Director Investigations, Global Security EMEA

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Job Description

Bringing life-changing medicines to millions of people, Novartis sits at the intersection of cutting-edge medical science and innovative digital technology. As a global company, the resources and opportunities for growth and development are plentiful including global and local cross functional careers, a diverse learning suite of thousands of programs & an in-house marketplace for rotations & project work. With strong medicines pipeline our current transformation will not just deliver growth for our business but continue to allow us to bring innovative medicines to patients quickly.

As a senior subject matter expert, lead sensitive, high-risk investigations in EMEA and other geographies as needed, representing the vanguard of Novartis’ Corporate Governance response to internal fraud, corruption and other alleged internal misconduct, including violation of company policies, improper conduct and regulatory violations involving employees, customers and/or affiliates.

Lead strategic projects to develop the investigative function, shaping professional standards and best practices, ensuring unified good-governance and consistency for objective, fair and independent investigations across the enterprise, driving high report quality across the function and helping to further develop the function as a best-in-class, trusted business partner.

Deputize for the Head Global Security Investigations for the EMEA region.

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

 Lead strategic and other sensitive, high-risk investigations of internal misconduct in the EMEA region and across the enterprise as needed

 Support strategic projects

 Influence and shape professional standards and best practices in investigations and beyond

 As a senior subject matter expert, share expertise and best practices through a global program of investigations training and mentoring for Global Security and, in collaboration with the SpeakUp Of-fice, for other functions who investigate local matters (Ethics, Risk & Compliance; Employee Rela-tions)

 Ensure unified good-governance and consistency for objective, fair and independent investigations across the enterprise

 Drive high report quality across the function and refine output

 Develop the function as a dependable business partner across a wide stakeholder group (e.g. Legal, Employee Relations, Ethics, Risk & Compliance)

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 5-10 years professional experience in investigations in setting such as global security, corporate, legal, audit, law enforcement, military, security-consulting, compliance, finance, regulatory and cyber-crime.
• Full proficiency in English is essential with a high standard of writing competence and storytelling skill required. Other region-specific languages, in particular German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian and Arabic are desirable.
• A mature network within relevant agencies is ideal.
• CFE/PCI or equivalent is preferred with international corporate experience advantageous.
• Anti-bribery/corruption (ABAC/FCPA), forensic accounting investigation or audit experience in a corporate setting is desirable.
  

766 million. That’s how many lives our products touched in 2021 and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives.

We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what’s possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could do here at Novartis

Imagine what you could do at Novartis!

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Division

CORPORATE

Business Unit

BUSINESS ASSURANCE AND ADVISORY

Country

Switzerland

Work Location

Basel

Company/Legal Entity

Novartis International AG

Functional Area

Legal & Intellectual Property & Compliance

Job Type

Full Time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No