Manager, Legal Compliance

Healthcare Compliance Manager

Location: Leopardstown, Dublin 18 Ireland or ICON's offices in England

At ICON, it's our people that set us apart. As a global provider of drug development solutions, our work is serious business. But that doesn't mean you can't have fun while you do it. With our vision to be the partner of choice in drug development, we hire only the best and brightest in the industry!

Are you one of them?

At ICON, we have an incredible opportunity for a Manager-level compliance professional to join the team.

The Role

As part of ICON's Legal Compliance and Ethics team, the Healthcare Compliance Manager's primary responsibility will be to manage the Healthcare Compliance (HCC) aspects of ICON's Corporate Compliance & Ethics Program.

• Manage the HCC aspects of ICON's program, including oversight of key HCC areas such as transparency laws; laws, regulations, and/or standards of conduct when interacting with healthcare professionals/government officials; gifts, hospitality, travel, charitable contributions, sponsorship's, and third party risks.
• Identify and investigate red flags; work with cross functional teams and colleagues to ensure that appropriate remedial actions are instituted to prevent repeat violations of policies/procedures or weaknesses in controls that may be identified through monitoring, investigations, audits or other sources.
• Act as Compliance monitoring lead for regional internal legal compliance & ethics reviews and investigations.
• Assess the effectiveness of existing ICON compliance frameworks and benchmark them against established industry best practice. Work with and advise global Internal Audit team.
• Periodically report to global Corporate Legal leadership on program initiatives, metrics and emerging issues / trends.
• Work with key stakeholders to conduct periodic risk assessments, identify gaps, and establish an action plan to remediate.
• Identify and interpret ICON's regional and country specific regulatory and compliance requirements and ensure business leaders are kept up to date on latest developments.
• Pro-actively advise ICON business teams on how to manage the impact of these requirements and to effectively embed these requirements into Standard Operating Procedures, Business Practices and related training.
• Advise ICON's legal team on HCC contract language and negotiation.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

What you need

• 3+ years' industry or consulting experience in a compliance and ethics function or other similar oversight function e.g., legal, risk mitigation, or internal audit1
• Strong analytical skills ideal.
• Excellent communication skills and team player.
• Life sciences industry experience, regulatory, and/or clinical research experience preferred.
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work with multi globally based teams and to very tight deadlines.
• Ability to close out team tasks and projects efficiently and decisively.
• Extremely organized and focused with a strong work ethic.
• Experience of advising on legal compliance issues and communicating with clients on these issues.
• Track record of advising management teams and business streams on the implementation of legal and compliance requirements.

Why join us?

Other than working with an outstanding team of ambitious people, we also offer a very competitive benefits package. This varies from country to country so a dedicated recruiter will discuss this with you at interview stage.

We care about our people as they are the key to our success. We provide an open and friendly work environment where we empower people and provide them with opportunities to develop their long term career.

Ongoing development is vital to us, and as a Legal Associate, you will have the opportunity to progress your career, with the potential to move into other related areas to improve your skillset. Our benefits package is competitive, our scope is international and we sincerely care about our people and their success.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

EOE race/colour/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/disability/vet/national origin

Benefits of Working in ICON :

Other than working with a great team of smart and energetic people, we also offer a very competitive benefits package. This varies from country to country so a dedicated recruiter will discuss this with you at interview stage.

We care about our people as they are the key to our success. We provide an open and friendly work environment where we empower people and provide them with opportunities to develop their long term career.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer - M/F/D/V and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.

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