Senior Compliance Manager (3122)

Company: Avanos Medical, Inc.
Location: Alpharetta
Posted on: June 12, 2021

Job Description:

Requisition ID: 3122

Job Title: Senior Compliance Manager

Job Country: United States (US)

Here at Avanos Medical, we passionately believe in three things:

• Making a difference in our products, services and offers, never ceasing to fight for groundbreaking solutions in everything we do;
• Making a difference in how we work and collaborate, constantly nurturing our nimble culture of innovation;
• Having an impact on the healthcare challenges we all face, and the lives of people and communities around the world.

At Avanos you will find an environment that strives to be independent and different, one that supports and inspires you to excel and to help change what medical devices can deliver, now and in the future.

Avanos is a medical device company focused on delivering clinically superior breakthrough solutions that will help patients get back to the things that matter. We are committed to creating the next generation of innovative healthcare solutions which will address our most important healthcare needs, such as reducing the use of opioids while helping patients move from surgery to recovery. Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, we develop, manufacture and market recognized brands in more than 90 countries. Avanos Medical is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AVNS. For more information, visit www.avanos.com.

The role

Provide compliance leadership, analysis, and recommendations to accomplish business objectives and strategic initiatives, and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations all with an extensive knowledge of legal, business and other factors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer in drafting materials for the Board of Directors and Senior Leadership Team Members, including the Management Compliance Oversight Committee.
• Demonstrate a solid understanding of healthcare compliance and privacy requirements and ethical decision-making in resolving a high volume of complex matters that are critical to the Corporation typically involving significant sums of money or serious legal or other consequences.
• Work across functions to proactively implement and manage the elements of an effective compliance program, including drafting and maintain policies and processes, managing communications, assisting with investigations and training, coordinating audits, and continuous improvement.
• Assist in management of the Company Compliance Program, including its Privacy Program.
• Inspire confidence and trust, make practical recommendations to business partners that strike the appropriate risk/reward balance, and be accountable for delivering business results.
• Keep informed of pertinent changes to healthcare compliance requirements, anticipate issues that may arise from such changes and demonstrate initiative and creativity in developing business-oriented solutions
• Provide compliance guidance on Sales and Marketing programs, commercial agreements, and other business initiatives or transactions.
• Communicate fully in an open and candid manner with superiors, peers, and others who have a need to know and as a representative of the Corporation in public.
• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected regardless of their individual differences and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve business results.

Your qualifications

Required:

• A Bachelor's degree or its non-U.S. equivalent and a minimum of 4-6 years of experience at a medical device, pharmaceutical, or other healthcare organization required (advanced degree, including MBA, JD, or equivalent, preferred); background in healthcare compliance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing, or medical affairs would be a plus;
• Experience in drafting and revising policies or processes, particularly in healthcare compliance or similar industry;
• Experience preparing compliance reports for senior management, the Board of Directors, and external audiences preferred;
• Experience with FDA advertising and promotion rules and processes, global value transfer and transparency reporting, global anti-kickback, anti-trust, and anti-bribery laws preferred;
• Experience in Global Privacy compliance, including but not limited to GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA, preferred; and
• Familiarity with the medical device, pharmaceutical, or biotech industry and the compliance issues it faces strongly preferred.

Competencies:

• The ability to deal with complex and important healthcare compliance issues on all subjects impacting the operation of the business;
• Excellent research, writing, and communication skills, and excellent ability to analyze complex matters and present them simply and clearly;
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage a heavy and multi-directional workload;
• Integrity and commitment to the highest ethical standards and personal values; Strategic, innovative, and creative quality of mind;
• Extremely bright and an effective, persuasive communicator;
• A team player who is cooperative, encourages collaboration, builds consensus, easily gains the trust and support of superiors and peers, and finds common ground and solves problems; and
• Contribute to an environment in which all team members are respected, regardless of their individual differences, and are motivated to improve both their individual and team contributions to achieve desired business results.

Avanos Medical is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are a current employee of Avanos, please apply here .

Join us at Avanos

Join us and you can make a difference in our products, solutions and our culture. Most of all, you can make a difference in the lives, people, and communities around the world.

Make your career count

Our commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of others begins with our employees - through a comprehensive and competitive range of benefits. We provide more than just a salary - our Total Rewards package encompasses everything you receive as an employee; your pay, health care benefits, retirement plans and work/life benefits.

Avanos offers a generous 401(k) employer match of 100% of each pretax dollar you contribute on the first 4% and 50% of the next 2% of pay contributed with immediate vesting.

free onsite gym | onsite cafeteria | benefits on day 1 | uncapped sales commissions | HQ region voted 'best place to live' by USA Today

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