Compliance Analyst

Step into the future with us at Merz Therapeutics where our family roots meet a bold new vision. Together were embarking on a transformative journey blending time-honored traditions with exciting new products.

As a private family-owned company we have the liberty and support to make decisions for ourselves our customers and the patients we serve. We pride ourselves on building an inclusive culture where there is room to celebrate individual growth with the ability to contribute to a common good as a collaborative team. Our mission is grounded in a long-term view of making a difference for the common good while growing together as a family.

If youre looking to immerse yourself in a passionate team rooted in community connection and camaraderie then were looking for YOU! #IAmMerz

Are you ready to galvanize a team around a culture of care putting patients first to spark change

The Compliance Analyst is a member of Merzs Legal and Compliance team and is responsible for supporting the Compliance organization by transforming diverse data into actionable risk insights and automated monitoring. This role designs and maintains analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) solutions (including NLP/GenAI where appropriate) to detect potential compliance risks (e.g. promotional practices HCP engagements transparency/Open Payments) while ensuring controls meet regulatory expectations and internal policies and procedures. The ideal candidate blends strong data engineering/analytics skills with applied AI literacy model governance and a practical understanding of pharmaceutical compliance frameworks.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

Risk Analytics & Monitoring

Build and maintain dashboards and analytics to monitor high risk activities (e.g. speaker programs HCP spend Medical Information Requests grants/donations samples/PDMA Investigations) using structured and unstructured data (CRM transparency reporting expense systems).
Implement AI/ML techniques (classification anomaly detection topic modeling) to surface patterns and outliers in near real time; partner with Compliance Management to refine rules and thresholds.

AI Solutions in a Regulated Context

Support the creation of Compliance ChatBot and on-going maintenance support and improvement of the bot.
Document models and data pipelines (purpose data sources features performance monitoring change logs) to meet internal AI governance and model risk standards.

Data Engineering & Quality

Ingest cleanse and harmonize data from CRM Med Information Grants/Transparency Finance/AP Learning systems and third party sources (e.g. Open Payments).
Implement data quality checks lineage and reconciliation processes; steward data dictionaries and metadata for re use.

Compliance Advisory & Collaboration

Translate monitoring findings into clear narratives metrics and recommendations for Compliance leadership as well as Merz leadership team.
Contribute analytics input to risk assessments investigations monitoring plans and corrective/preventive actions.

Support Global Initiatives

Participate in global initiatives such as the Global AI Task Force to ensure that US representation is a foundation of resulting governance and standards.
Assist the Global Legal & Governance team with operationalizing data analytics and AI solutions for the global framework.
Support the implementation and roll-out of LEAH (formerly known as ContractPod AI or other CM systems in the US and contribute to the on-going global maintenance of the system
Drive the implementation optimization and maintenance of legal department processes workflows and standard operating procedures to increase efficiency and consistency
Maintain and improve knowledge and document management systems ensuring easy access to templates playbooks guidelines and training materials for legal and compliance teams.
Support legal spend management with tool-based analytics
Support the search for and introduction of a legal front door system. a central digital point of contact (portal) through which specialist departments can submit legal service requests to the legal departments instead of sending emails or messages via scattered channels. It enables the structured recording triage prioritization and tracking of requests.

Qualifications/Skills

Education

• Bachelors degree - Required

Professional Experience

• Healthcare/compliance experience in Life Sciences field or equivalent combination of education training and experience a plus - Required
• Working knowledge of Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) solutions - Required

Knowledge skills and abilities (incl. languages)
- Excellent organizational interpersonal and communication skills - Required
- Ability to understand complex regulations and apply that understanding to healthcare organizations - Required
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to deal with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment - Required
- Strong track record of working in a collaborative environment with demonstrated evidence of maintaining relationships and partnerships with peers and business partners - Required
- Uses high level of confidentiality in work and uses high level of discretion- Required
- Strong written and oral communication skills including the ability to communicate complex concepts to all organizational levels including senior management - Required

Dont meet every single requirement Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Merz Therapeutics we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

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