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A Day in the Life

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB (BRIEF SUMMARY)

The Principal Compliance Specialist is primarily responsible for the execution of Ethics and Compliance investigations within the Office of Integrity Privacy and Compliance (OPIC). This role conducts investigations including interviews reviewing and analyzing documents and will ensure timely thorough and efficient investigation of ethics and compliance concerns primarily throughout the Greater China Region. This role requires a level of regular engagement with business and operating units regional ethics and compliance partners and other relevant stakeholders enterprise-wide to effectively conduct addition this position requires a high level of collaboration with key stakeholders such as legal compliance audit and employee relations to ensure personnel are consulted as appropriate. This role is responsible for handling of complex and sensitive matters. Interaction with all levels of employees including internal management legal and compliance teams as required. Finally this role will be required to coordinate and communicate across functions to ensure senior leadership in Greater China is kept up to date on investigations and trends.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other duties may be assigned:

• Develop and execute an investigative plan consistent with established policies and procedures.
• Document work using appropriate systems tools and templates.
• Plan conduct and manage timely thorough and efficient ethics and compliance investigations.
• Work closely with global legal and compliance leaders as needed.
• Coordinate with stakeholders throughout the investigations process report on outcomes and participate in the remediation process.
• Assist in the training and support of other compliance matter investigators ensuring consistent and effective execution of the investigation process.
• Provide routine reporting to senior leaders across functions on investigation status trending insights etc.
• Collaborate and communicate across various functions in Greater China to provide oversight to all investigations in Greater China (regardless of the function conducting the investigation).
• Foster and support an ethical culture throughout the organization.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelors degree and a minimum of 5-7 years relevant experience in conducting compliance investigations in a regulated or similar setting; or a relevant advanced degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience.

SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

• Experience conducting compliance investigations of varied case-types including: compliance violations improper payments/kickbacks financial statement fraud/accounting irregularities conflicts of interest collusion FCPA violations and records falsification.
• Experience managing large/varied case loads.
• Ability to apply company policies and procedures in relation to complex investigations.
• Experience conducting and managing investigations under legal privilege (at the direction of counsel).
• Ability to successfully work within a complex organization including collaboration with multiple stakeholders/functions.
• Must have strong integrity and character including strict adherence to confidentiality
• Must uphold organizational standards have uncompromising personal and professional integrity
• Experience with state/federal health care compliance laws (e.g. Anti-kickback Statute patient inducement laws etc.)

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

• Chinese and English fluency

DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Strong written & verbal communication and organizational skills
• Ability to respectfully conduct interviews
• Prior auditing/accounting experience
• Prior experience conducting audits of distributors
• Demonstrated skill in formulating strategies tactics and action plans to achieve results
• Strong focus on developing an organizational culture that fosters teamwork
• CPA and/or CFE certification desired
• BA/BS in Accounting or Finance
• JD or other legal degree

PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer and communicate with peers and co-workers
• Anticipated travel requirements should not exceed 20%

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits resources and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

About Medtronic

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