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Primary Job Function

As the Specialist, Ethics & Compliance in the local Affiliate, you report through the AbbVie Office of Ethics & Compliance. Working in close collaboration with the Compliance Steering Committee and Ethics & Compliance Manager, you are responsible for building and maintaining a robust Compliance program, ensuring all 7 elements of an effective compliance program are developed and implemented. You are also providing proactive strategic support and guidance on key business initiatives and be a strategic partner with the businesses.

Key Responsibilities: More specifically, the Specialist, Ethics & Compliance performs the following responsibilities under the supervision of Head of Ethics & Compliance: 

• Ensures compliance policies and procedures are reviewed, updated and maintained on a regular basis. Working in partnership with the businesses, provide substantial input into Affiliates’ processes & policies related to external stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, patients and government employee interactions and/or private payers.
• Ensures live training sessions delivered to businesses that focus on the elements of the Affiliate Compliance Program, Code of Business Conduct, IMC Code of Ethical Practices, policies and procedures. Also, in collaboration with the Ethics & Compliance Learning partner, develop, review and maintain e-learning training modules. Tracks compliance to the affiliate training plan.
• Helps drive ethics and compliance awareness and at all levels within the Affiliate by developing/organizing awareness campaigns at the affiliate.
• Maintains and manages electronic platforms and systems relating to compliance-related tools and documentation.
• Conducts periodic risk assessments & help implement transaction-based monitoring (which lead to resultant business improvement and compliance enhancement activities) for the affiliate.
• Assists the affiliate in connection with compliance audits, overseeing the fulfilment of auditors’ requests, acting as a liaison between business and auditors during on site activities.
• Develops, implements, modifies and executes Affiliate local system for reporting, responding to concerns as well as corrective actions. Oversees the tracking and trending and proposes recommendations for corrective and preventive actions for non-reportable compliance incidents.
• With supervisory support from Head of OEC, represents the OEC in key business projects and initiatives to support the business in achieving its objectives, while meeting applicable compliance standards (e.g. IMC Code of Ethical Practices, CoBC and AbbVie OEC Policies).
• Supports and advises AbbVie employees and third-parties as needed regarding the engagement & contracting of Canadian Stakeholders (i.e, HCPs/Patients).
• Works with key affiliate stakeholders (e.g. Finance, Legal, Medical, other) to support the business.
• Translates the changes in external compliance environment in Canada.
• May take additional or ad hoc responsibilities such as be involved in regional and global projects.