Senior Associate

The Sr.⠀Associate⠀will be⠀responsible⠀for⠀supporting⠀key⠀initiatives⠀and⠀projects⠀of the⠀Office of⠀Ethics and⠀Compliance.⠀They will⠀be the⠀primary⠀compliance⠀contact⠀for⠀speaker⠀program⠀operations,⠀liaising⠀with⠀commercial⠀teams and⠀third⠀party⠀vendors to⠀ensure⠀that⠀program⠀activities⠀are⠀conducted⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀company⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.⠀They will⠀also⠀assist⠀with key⠀aspects of⠀the⠀company’s⠀aggregate⠀spend⠀reporting⠀system,⠀including⠀tracking,⠀validating⠀and⠀reporting⠀of⠀spending⠀on⠀healthcare⠀professionals⠀and⠀organizations.⠀In⠀addition⠀the⠀individual⠀will⠀execute⠀compliance⠀auditing⠀and⠀monitoring⠀activities⠀and⠀conduct⠀data⠀analyses⠀that help⠀support⠀the⠀effectiveness⠀of the⠀company’s⠀compliance⠀program.

Responsibilities

• Serve as⠀the key⠀point of⠀contact⠀for⠀speaker⠀program⠀operations
• Continuously⠀monitor⠀speaker⠀program⠀planning,⠀execution⠀and⠀close-out⠀of⠀programs⠀for⠀adherence⠀to⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures
• Develop⠀and⠀generate⠀reporting⠀on speaker⠀program⠀activities⠀that⠀provides⠀value-added⠀and timely⠀analytics⠀and⠀metrics to⠀internal⠀and⠀external⠀stakeholders
• Manage⠀speaker⠀vendor⠀business⠀rules and⠀address⠀and triage⠀queries to⠀appropriate⠀parties
• Identify⠀and⠀escalate⠀issues to⠀OEC⠀management⠀for⠀follow-up⠀and⠀corrective⠀action
• Partner⠀with⠀business⠀units and⠀external⠀third⠀parties to⠀collect⠀and record⠀spend data⠀for⠀transparency⠀reporting
• Conduct⠀spend data⠀review and⠀validation,⠀identify⠀any data⠀integrity⠀issues,⠀root⠀causes and⠀corrective⠀actions
• Conduct⠀monitoring⠀activities⠀across Sun⠀business⠀activities⠀that⠀address⠀key risk⠀areas such⠀as⠀interactions⠀with⠀healthcare⠀professionals⠀and⠀organization,⠀promotional⠀practices,⠀medical⠀information,⠀third⠀party⠀relationships⠀and⠀pricing
• Deliver⠀timely⠀reports of⠀monitoring⠀metrics,⠀trends and⠀observations
• Conduct⠀data⠀analytics⠀and⠀reporting⠀to support⠀compliance⠀investigations
• Develop⠀value-added⠀reports⠀for⠀relevant⠀stakeholders,⠀executive⠀management⠀and the⠀Compliance⠀Committee
• Other⠀compliance⠀projects,⠀activities⠀and⠀initiatives⠀as needed

Qualifications

• BS/BA⠀degree⠀required⠀(or⠀preferred?)
• 3+⠀years of⠀compliance,⠀auditing,⠀legal,⠀consulting⠀or related⠀professional⠀experience
• Strong⠀written⠀and verbal⠀interpersonal⠀communication⠀skills
• Excellent⠀planning⠀and⠀organization⠀skills⠀with the⠀ability to⠀manage⠀multiple⠀projects⠀concurrently
• Ability⠀to work⠀both⠀independently⠀and⠀collaboratively
• Strong⠀analytical⠀skills⠀with a⠀high level⠀of⠀attention⠀to⠀detail
• Proficiency⠀in⠀Microsoft⠀Office⠀Suite and⠀ability to⠀learn⠀analytics⠀technology⠀tools