At Santen, the Compliance Business Partner plays a key role in promoting ethical business practices and ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and industry standards across France and Benelux.
Based in France, you will act as the main Compliance contact for local affiliates and business functions, partnering with stakeholders across EMEA to provide practical guidance, manage compliance risks and strengthen a culture of integrity and accountability.
A key focus of the role is ensuring compliance in interactions with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs), including transparency requirements related to Transfers of Value (TOVs), Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption (ABAC), and pharmaceutical marketing and medical practices.
What You Will Do:
- Provide compliance guidance and risk management support to business teams across France and Benelux.
- Review and approve business interactions, engagements and contracts, including HCP-related activities.
- Advise stakeholders on compliance risks, potential issues and appropriate mitigation measures.
- Promote a strong culture of ethics, integrity and accountability through awareness initiatives and training.
- Conduct on-site reviews, document monitoring and compliance assessments.
- Oversee and coordinate transparency reporting and publication of Transfers of Value (TOVs).
- Support local Compliance Committees and collaborate with affiliate and regional stakeholders.
- Apply global and local compliance policies, standards, tools and procedures, providing feedback for continuous improvement.
- Support EMEA Compliance initiatives, projects and the delivery of annual compliance plans.
- Monitor relevant regulatory developments and help ensure ongoing compliance with applicable laws and industry standards.
- 5-7 years of experience in Compliance, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience developing and implementing compliance programs and strategies.
- Strong knowledge of European and international pharmaceutical regulations, including EFPIA and IFPMA.
- Good understanding of compliance requirements related to HCPs, healthcare organisations, patient organisations and third parties.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Life Sciences or a related field; advanced degree is a plus.
- Compliance certification is an advantage.
- Fluent in French and English; additional regional language is a plus.
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Additional Information
What we offer:
- Competitive Salary: A market‑aligned base salary starting from EUR 57 600 - EUR 79 200, depending on experience and location.
Grow your career at Santen
A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. Through our long-term vision outlined in Santen 2030, we are committed to be a Social Innovator - addressing the social and economic needs of people with visual impairments. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes, education and treatment. At Santen, we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.
The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs, role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race, color, ethnicity, national origin/ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/ expression, age, disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process, please let the recruiter from our team know.