Compliance Assistant

Overview:
**Job title: Compliance Assistant**

**Job reports to: Data Protection Officer**

**Place of work: Bollington, Manchester. Hybrid working offered**

**Background on Compliance at Adelphi**:
Data privacy within global healthcare is an increasingly complex area. There are numerous regulations and guidelines, which are country specific, and which continually change. It is important to keep abreast of this complex, demanding and fast-changing compliance environment. Legislation which impinges on market research and our pharmaceutical clients is growing and there are substantial penalties for non-compliance, both for Adelphi and our clients. Compliance is headed up through the Adelphi Group, but responsibility is threaded through all of our agencies. In addition, Adelphi is part of a large holding company therefore also operates within a complex matrix of compliance.

**Job purpose**:
As Compliance Assistant, you will provide support to the Adelphi Group Data Protection Officer and IT function, including maintenance and adherence to policies and SOPs; ensure business units are compliant with all relevant country-specific legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), all professional codes of conduct/practice, rules and regulations of regulatory agencies and client-specific policies and procedures; and provide compliance support.

**Overview**:
The Adelphi Group of Companies includes primary market research consultancies, market access, real world and evidence and communications businesses. For over 30 years, the Adelphi Group has provided strategic consulting services for global pharmaceutical clients and successfully supported the development, launch and marketing of many pharmaceutical brands.

**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities**:
As a Compliance Assistant, you will assist with a range of day-to-day compliance tasks to support the Data Protection Officer and IT Compliance Team.
- Work with the Data Protection Officer, IT Compliance manager and other key members in the team to ensure that appropriate standards, systems, and procedures are developed and identified, documented, and followed.
- Work with the Data Protection Officer, IT Compliance manager and other key members of the team to investigate irregularities and non-compliance issues.
- Work with the Data Protection Officer, IT Compliance manager in ensuring compliance of Adelphi Group in relation to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other relevant legislation in all activities.
- Work with the Data Protection Officer in the development and maintenance of new and existing Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Ensures that records are maintained for possible audits (i.e., training logs, AE reports, reconciliations, etc.)
- Assist with the completion and timely filing of documentation.
- Minute taking from quarterly compliance meetings.
- Assistance with administrative and clerical duties.
- Supporting the IT compliance manager with reports and record keeping.

**Key Skills & Competencies Required**:

- Knowledge of global data privacy requirements (GDPR specifically).
- Compliance and/or Operational experience.
- Administration experience.
- Ability to proactively identify and anticipate risk to the business in a complex environment.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to manage both time and priority constraints, and to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Navigation of the hierarchy and roles within a global, complex matrix organisation
- Strong people skills - able to use appropriate persuasion to ensure that processes are followed.

**Salary**:
Dependent on experience