Senior Associate - Ethics & Compliance Investigations

An Ethics and Compliance Investigations Senior Associate is required to join a leading global pharmaceutical business based in Cork. This is an opportunity to join a vibrant multi-cultural and multi-lingual team where you will play your part in making a difference for people the world over by supporting the business as it discovers, develops, and delivers medicines that help people live longer, healthier, and more active lives. Our client has a dedicated team of Human Resources Investigators in a Center of Expertise, with additional qualified Investigators in HR employed around the world. High-risk investigations into employee misconduct require higher levels of oversight and governance. This role will direct the qualified investigator in deep understanding of the alleged high-risk misconduct, ensuring the investigation plan is appropriate and complete (including employee interviews, document review, data collection), conducting appropriate root cause analysis with the investigator and appropriate business personnel, and driving business leadership in defining and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions (“CAPA”). This role will also oversee documentation of required data in the HR case management system for such high-risk investigations.


The Role

• Provide oversight to global investigators to ensure high risk, non-privileged investigations are conducted appropriately and effectively.
• Direct qualified global investigators in conducting high-risk, non-privileged investigations.
• Ensure any allegation is well understood, defined, and documented by the global investigator.
• Provide oversight for the written investigation plan, including interviews, document review, and data collection, all to uncover the root cause of the misconduct.
• Provide ongoing subject-matter expertise to qualified investigator during the investigation process.
• Assess findings by the qualified investigator, assess preliminary root cause, and recommend a conclusion.
• Ensure the investigations case management system documentation of allegation, investigation, resolution, root cause, and CAPA is thorough and complete.

• Proficiency in English language
• Bachelor’s degree
• Prior experience as investigator, auditor or ethics and compliance monitor
• Strong communication skills
• Technical skills with attention to details
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in Ireland
• Juris Doctorate or equivalent, OR CPA or equivalent, OR Certified Fraud Examiner
• Ability to travel globally for monitoring purposes, up to 20%