Director, Healthcare Compliance Counsel

Are you passionate about Healthcare Compliance? Do you have experience within legal compliance in the pharmaceutical industry?

If so, now is your chance to join Ascendis Pharma as our new Director Healthcare Compliance Counsel.

• →Act as Business Partner for our International Markets in relation to all Compliance related matters, including conducting legal review of materials
• →Support the legal  Compliance work in Global Functions
• →Develop, update and maintain policies, procedures and forms to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• →Delivering face-2-face compliance training to our colleagues.
• →Compliance monitoring.

You have a relevant academic degree as well as solid experience.

Furthermore, you have:

• At least 10+ years’ experience in a Legal Compliance role within the pharmaceutical industry and with international exposure, including massive experience in managing HCP-related activities and conducting legal review of materials.
• You hold a legal background.
• A record of accomplishment of efficiently and effectively working and collaborating across a matrix organization in a global organization, both from a global as well as an affiliate perspective.
• Excellent cultural understanding and stakeholder engagement skills at all levels of an organization.
• Ability to manage multiple requirements and remain composed under pressure.
• Professional maturity and impeccable ethics and integrity.
• Proficiency in the English language.

You are a strong team player, analytical and have a can-do attitude.

You possess an entrepreneurial mindset and can thrive in an informal, open environment where innovation and change are key.  

To succeed in this role, we also expect you to provide solution-oriented assistance to the business and that you are positive, see opportunities and get things done.

We evaluate applications when received, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note that we conduct interviews on a rolling basis and reserve the right to remove the job posting at any time.   

To ensure your application is reviewed, please submit it through the specified platform - applications sent by email or other channels will not be evaluated. 

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma HR team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs, your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.