ethics and compliance related concerns.
• Be the subject matter expert for global compliance matters and deliver high-quality compliance advice.
• Maintain a current working knowledge of laws, regulations, and medical device or pharmaceutical industry guidance that affect the global compliance program.
• Lead compliance aspects of global crisis management, including responses to significant compliance breaches or external regulatory challenges.
• Ensure that the compliance program aligns with the company's other compliance programs, such as environmental, health and safety, quality, and regulatory.
• Travel to business sites, including international travel, as required by business needs.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited US law school required (or equivalent); additional compliance certification preferred.
• 15+ years of compliance experience; global medical device/pharmaceutical compliance experience (with 5 years of compliance program leadership experience).
• Uncompromising business ethics.
• Demonstrated leadership skills; experience managing a team of compliance reports.
• Understanding of basic business concepts, strategies, and risk.
• Experience conducting and implementing risk assessment programs.
• Experience in leveraging compliance technology and platforms to enhance compliance capabilities and reporting.
• Experience managing compliance programs in emerging markets.
• Excellent judgment, interpersonal skills, strategic and analytical thinking, and the ability to assess risk and mitigations and make recommendations based on the company's values, vision, business goals, and risk appetite.
• Ability to build knowledge and capability of direct reports.
• Strong problem-solving/creative skills that drive legal, ethical, and reasonable business solutions.
• Exceptional priority-setting skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to allow effective interaction with all levels of the organization with a work style that is decisive yet approachable.
• Strong change management skills in leading any required changes in compliance practices across a large, global organization.
• A growth mindset with a passion for learning.
• Ability to thrive in a team environment within a multicultural environment.
• Flexible and able to adapt as program priorities evolve and to perform other work-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Employee stock purchase plan
• Paid holidays
• Disability insurance
• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance