Vice President, Compliance

At ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives.

We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions.
Job Summary
The Vice President, Compliance ensures ethical behaviors and plays a fundamental role in risk identification and mitigation by building and running an innovative compliance program supporting achievement of ZOLL's mission. The position reports to the Chief Legal Officer and partners closely with Legal, Human Resources, and other business functions to embed ethics and compliance in ZOLL's culture and supporting policies and processes.

The Vice President, Compliance leads a team of business partners, generalists, and compliance operations specialists that collectively supports ZOLL's business leaders in maintaining a culture of compliance to applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards though advising, coaching, and partnering with the business, and administering the compliance program.

ZOLL's compliance program is principles-based, not approval-based, with a focus on up-front training and back-end auditing and monitoring, rather than embedding Compliance personnel in approval processes. The Vice President, Compliance is responsible for leading a team that facilitates this approach through the development and implementation of tailored training, working with the business to develop right-sized, customized policies and processes to support efficient decision-making by the business, and leveraging auditing and monitoring processes to provide for continuous coaching and improvement.
Essential Functions

The Vice President, Compliance must be able to champion ethical behavior while navigating ambiguity and providing pragmatic advice.

• Lead a team of Compliance business partners, generalists, and operations specialists, elevating their capabilities; mentor, grow and develop.

• With a focus on operational excellence, develop and oversee tailored compliance operations to support ZOLL’s compliance philosophies and strategy:

  • Needs assessment

  • Risk Assessment

  • Policy and process development at both the corporate and division levels

  • Training

  • Compliance committee governance and administration

  • Auditing and monitoring

  • Investigations

• Assess ethics and compliance issues, trends, and regulatory updates regularly to identify vulnerability, inform risk management strategies, and update practices as needed.

• Work closely with senior leaders and cross-functional partners to establish controls to proactively manage identified risks.

• Act as a strategic partner to business leadership and other stakeholders.

• Provide strategic and tactical advice to Corporate Function leadership on key decisions.

• Drive understanding of overall compliance strategy, tactics, and execution.

• Promote a safe, open working environment, where employees feel comfortable speaking up.

• Serve as data protection officer and administer the programmatic elements of a privacy program for a company subject to HIPAA and various geographic privacy regulations such as GDPR.

Required/Preferred Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree required. A background in auditing, finance, or law, or a healthcare compliance certification, is preferred.

• Minimum of 10 or more years of relevant experience in compliance or a closely related function within a corporate environment.

• Minimum of 10 or more years in life science organizations, ideally in the medical device industry.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• In-depth knowledge of compliance laws, regulations, and best practices, especially those relevant to the medical device industry.

• Demonstrated experience as a strategic partner and advisor in a complex organizational structure, and ideally in a matrixed environment.

• Proven track record in leading and implementing comprehensive compliance programs, managing cross-functional teams, and influencing senior leadership.

• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

• Learning agility, curiosity mindset, proactive, and self-motivated & effective in a matrixed organization.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Capable of working with abstract ideas and complex, ambiguous situations across various business units and functions & applying pragmatic solutions.

• Ability to detect risk areas and red flags.

• Solution-minded; desire to find innovative solutions to problems and to challenge established ways of working.

• Ability to navigate ambiguity.

• Ability to lead by influence.

• Demonstrated strong project and program management skills in leading cross-functional projects and the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects or initiatives with competing priorities.

• Skilled at managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work in Chelmsford, Massachusetts or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, or to travel to Chelmsford, Massachusetts on a regular basis.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Standing - Occasionally

• Walking - Occasionally

• Sitting - Frequently

• Lifting - Frequently

• Carrying -

• Pushing -

• Pulling -

• Talking -

• Hearing - Frequently

• Repetitive Motions -

• Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination -

ZOLL is a fast-growing company that operates in more than 140 countries around the world. Our employees are inspired by a commitment to make a difference in patients's lives, and our culture values innovation, self-motivation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Join us in our efforts to improve outcomes for underserved patients suffering from critical cardiopulmonary conditions and help save more lives.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.