Ethics Risk & Compliance Head

Novartis is hiring an Ethics Risk & Compliance Head. It pays €46k-€85k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Novartis.

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On Level's scale, this role is Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Tools and skills the posting cites include compliance management, risk management and anti bribery.
Level classifies it as a lead role.
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AI in this role

Oversee and implement ethics, risk, and compliance programs across the Baltics and Ukraine as maternity cover at Novartis.

compliance-managementrisk-managementanti-briberyproject-managementtraining

Salary Range:

€45,920.00 - €85,280.00

Job Description Summary

Maternity leave coverage (12 - 18 months) Responsible for overseeing and contributing to the development and implementation of a effective Ethics, Risk & Compliance Program within the respective country (Baltics and Ukraine) or cluster in alignment with the Company, Divisions, Organizational Units or Function strategy. Support the local leadership to ensure the proper implementation of the ERC / Risk / BCM & NEM / TPRM Program.

Job Description

Major Accountabilities:

Under leadership of a ERC Leader and in close co-ordination with Senior Business and Senior Representatives from other Functions (e.g. Internal Audit, Speak up, Legal, Policy Custodians).
Drive robust implementation of the ERC Head role and provide support to Country Presidents.
Provide strategic direction and guidance to the ERC Heads and support local implementation activities using existing tools.
Up skill the capabilities of the teams by providing training and conducting country visits.
Perform on boarding of key leaders and drive objective setting and performance management process.
Develop and update supporting materials and tools related to Ethics Risk and Compliance.
Support and promote compliance with relevant regulations in scope of the role and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Support design of an effective Anti-Bribery / TPG framework and support robust implementation, upon request of respective leadership.
Review and refine the Antibribery / TPG strategy, policy, process and systems.
Develop pragmatic tools to support the implementation of the anti-bribery framework via the divisions and develop presentations re the Antibribery / TPG framework to Senior Management.
Provide strategic support and manage / contribute to ERC / BCM NEM/ EPRM/ RISK Projects.
Provide strategic support to ERC upon request, including managing / being an active team member of strategic Projects for a range of Compliance topics.
Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt.

Key performance indicators:

Adherence to Novartis policy and guidelines
Project and stakeholder feedback.

We offer:

Base pay starting from 45k - 85k annually

Other bonuses as per guideline

Temporary Contract 12-18 months

Skills Desired

Accountability, Accountability, Adaptability, Business Acumen, Business Leadership, Collective Impact, Communication, Compliance Management, Compliance Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Critical Thinking, Curious Mindset, Decision Making, Difficult Conversation Management, Employee Empowerment, Fraud Prevention, Goal Setting, Human Resources Consulting, Influencing Skills, Inspirational Leadership, Internal Controls, Interpersonal Awareness, Learning Agility, Managing Ambiguity, People Development {+ 10 more}

How we rate this

Ethics Risk & Compliance Head at Novartis rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
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Key facts

Ethics Risk & Compliance Head is an open job at Novartis.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is €46k-€85k a year.
The role is based in Latvia.
The job was posted on October 26, 2026.
Seniority: lead.
Applications are handled by Novartis. Apply on Novartis

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