VP, EMEACLA Compliance

At Edwards Lifesciences werecommitted to operating with honesty openness and with the highest levels of integrity is vital to building and maintaining the many trusted relationships that sustain our reputation and credibility. Your dedication to operational excellence will ensure employee business practices meet Edwards high ethical standards and continue to enable us to transform patient lives around the world.

Role Purspose

Lead the EMEACLA Compliance team by providing strategic direction for the companys compliance program. Offer guidance on Edwards global business practices and standards governing interactions with health care providers while further strengthening and advancing the regional compliance framework.

How you will make an impact:

• Set regional compliance strategy by evaluating regulatory requirements and business needs and by implementing scalable longterm compliance solutions
• Advise senior and executive leadership on compliance matters providing insights and recommendations that support informed decisionmaking; lead the EMEACLA Compliance Committee in close collaboration with Regional Leadership
• Manage and develop team members at multiple levels overseeing complex multidisciplinary responsibilities across regions to ensure effective and pragmatic compliance operations
• Optimize and streamline HCPrelated policies processes and systems by identifying issues applying internal and external best practices and driving practical solutions
• Oversee and enhance training programs to ensure they remain comprehensive and riskbased; guide the development and rollout of improved policies procedures and processes across the organization
• In close collaboration with the Global Investigations team support investigations of potential misconduct ensuring thorough consistent handling resolution and remediation of allegations

What youll need:

• Proven ability to advise and influence senior and executive leaders on complex highrisk compliance matters
• Demonstrated experience setting and driving regional compliance strategy aligned with global standards and business priorities
• Ability to make sound and independent judgments in ambiguous and highly regulated environments
• Expert knowledge of healthcare compliance frameworks effective compliance program standards and industry codes
• Strong understanding of regulatory expectations governing interactions with healthcare professionals
• Experience translating risk assessments monitoring outcomes and investigations into actionable mitigation plans
• Proven track record of leading developing and empowering multilevel crossregional teams
• Experience partnering closely with HR on employee relations performance management and organizational effectiveness
• Ability to lead through influence and foster a culture of integrity accountability and psychological safety
• Exceptional communication facilitation and presentation skills with executivelevel audiences
• Ability to negotiate and manage extremely sensitive matters internally and externally
• Strong relationshipbuilding skills across functions regions and external stakeholders
• Capability to optimize and streamline policies processes and systems using internal and external best practices
• Experience embedding metrics to demonstrate the value of compliance and corporate responsibility to the business
• Ability to influence adoption of new technologies and lead largescale crossfunctional initiatives
• Advanced professional proficiency in English; additional European languages strongly preferred
• Comfort operating in fastpaced complex and constantly evolving environments
• Strong attention to detail paired with a pragmatic solutionoriented mindset

What else we look for:

• Bachelors Degree in in related field with related experience required
• Masters Degree or equivalent in in related field with related experience preferred