Roche fosters diversity, equity and inclusion, representing the communities we serve. When dealing with healthcare on a global scale, diversity is an essential ingredient to success. We believe that inclusion is key to understanding people's varied healthcare needs. Together, we embrace individuality and share a passion for exceptional care. Join Roche, where every voice matters.The PositionHealthcare is changing - radical innovation, increased openness to change, increasing patient empowerment, multiple sources of medical information, and pressure on public spending. As a result of all this, the needs of our stakeholders and how we engage them continue to evolve.Member of the Executive Leadership Team of Roche Diagnostics Australia.Lead and shape the legal & compliance cultureMake an impact and contribute to better health outcomes for all AustraliansThe Head of Legal & Compliance enables and empowers Roche Diagnostics Australia (RDA), and specifically their community, to provide better outcomes for everyone in Australia. The role leads the legal and compliance functions co-creating fit for purpose strategies across the organisation, contributing their knowledge and subject matter expertise in order to achieve the overall vision and goals.The Head of Legal & Compliance will oversee the comprehensive compliance program for Roche Diagnostics Australia. You will be responsible for designing, managing and overseeing the governance and strategic framework for compliance and business sustainability in the organization and ensure sustainable growth. You will effectively foster and further strengthen a culture of integrity, drive compliance risk and opportunity management and state of the art compliance programs, fostering continuous improvement of the Compliance and business sustainability processes, supporting the organization with an effective and proactive business-oriented approach.The Head of Legal & Compliance builds strong internal and external relationships, partnerships and synergies that build up-to-date industry knowledge, balancing with a future-focused vision through surveying latest trends and translating to strategies that contribute to the immediate and long-term success of RDA.Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Lead the legal, compliance and risk management functions to ensure the team provides legal and compliance expertise to assure ongoing compliance with local, regional and global internal and external requirements.Drive and foster the local comprehensive Compliance Management ProgramOversee, monitor and support general group compliance and compliance risk management matters across business operationsLocal lead to regional and global Roche Legal and Compliance teamsProviding verbal and written legal and compliance advice on various topics including complex contract mattersEnd-to-end management of assigned compliance investigationsDevelopment and delivery of legal and compliance trainingManaging and mitigating legal and compliance issuesGoverning the company corporate secretarial topics and corporate housekeeping matters as the responsible personWho you areYou are degree qualified in law, an admitted legal practitioner in Australia and have a current legal practicing certificate for New South Wales or have the eligibility to immediately apply for such certification.Extensive post-admission legal practice experience, ideally gained in a top-tier law firm or corporate environment supporting companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, consumer goods or healthcare industryDemonstrated people leadership experience, you develop people to meet both their career goals and the organisation's goalsMust demonstrate significant previous experience supporting corporate contract development and managementPrevious experience/exposure to corporate Risk & Opportunity Management is valuedMakes sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problemsAnticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders while building partnerships and working collaboratively to meet shared objectivesManoeuvres comfortably through complex policy, process and people-related organisational dynamicsHolds self, team and others accountable to meet commitmentsPaints a compelling picture of the vision and strategy that motivates others to actionThis role is only open to candidates that have full eligibility to live and work in Australia.What we offerRoche offers rewarding growth opportunities, a competitive remuneration package and a collaborative culture where people are united in purpose and will stretch you to be brave, speak up and think differently. Feel empowered to deliver meaningful outcomes, supported by accessible and inspiring leaders.Roche encourages a high-performance culture where you are empowered and trusted to make decisions. We strive for excellence and extraordinary results and take a genuine interest in our people and their well-being, and our patients.Take pride in knowing you can make a difference to millions of patients worldwide in developing diagnostics and treatments for oncology, neuroscience, inflammation, immunology, ophthalmology, rare diseases, respiratory disease and diabetes.We are committed to providing an inclusive, safe, secure and healthy workplace, and to minimise any such impacts to our employees, customers and the community. We welcome applications from all people and encourage you to advise of any individual circumstances that may require consideration.Who we areAt Roche, more than 100,000 people across 100 countries are pushing back the frontiers of healthcare. Working together, we've become one of the world's leading research-focused healthcare groups. Our success is built on innovation, curiosity and diversity.Roche is an Equal Opportunity Employer.#J-18808-Ljbffr
