Compliance Director - Europe Tier 1 and Canada

About the role

This role provides pragmatic, business-focused compliance guidance and hands-on support to Edwards' commercial, medical and marketing teams across Europe's Tier 1 markets (Germany, France, UK/Ireland) and Canada. It applies Edwards' global business practices framework, especially regarding interactions with Health Care Professionals, while aligning with local and regional healthcare laws, ABAC laws, regulations and industry standards. It is the primary Compliance point of contact for one EU Business Unit and key regional stakeholders, and works closely with Legal, HR, Regulatory, Internal Audit and Finance.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a proactive business partner to country teams, Business Units and functions, setting strategy that balances compliance requirements with business needs and supporting the EMEACLA Compliance VP on regional projects.
• Optimise HCP-related policies, processes and systems by identifying gaps and applying global best practice, and act as subject matter expert on topics such as local compliance programs and anti-kickback regulations.
• Drive a strong compliance culture, take part in compliance committees and ensure governance, alignment with Global Compliance and cross-functional collaboration.
• Conduct and analyse compliance risk assessments, support monitoring and auditing, ensure timely remediation and support investigations into alleged misconduct or policy violations.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a related field, or a Master's degree or equivalent, or previous related experience in legal and/or health care compliance.
• Expert knowledge of medical device industry policies and European healthcare regulation rules, and experience analysing competition and anti-kickback perspectives.
• Full professional English; German and French are a strong plus.

Required skills

• Expert understanding of effective compliance program standards and detailed knowledge of company procedures.
• Project management, negotiation, facilitation and presentation skills, and ability to integrate metrics that show compliance value to the business.
• Ability to influence the business to adopt new industry requirements and to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.