VP, Chief Compliance Officer – Orthopaedics

Role Overview

• Establish and deliver an effective compliance program that meets regulatory and government agency expectations in the areas of anti-corruption, anti-kickback, false claims act and all global, regional and national rules, regulations and industry requirements in the field of ethics, compliance and integrity
• Lead the establishment and design of healthcare compliance programs.
• Ensure the compliance program effectively prevents and/or detects violations of law, regulations, policies, or the code of conduct and, if necessary, initiate corrective action.
• Provide leadership in the conceptualization and implementation of health care compliance activities and policies.
• Be responsible for the business' strategic long-term planning and initiatives related to health care compliance.
• Establish appropriate healthcare compliance policies and guidelines.
• Provide guidance, counsel, and technical advice to senior management related to health care compliance issues and embed compliance in business processes.
• Build partnerships with other senior management to ensure that they lead the business in compliance with applicable compliance policies.
• Ensure that affiliate companies understand and comply with applicable laws and regulations related to health care compliance.
• Maintain business accountability for compliance through oversight, follow-up, and resolution of investigations generated by the compliance program.
• Also ensure consistency in the application of disciplinary action.
• Accomplish results through subordinate managers who supervise department functions.
• Regularly report to the Board on program effectiveness, key risks, investigations, and remediation.
• Partner closely with Legal colleagues to provide integrated guidance on regulatory, compliance, and risk matters.
• Build, lead, and develop a global team of compliance professionals, with responsibility for recruiting, developing, and retaining talent to ensure an effective and well-resourced compliance program.

Requirements

• College/ University degree required
• Graduate preferred, qualified in Law (special preference), Finance, MBA, Engineer, Pharmacy
• Extensive experience in health care and anti-corruption compliance at global level (required)
• Experience managing multi-layered global teams (required)
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills
• Comfortable working with and interpreting data and working with digital tools
• Exceptional business partnering skills
• Results and solutions oriented, self-starter, decision-maker
• Comfortable navigating grey zones, confidence and providing clear path forward
• Proven track record interacting with senior executives and ability to influence senior leaders

Benefits

• Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k))
• This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.
• Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
• Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
• Sick time
• 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
• Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
• Work, Personal and Family Time
• up to 40 hours per calendar year
• Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
• Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
• Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period
• 10 days Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
• Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year