The Associate Director, Transactional Monitoring, Data Analytics & Risk Assessment serves as a key compliance analytics and monitoring lead, driving data-backed insights to inform risk identification, monitoring priorities, and compliance program effectiveness. This role supports the advancement of a risk-based, data-driven compliance monitoring model by integrating diverse data sources, developing key risk indicators (KRIs), and partnering cross-functionally to translate insights into meaningful compliance and business impact.

This individual will collaborate across Ethics, Compliance & Privacy, Legal, Commercial, Medical Affairs, Finance, and IT to enhance visibility into compliance risks and support informed, data-driven decision-making. The Associate Director plays a critical role in strengthening compliance oversight and enabling scalable, efficient monitoring and risk assessment processes.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Serves as a strategic partner and analytical leader, driving data-informed insights that enhance monitoring effectiveness, risk identification, and overall compliance program performance.

• Leads the advancement of a risk-based compliance monitoring model, leveraging transactional monitoring, data analytics, and key risk indicators to proactively identify trends and emerging risks.

• Accountable for monitoring execution and analytics strategy, ensuring leadership has clear, actionable visibility into compliance risks and program effectiveness.

• Partners across Compliance, Commercial, Medical Affairs, Finance, IT, and Legal to enable consistent, risk-informed decision-making.

• A successful candidate brings a growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a focus on continuously strengthening analytics and monitoring capabilities.

Transactional Monitoring & Risk Detection

• Lead and continuously enhance a risk-based transactional monitoring program across key compliance risk areas (e.g., HCP engagements, speaker programs, transfers of value)

• Oversee monitoring activities to identify trends, anomalies, and potential risks using established and evolving methodologies

• Establish and refine scalable monitoring frameworks, processes, and governance practices

• Drive stakeholder alignment on findings, remediation actions, and issue resolution tracking

Data Analytics & Decision Support

• Lead the development and maturation of compliance data analytics capabilities supporting monitoring, reporting, and risk detection

• Integrate and analyze multi-source data to deliver a comprehensive view of compliance risk

• Define and implement analytics-driven monitoring rules, thresholds, and risk indicators

• Oversee development of dashboards and reporting tools that deliver clear, actionable insights to leadership

• Translate complex analytics into concise, decision-ready insights that inform prioritization and strategy.

Risk Assessment & Prioritization

• Contribute to and help shape the global compliance risk assessment process, incorporating qualitative and quantitative inputs

• Analyze data and stakeholder insights to identify and prioritize key compliance risks

• Partner cross-functionally to validate risks and align on mitigation strategies

• Maintain risk outputs and reporting to support leadership oversight and governance

Key Risk Indicators (KRIs) & Insights

• Establish and maintain KRIs to monitor risk across activities, geographies, and business areas

• Provide regular, insight-driven reporting to inform monitoring priorities and program evolution

• Continuously refine metrics, thresholds, and analytical approaches to strengthen risk visibility.

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence

• Build and sustain strong partnerships across Compliance and business stakeholders

• Influence alignment on monitoring priorities and analytics initiatives, focusing on high-risk, high-impact areas

• Translate insights into coordinated actions and enterprise-level improvements

• Operate effectively in a matrixed environment, influencing without direct authority.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Identify and implement enhancements to data sources, tools, and analytical methodologies

• Drive process improvements to increase efficiency, scalability, and consistency

• Lead adoption of new approaches and incorporate learnings to strengthen the compliance monitoring program

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 7-10 years of experience in compliance, risk management, data analytics, or related field within pharma/biotech or healthcare

• Experience supporting compliance monitoring, analytics, or risk assessment programs

• Experience working in a matrixed organization and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders

• Strong analytical capabilities with experience working with large, complex datasets and delivering actionable insights

• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools (e.g., Power BI, Excel); familiarity with advanced analytics tools preferred

• Working knowledge of healthcare compliance requirements (e.g., Anti-Kickback Statute, Sunshine Act, global regulations)

• Experience with compliance monitoring, auditing, or risk assessment programs preferred

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across cross-functional teams

• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear, compelling insights and recommendations

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity and prioritize effectively

• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Collaborative and adaptable, with effectiveness in fast-paced, evolving environments

• High intellectual curiosity and commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

• Bachelor’s degree required; preferably in a quantitative, scientific, or business discipline; advanced degree preferred

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