Hybrid Associate Director, Global Investigations

at MSD

• Job title: Associate Director, Global Investigations
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $129,000 - $203,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Rahway, United States

About the role

• Investigate potential policy violations and misconduct involving employees in the Human Health sales and marketing organization. Collaborating with various stakeholders and conducting confidential investigations in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Plans and conducts confidential investigations of potential corporate policy violations; identifies and conducts interviews with all relevant involved parties; gathers and reviews relevant documentation; analyzes all evidence and draws factual findings and conclusions
• Supports triaging of allegations, including assessing allegations at intake to determine whether a potential policy violation exists and/or directing the reporting person to appropriate party (such as HR or management) for follow-up
• Makes recommendations on discipline for individuals and on potential corrective and preventive actions for the organization, and manages the remediation process with stakeholders in Legal, Human Resources, Compliance, and Management
• Drafts detailed case reports summarizing the investigation, factual findings, and remediation
• Assists the Director in identifying and reporting investigation trends to senior leadership
• Works with stakeholders across the organization and geographic locations when required
• Works closely with divisional Compliance to investigate potential compliance-specific policy violations
• Supports divisional Compliance with the identification of investigation trends and with drafting various reports, including but not limited to the Audit Committee Report
• Attends and participates in divisional Compliance meetings

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 5 years' experience in compliance, human resources, problem resolution, conducting investigations or conducting audits
• Advanced analytical and critical thinking skills
• Advanced oral and written communication skills
• Ability to listen carefully and build rapport with an interviewee without losing objectivity
• Excellent presentation, networking and influencing skills
• Extensive experience working across organizational and geographical boundaries
• Experience responding to employee concerns and providing guidance, such as in a Human Resources role
• Demonstrated ability to manage and appropriately prioritize multiple cases simultaneously
• Ability to apply knowledge of Company policies and business practices to a variety of situations
• Sophisticated understanding of compliance regulations and business ethics
• Ability to assess the impact of an investigation on the organization and initiate action as needed
• Experience and comfort working with senior managers and individuals within the Offices of the General Counsel

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family)
• retirement benefits, including 401(k)
• paid holidays
• vacation
• compassionate and sick days