Compliance Specialist

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Medtronic Full time R450 000 - R750 000 per year

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the LifeIn partnership with the business, we lead a world class Integrity and Compliance program that mitigates risk, while fostering and championing a culture of ethics and compliance. We help the business deliver results in the right way, every day. As Compliance Specialist, you will be the primary point of contact for the countries and operating units you will support. You will partner with Centres of Expertise and Legal Business Partners to ensure the business can achieve its strategic objectives while mitigating risks. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result —and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. For this position, you will be based in Johannesburg yet support countries outside South Africa, exposed to multicultural and international environment within this global company.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

  • Develops, implements, administers and certifies compliance policies, procedures, and practices.
  • Ensures alignment with legal and ethical standards of the organization.
  • Provides compliance advice, investigates complaints and verifies deficiencies are corrected.
  • Develops employee communication and training programs that focus on the elements of a companywide compliance program.
  • Enforces anti-bribery and anti-competition laws.
  • Analyzes metrics and audits functional compliance program.
  • Maintains current knowledge of laws for financial, advertising and marketing reporting, regulations, and industry guidance that impact the company's compliance program.
  • Understand the current governance and reporting processes and tools, identify gaps or areas of expansion and opportunity and propose, develop, and implement improvements. 
  • Monitor external, internal, and peer industry trends and changes relating to compliance program reporting and effectiveness.
  • Lead by example to model a culture of ethics and integrity; exercise sound judgment and courage as a trusted advisor to the team.

Required Knowledge and Experience:

  • 3 years of experience in compliance or similar position
  • Ability to prioritize tasks, and manage multiple projects or tasks simultaneously
  • Good communication skills and proactive attitude towards stakeholders
  • Fluent in English and one European language 
  • High analytical skills 
  • Good understanding of compliance requirements and procedures

Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software is highly advantageous in this role. 

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.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here  
 



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