Director Risk and Compliance Operations

Job Summary 

As we continue our exciting evolution, our Legal team is looking for a strategic leader to help further build and refine our global compliance program as we prepare for commercialization. Reporting to the VP Risk and Compliance, the Director Risk and Compliance Operations (within Legal) will lead the operations of Intellia’s Enterprise Risk & Compliance Programs ensuring that systems, processes, and reporting obligations are effectively implemented and maintained. The position emphasizes execution, operational excellence, and project management across monitoring, transparency reporting, training, policy administration, and investigations to help ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and company policies. This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate builder, someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments and is energized by the challenge of shaping a program. The ideal candidate is ready to roll up their sleeves, partner cross-functionally, and grow.  

Duties/Responsibilities 

• The Director, Risk and Compliance - Operations is an experienced compliance operations leader who combines strategic thinking with strong execution 

• Compliance lead for systems, process governance, and reporting enablement, with responsibility for shaping scalable operational solutions that support effective Risk and Compliance programs, including advancing risk and compliance systems roadmaps and overseeing enhancements and release readiness, and ensuring process are scalable, sustainable and aligned with business and regulatory expectations. 

• Lead complex cross-functional initiatives, improving data quality and process performance, and addressing operational and regulatory challenges with thoughtful, practical solutions. 

• Oversee and scale internal investigations process, including program process for case intake, evidence collection, case tracking and tracking of remediation activities and support ongoing monitoring of corrective actions.   

• Support the corporate ERM and audit programs aligned to the compliance risk assessment. 

• Own compliance tooling strategy and operations (case management, approvals workflow, third-party due diligence tools, transparency systems, LMS interfaces as needed, analytics). 

• Lead vendor governance and performance management for outsourced compliance services. 

• Data Strategy and Reporting Enablement: Provide leadership for data governance across compliance-owned systems and datasets by establishing quality standards, definitions, documentation, and control expectations 

• This role enables more effective reporting and analytics by improving data completeness, accuracy, and usability and by partnering with stakeholders to define business requirements for dashboards, extracts, and other reporting outputs 

• Play a leadership role in building and maintaining a third-party risk management program for  compliance risk, including risk-based intake, due diligence, governance, onboarding, renewal, and termination processes 

• This role partners across functions to embed appropriate compliance controls into internal and vendor lifecycle activities and helps ensure that operational design keeps pace with evolving business needs and regulatory expectations 

• Work across functions and levels of the organization to influence decisions, align priorities, and move initiatives forward 

• This person is collaborative, adaptable, and trusted to handle sensitive matters while driving high-impact operational improvements across the compliance program 

• Performs other related duties as assigned. 

Requirements 

Skills/Abilities 

• Ability to build and maintain professional relationships with internal stakeholders 

• Demonstrated experience within Legal to lead highly complex initiatives with significant risk and complexity, leveraging strong cross-functional relationships and influencing skills 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment with flexibility, commitment to teamwork, and willingness to adapt assignments to meet the Company’s needs 

• Ability to partner cross-functionally with IT, Finance, Legal, and business stakeholders to drive adoption and timely delivery of system/process enhancements, including communicating with senior/executive leaders as a functional area expert 

• Strong project/program management experience, including managing scope, timelines, risk/issues, and cross functional stakeholders 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy; ability to translate complex data/process topics into clear insights and recommendations 

• Strong presentation and communication skills (written and verbal), including creation of executive-ready materials and facilitation of working sessions 

• Manages sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and sound judgment 

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and familiarity with analytics and work management tools (e.g., Power BI, Smartsheet, Microsoft Project) 

• Demonstrated knowledge of regulatory/compliance requirements applicable to corporate compliance (e.g., Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, Foreign Corrupt Practice Act, and state price transparency laws and regulations), experience with healthcare compliance programs a plus. 

• Demonstrated ability to design and govern compliance systems and system-enabled processes, including defining controls, translating requirements into system/process configurations, and ensuring sustainable operating procedures 

• Strong understanding of data governance concepts and ability to establish data quality standards, definitions, and reporting requirements to support reliable analytics and decision-making 

• Learning agility: ability to quickly learn new subject areas and support emerging priorities as directed 

• Produces high-quality work with minimal oversight from manager 

Education / Certifications 

• Bachelor’s Degree in business, finance, life sciences, healthcare, information systems or related field with 12+ years of relevant experience in the life sciences industry (pharmaceutical, medical device or biotech) or, 

• Master's Degree/JD with 10+ years of relevant experience in the life sciences industry (pharmaceutical, medical device or biotech) 

 Experience 

• 10+ years of experience leading compliance systems and process governance, requirements definition, testing/UAT, implementation and continuous improvement and making decisions and recommendations regarding organizational practices, policies and systems. OneTrust and Diligent experience are a plus. 

• 10+ years of experience with data governance and operational reporting/analytics (e.g., dashboards, KPIs, data quality) 

Physical Requirements 

Prolonged periods of sitting 

Meet Your Future Team (N/A unless hiring) 

Intellia’s Enterprise Risk & Compliance team is a diverse group of superheroes tasked with protecting the organization through enterprise risk management and managing legal, operational, and regulatory threats across the organization. 

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EEOC Statement: Intellia believes in a diverse environment, and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Intellia will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and will continue to be accepted until the position is filled at which point the position will be taken down.

The salary offered is determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, relevant education and training, overall related experience, specialized, rare or in-demand skill sets, internal comparators and other business needs. Upon joining Intellia, your salary will be reviewed periodically and additional factors such as time in role and performance will be considered. Intellia may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Additional compensation includes a performance-based annual cash bonus, a new hire equity grant, and eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards the value of which are determined annually at the Company’s discretion.

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