Novartis
pharmaceutical or life sciences
Ethics,Risk&ComplianceManager
“Ethics, Risk & Compliance Manager at Novartis. Skills: Ethics, Risk Management, Compliance, Stakeholder Management, Data and technology utilization. Partner with business leaders to provide pragmatic Ethics, Risk and Compliance guidance on conduct, risk, and decision‑making. Enable business initiatives while ensuring alignment with Novartis policies, industry codes, and applicable laws”
What You'll Achieve.
Shape how ethical decisions are made across the organization; Navigate risk with confidence and integrity; Influence meaningful outcomes for patients and the business alike; Strengthen ethical culture; Enable compliant innovation; Continuously evolve how Ethics, Risk and Compliance adds value; Enhance risk sensing and compliance effectiveness
Industry & Context.
Analytical mindset; Critical thinking (Analytical thinking/ problem solving); Navigates Complexity
This role is based in Toronto, Canada., Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible to you and you have full right to work in this location.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
University degree in Law, Business, Life Sciences, or a related discipline, Experience within the Canadian pharmaceutical or life sciences sector, Professional experience in ethics, risk, compliance, legal, or governance roles, Ability to translate policies and regulatory requirements into clear, practical business guidance, Experience operating in a matrixed, cross-functional environment, stakeholder engagement skills with sound judgment and credibility, Analytical mindset with experience using data and technology, including artificial intelligence, to manage risk
Nice to Have
Professional certification in compliance, ethics, or risk management
What You'll Do.
Partner with business leaders to provide pragmatic Ethics
Risk and Compliance guidance on conduct
Enable business initiatives while ensuring alignment with Novartis policies
Proactively identify emerging risks and support ethical
compliant outcomes across functions
Design and deliver role‑based
risk‑focused training in ethics
Strengthen transparency practices through effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders
Lead country‑level risk assessments
and compliance monitoring activities
including artificial intelligence
to enhance risk sensing and compliance effectiveness
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner closely with business leaders; Strengthen transparency practices through effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders; Experience operating in a matrixed, cross-functional environment
Communication Scope
stakeholder engagement skills; sound judgment and credibility; Social awareness and interpersonal & comms skills (read the room)
Process & Methodology
issue management, remediation
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