Compliance Manager

VIATRIS HEALTHCARE KFT.

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach, and better access to treatment. 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world. 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference, and here’s how the Compliance Manager, Serbia and Hungary role will make an impact:  

The Compliance Manager serves as the primary Compliance business partner and trusted advisor for Hungary, Serbia, North Macedonia & Montenegro (being based in Hungary or Serbia). The role is responsible for leading the design, implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement of the local Compliance Program in alignment with Regional and Global Compliance strategies while fostering an ethical culture and enabling compliant business growth.

The Compliance Manager builds trusted relationships with affiliate leadership and proactively partners with business teams to identify emerging Compliance risks, provide practical, risk-based guidance, and support informed business decision-making.  Working closely with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory Affairs, Finance, HR, Legal and other functions, the Compliance Manager identifies and mitigates Compliance risks while helping the organization achieve its business objectives in an ethical and compliant manner.

The role conducts risk assessments, monitoring activities, training initiatives, policy implementation, Compliance governance, as well as provides support to investigations.

Business Partnership & Advisory

• Serve as the point of contact for Compliance-related guidance and provide strategic Compliance advice to affiliate leadership.
• Participate in affiliate leadership meetings and business reviews, as applicable.
• Implement and coordinate Local Compliance Committee meetings.
• Review and advise on interactions with HCPs, HCOs other members of the Healthcare Community as appliable.
• Review and advise on congresses, sponsorships, grants, donations, consultancy agreements, advisory boards, market access and other initiatives, as applicable.
• Provide practical, balanced, risk-based recommendations that enable compliant business objectives. to the business.
• Support business transformation projects, launches, acquisitions, or strategic initiatives, as applicable.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments and changes, trade association and industry codes, and emerging best practices, and implement enhancements to the local Compliance program as appropriate.
• Escalate risks and Compliance related issues to Regional and Global Compliance, as appropriate.
• Provide Compliance input into business planning, commercial initiatives, and strategic decision-making.
• Represent Compliance on cross-functional project teams and governance forums.
• Champion a culture of integrity by promoting ethical decision-making and encouraging open communication regarding Compliance concerns.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the direct Manager.

Risk Assessment & Monitoring

• Conduct Compliance risk assessments, in accordance with the plan defined by Regional and Global Compliance.
• Develop and oversee implementation of country risk mitigation plans.
• Execute country monitoring activities (data and live monitoring), in accordance with the plan defined by Regional and Global Compliance.
• Implement prevention and remediation plans to address issues identified during monitoring activities.
• Present Compliance risk and monitoring trends to country leadership and engage on the follow up actions to address risks and issues identified.
• Monitor implementation and effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions.

Policies, Training & Communication

• Localize Regional and Global Compliance related Policies, as applicable.
• Develop country-specific Compliance related Policies, Job Aids, SOPs, as applicable.
• Provide support to country functions on the development of Local Policies, Job Aids and SOPs, as applicable.
• Conduct periodic Policy reviews and ensure processes remain aligned with Regional and Global Policies, as well as Local laws and regulations.
• Conduct Compliance related trainings on a frequent basis and target trainings on ad hoc basis in accordance with the results from monitoring activities.
• Develop and deliver Compliance communications that promote a culture of integrity, reinforce ethical behaviors, and support leadership engagement.

Investigations

• Support investigations initiated and coordinated by Global Compliance.
• Review investigation reports and outcomes and ensure prevention and remediation actions are implemented, as and tracked to completion as applicable.
• Consider the results of investigations for risk assessment and monitoring activities.
• Identify root causes and ensure sustainable corrective and preventive actions are implemented and monitored for effectiveness.

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills, and experiences:  

• A bachelor’s degree is required and a specialization in Compliance Pharma sector and related regulations is preferred
• Compliance Related Experience of 5-7 years is required
• A Certified Compliance Professional, Certified Internal Auditor or equivalent is preferred
• An advanced level of English is required

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Why Viatris? 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits, and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives, and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. You will also have the opportunity to access excellent career progression opportunities and work-life balance initiatives. 

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare, not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offercompetitivesalaries, benefitsandan inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others.

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.