Global Security Investigations Manager

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Job Description

108,000 associates: our experienced talent, innovative technology and use of intelligence combine to help protect our colleagues, patients and the business. We have a noble mission and Global Security scans for threats globally and conducts fair and timely investigations across the whole of Novartis. Last year alone, 1.7 million falsified medicine doses were seized by law enforcement and health authorities as a result of over 200 Global Security investigations, helping to improve patient safety.

In the role of Global Security Investigations Manager, you will investigate internal and external security threats, which involve or could impact upon Novartis. These threats include cyber related threats, IP theft, extortion, blackmail, bribery, etc. You will investigate pharmaceutical crime and create the conditions to bring counterfeiters and illegal traders to justice, recover losses through legal action, improve patient safety, preserve Novartis’ reputation and create a tangible return on investment for the business. You will deliver professional cross-divisional/cross-functional Global Security investigations throughout the assigned region, representing the vanguard of Novartis’s Corporate Governance response to internal fraud, corruption and other alleged internal misconduct (e.g. SPEAKUP investigations). Drive proactive and reactive security initiatives across the region to protect Novartis associates, estate, products, proprietary information and reputation in order to preserve business innovation growth and productivity.

Society expects more of Novartis than ever before and our actions as an organization are under constant scrutiny. Global Security operates within the framework of Novartis Business Assurance & Advisory (NBAA). This function enables Novartis to be safe and successful in reimagining medicine, thereby playing a critical role in transforming our business into a leading focused medicines company. We believe in the best of people – that our associates make decisions and act with the interests of our patients at heart. Yet in doing business, every day Novartis is exposed to risks that have the potential to compromise our success. Understanding where we have opportunities to improve and where to go to raise concerns is essential in delivering on Novartis’ transformation agenda.

As NBAA, we can do more to help Novartis on its journey to reach the top than as individual functions. Together Global Security (GS) and Internal Audit (IA) are leveraging resources and data, providing insights and protection, and acting as cultural change agents. We offer independent assurance and advice to the business, management and the Board, paving the way for our organization to confidently take bold decisions, challenge the status quo, and make a fundamental difference to the way we operate.

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Lead impartial, fact-based Corporate investigations into “high-risk” allegations of internal misconduct, including policy violations and/or criminal wrongdoing - as assigned by the SPEAKUP Office - across all business functions and at all levels of seniority.
• Investigate assigned lines of inquiry into pharmaceutical crime, including product counterfeiting, falsification, theft and the distribution of expired and adulterated Novartis products. Close collaboration with business stakeholders (e.g. Group Legal, QA, TechOps, Public Affairs) and relevant competent authorities for enforcement action.
• Investigate other internal and external security threats which involve or could impact upon Novartis (e.g. cyber related threats, IP theft, extortion, blackmail, bribery, etc.).
• Provide professional security advice and guidance across a broad range of security issues, at all levels of the business within the assigned region.
• Champion professional investigation training in Novartis and deliver modular training courses using the proprietary Global Security investigation training syllabus (i.e. for associates assigned SPEAKUP cases).
• Mentor and advise business managers at all levels in the execution of SPEAKUP investigations and reporting subsequent findings.
• Drive thought-leadership across industry to position Global Security as best-in-class in all core areas and expand established networks across a range of competent authorities.
• Promote the department in line with the approved Global Security strategy, representing Global Security as a dependable, authentic business partner that provides essential, value-added, services.
• Executive protection for senior leadership as needed.
  

Minimum Requirements

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent); Master’s a plus.
• Full proficiency in English, is essential with a high standard of writing competence required, other region-specific languages, in particular German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Arabic are desirable.
• Minimum of 5 years professional experience in Investigations and Security (both required) - combined settings include: global security, law enforcement, military, security-consulting, legal, audit, compliance, finance, regulatory, cyber-crime, etc.
• Omni-competent as both a professional investigator and a seasoned Corporate Security professional.
• A mature network within relevant agencies is necessary.
• CFE/PCI or equiv. preferred with international corporate experience advantageous.
• Anti-bribery/corruption (ABAC/FCPA), forensic accounting investigation or audit experience in a corporate setting is desirable.
• TRAVEL: Requires up to 50% travel with the willingness and ability to respond to short notice requirements both domestically and internationally.
  

Position will be filled commensurate with experience.

Why consider Novartis?

769 million. That’s how many lives our products touched in 2020 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!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

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

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We are Novartis. Join us and help us reimagine medicine.

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