Associate Corporate Counsel/ Senior Manager, International Compliance Investigations

Pfizer is seeking an Associate Corporate Counsel/ Senior Manager to join our APAC/ Greater China International Investigations Team. The role includes formulating investigative strategy, executing all investigative steps, working with outside counsel when necessary, and coordinating closeout of matters with business customers and other stakeholders. The position reports to the Global Investigations Team Lead for APAC and Greater China Region.

Location – Hong Kong/ Beijing preferred.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide support to the Global Investigations Team Lead for APAC Greater China Region in managing the regional investigations docket and junior colleagues within the team.
• Leading general compliance investigations, supporting more substantive compliance investigations in the region (including government litigation related matters) and working with senior level stakeholders (both in and out country), other Compliance and / or Legal Division colleagues, local and U.S. external legal counsel, and internal and external auditors;
• Preparing/ overseeing drafting of materials summarizing investigative findings, legal considerations, ongoing market assessments, legal and other risk areas and impact on the Pfizer business locally and globally, with the ability to advise/ communicate information to local and / or global stakeholders, where appropriate.
• Managing data from internal control findings and audit testing, and synthesizing that data in support of compliance investigations, as well as risk identification and mitigation efforts.
• Managing and utilizing the investigation driven data to assist with reporting obligations to various stakeholders;
• Leading certain efforts to partner with proactive Compliance leads and other stakeholders to remediate issues identified in investigations and ensure identified issues are properly remediated and risks (including legal/ regulatory risks) are appropriately assessed;
• Participating in proactive compliance reviews in the market and in the Asia region, where needed; and
• Partnering with Compliance colleagues and business leaders to develop and execute strategies to ensure colleagues in the market are aware of our systems and processes for reporting and resolving compliance/ legal issues and their responsibilities in that process

The candidate must have the following qualifications, skills, and attributes:

• Registered legal qualifications in the US, Commonwealth, Hong Kong and/or PRC jurisdictions.
• Minimum of 9 years  working experiences including at least 5 years’ investigative experience in the region (China preferred), with a preference for pharmaceutical industry experience;
• Ability to lead colleagues in more junior positions and be a team player to resolve complex matters;
• Excellent judgment, influencing skills and leadership abilities in working with different stakeholders particularly with Senior Leadership;
• Excellent oral and written communication, analytical, organizational, and strategic thinking skills;
• 25-30% travel throughout China, and internationally, as needed; and,
• Mandarin Speaking Required. Multi-cultural experience and languages preferred. 
• Additional investigative related qualifications (e.g. Certified Fraud Examiner) would also be an advantage

Pfizer is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable equal employment opportunity legislation in each jurisdiction in which it operates.