Director, Advisory Compliance H/F

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JOIN AMGEN’S MISSION OF SERVING PATIENTS
At Amgen, if you feel like you are a part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission, to serve patients living with serious illnesses, drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas – Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease – we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Director, Advisory Compliance H/F
Based in France
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world In this role, you will be at the forefront of shaping and advancing Amgen’s culture of ethics and integrity across France as part of ELMAC region as well as Amgen Global Corporate Functions as part of Worldwide Compliance and Business Ethics (WC&BE). Beyond ensuring adherence to healthcare compliance and privacy requirements, you will serve as a visible leader and trusted advisor—partnering with senior leadership, setting the tone for accountability, and embedding compliance as a core value in business decisions. You will strengthen the regional compliance program by championing a risk-based approach, navigating complex regulatory landscapes, and empowering teams to integrate ethics into daily operations.
In addition, you will hold strategic accountability for Compliance Data Analytics across region, including data usage strategy, governance, analytics capabilities, and predictive risk management, while supporting responsible use of data and technology in compliance.
By anticipating regulatory changes and aligning global standards with local needs, you will reinforce Amgen’s position as a trusted industry leader committed to doing business the right way.
Key Responsibilities
Leads and elevates the compliance strategic business partner role across a designated region, affiliate, business unit, or corporate function ensuring effective support for all business activities including Commercial, R&D, Government Relations, and Value & Access and Pricing and Pricing
Provides direct compliance support to Amgen executive leaders at the General Manager level and above
Directs and empowers the implementation and supports the oversight of comprehensive compliance and privacy programs, covering anti-corruption, anti-bribery, data privacy, and trade compliance across assigned region
Advises and influences business leadership and stakeholders on compliance strategy, interpretation of codes, legislation, and Amgen’s policies, serving as a single point of contact for regional leadership teams and providing region-specific guidance as needed
Uses deep industry and professional expertise and proven risk analysis skills to provide strategic compliance advice on the application of Amgen WC&BE standards and requirements to find innovative compliance solutions that meet the needs of the businesses we support
Partners cross-functionally with Legal, Regulatory, HR, Finance, and other teams to align compliance initiatives and resolve complex compliance issues
Drives proactive risk management by overseeing regional and local risk assessments, anticipating vulnerabilities, and implementing effective mitigation strategies that strengthen business resilience
Leads innovation in compliance by integrating and overseeing AI-driven compliance monitoring and analytics systems, leveraging advanced technologies to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate compliance risks across regions
Guides responsible AI use by advising on the ethical, regulatory, and privacy implications of AI deployment in business operations, ensuring alignment with evolving laws and industry standards
Supports investigations, incident management, and protocol adherence, collaborating with global and regional investigation teams, audit, and monitoring functions, ensuring compliance with local compliance requirements
Strengthens third party governance by leading distributor and third-party compliance oversight, ensuring due diligence and adherence to anti-bribery and anti-corruption and other regulatory requirements
Maintains up-to-date awareness of applicable laws, regulations, and industry codes, specific to designated region, monitoring changes and advising on necessary updates to compliance frameworks and strategies
Leads and participates in internal and external compliance forums, industry associations, working groups, and expert panels to exchange best practices and advance programs related to patient centricity, value-based healthcare, digital health, and ethical leadership
Inspires learning by developing, delivering, and evaluating impactful training programs and materials on compliance, privacy, and local codes, coordinating learning management systems and tracking participation
Drives alignment by reviewing, refining, commenting on, and implementing healthcare compliance procedures, policies, and training, ensuring alignment with SOPs and local codes
Owns the strategic Compliance Data Analytics agenda across region, including the data usage strategy, governance framework, analytics capabilities, and use of data and advanced analytics for predictive risk management; develops guidance and common approaches for Compliance Leads, drives adoption across the organization, and ensures alignment with regional counterparts
Guides responsible AI use in Compliance and the business by advising on the ethical, regulatory, privacy, and risk implications of AI deployment, and by supporting governance approaches that enable responsible adoption of emerging technologies
Leads continuous improvement through audit oversight, validation of corrective actions, and follow up activities for improvement actions to ensure accountability for enhanced program performance, coordinating regionally to address local findings
Data Privacy / CNIL: France represents a particularly complex and highly regulated privacy environment, reflecting the scale and nature of Amgen’s activities in the country and the extensive French data protection framework and CNIL requirements. The CNIL serves as Amgen’s lead supervisory authority in the EU. You will act as the Privacy Lead for France and the primary interface with CNIL for matters involving France, including matters with broader EU implications, providing senior, risk-based privacy guidance to the affiliate; supporting implementation of Amgen’s privacy requirements in the French context; and identifying and addressing privacy risks.
For cross-border privacy matters, including matters affecting countries beyond France, provides French-specific expertise and support to the Privacy Compliance and Digital Ethics team, while the EU Data Protection Officer / International Privacy Lead for ELMAC and JAPAC retains overall ownership of the international privacy framework and cross-border privacy matters. The France Compliance Director owns France-specific privacy accountability and the local CNIL relationship, in coordination with the EU Data Protection Officer and International Privacy Lead.
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What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The professional we seek is a leader with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications :
Doctorate degree and 4 years of experience in compliance, risk management, regulatory affairs, audit, law, or a related field
OR
Master’s degree and 8 years of experience in compliance, risk management, regulatory affairs, audit, law, or a related field
OR
Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of experience in compliance, risk management, regulatory affairs, audit, law, or a related field
AND
4 years of experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources
Preferred Qualifications:
In-depth knowledge of France and international healthcare compliance laws and standards (e.g., Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Sunshine Act, GDPR) and other applicable standards
Familiarity with industry codes of conduct (e.g., PhRMA)
Strong understanding of compliance risk areas, including promotional practices, HCP interactions, and third-party oversight
Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining compliance policies, procedures, and training programs
Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and manage teams across multiple regions and functions
Fluency in English and French
Comprehensive knowledge of privacy laws, healthcare regulatory matters, and anti-corruption laws applicable to the respective region
Demonstrated experience serving as a senior privacy advisor and/or interface with a data protection supervisory authority, with strong knowledge of French data protection requirements
Subject matter expertise in anti-bribery/anti-corruption (ABAC), prevention of off-label promotion, privacy, and transparency reporting
Ability to synthesize, analyze, and communicate