Drive, implement and guide healthcare compliance with applicable laws and regulations in a manner consistent with best practices for the entire Organisation, to ensure adherence to regulatory framework and advice internal and external stakeholders on compliance and ethics matters and thereby enhance the reputation of Cipla.  KEY ACCOUNTABILITES:   Accountability Cluster Major Activities / Tasks  I. Develop & implement Compliance Policies, SOPs and Training Plan along with Legal & PWC to ensure that the promotional activities of India Business are in line with the Regulatory Requirements   - Prepare Compliance Policies and SOPs and obtain sign-off from the relevant stakeholders  - Approve Training Plan for dissemination of the Policies and SOPs and undertake trainings on the Policies and SOPs  - Guide internal and external stakeholders as a business partner on various promotional activities  - Act as a single point of contact with the Legal Team  - Review the Training Plan to ensure completeness and suggest course changes as required based on inputs received from various stakeholders  - Constantly work with internal and external teams, including external consultants to develop new opportunity and activities  II. Oversee the Process of preparation of Agreement with HCPs to ensure that any payment made to a HCP is in line with pre-defined scope of service as per a signed contract   - Monitor the working of the Agreement Team with regards to:  Turn Around Time of agreements  Quality of the agreements  Opportunities for process improvement  - Evaluate and implement opportunities for process automation  - Follow-up with the business for the closure of agreements.  - Escalate any deviations to the Management  III. Establish an Audit and Monitoring Plan for the India Business to ensure that the promotional activities are in line with the approved Policies & SOPs and within the regulatory framework   - Prepare the audit scope with the help of other teams (Finance, Business, Legal etc.)   - Determine the audit team - whether internal or external  - Conduct regular reviews with the audit teams and suggest any course corrections, discuss findings with the Management and decide on the process improvements  - Monitor the process improvements ensure that proper process controls are implemented  - Provide timely MIS data on key parameters to the Management  - Co-ordinate with the external audit teams to provide data and information during external audits.  - Discuss and finalise the management response. Implement any process improvements basis the audit findings.  IV. Establish systems to ensure controls around activities and develop system report which will ensure that activities are in line with the Policies and SOPs   - Work with the EAS Team to ensure that the current process is monitored on a regular basis and also any deviations observed are rectified in a structured manner  - Evaluate the requirements of the current activities and suggesting additional controls / activities in the EAS system.  - Install process of data analytics to monitor the system parameters and reports, which will ensure that processes are working efficiently.  - Provide periodic reports to the management on various system parameters  V. Develop an employee engagement plan to ensure that team members are given a proper growth plan and growth opportunities   - Analyse each team member for their strengths and improvement areas  - Identify the interest areas of each team member  - Prepare development and growth plans for each employees   VI. Conduct Field visits to understand the market challenges which help in the designing of the SOPs  - Plan field visits in coordination with the business  - Meet HCPs and field team members to understand the challenges faced by them  - Gain knowledge about the market and the team  - Report the field visit findings to the Management  - Conduct face-to-face interactions and Compliance Trainings with the Field and RO Teams.  MAJOR CHALLENGES :  Dealing with Multiple stakeholders like Legal, Sales, Marketing, and Distribution etc.   Overcome by - have a regular interaction with them to ensure that they are sync with the requirements.  Mindset of Business - Resistance to change   Overcome by - Working with the various stakeholders through meetings & trainings to make them aware of the reason for the change and the benefit to them to embrace the change.  KEY INTERACTIONS :  Internal External  - Legal - (Daily basis) - to discuss on any changes in the process, any new processes, to obtain legal opinions  - Business - ( daily basis )- to guide them on promotional activities, answer queries, seek guidance.  - Medical Team - (on regular basis) - to discuss promotional activities solutions, answer queries raised by Legal  - SAP (PR) Team - (on per issue basis) - to reply to queries raised by the SAP (PR) Team, guide them on the compliance requirements  - Purchase Team - (need basis )- Preparation of Brand Reminder catalogue, answer queries raised by the Purchase Team.  - HO Marketing Team - (Once a quarter) - To train and guide the HO Marketing Team  - IT Team - (on need basis )- to discuss any changes to the EAS system, to discuss any automation activities  MICE Team - (on need basis) - to discuss any changes or to discuss any business proposals - HCP - (during field visits) - to understand the challenges faced by them, their issues and queries  - Vaish & Associates - (on need to basis) - to obtain legal opinions and advice  - PWC & other external consultants - (on need basis) - to take their advice to improve the processes, to implement new processes.  - External Auditors - ( on need to basis) - to help them understand the compliance activities, to reply to queries  DIMENSIONS:  - Handle the Compliance Requirement for 16 India Business Divisions across India.  - Handle a team of 7 to 8 team members  - Oversee 4 quarterly audits a year of the promotional activities  - Conduct 6 field visits a year  KEY DECISIONS:   Decisions Recommendations  Controls in each process SOP and Policies - what activities should be covered by them  Decision on activities to be monitored Suggestion on how activities can be conducted  Overall Training Plan Any major change in the current processes  Comments:   SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:  Educational qualifications:   Chartered Accountant / Law Degree  Relevant experience:   Minimum 12 years of Risk Assessment experience preferably in the Pharmaceutical Business with good knowledge of Healthcare Laws and strong Analytical and Team handling skills.

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Cipla - Associate Director - Compliance & Ethics 

Cipla - Associate Director - Compliance & Ethics  ,Job Description for Cipla - Associate Director - Compliance & Ethics  in Cipla Ltd. in  Mumbai for (12-16) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Cipla - Associate Director - Compliance & Ethics  in Cipla Ltd. in  Mumbai for (12-16) years of experience. Apply Now!