Senior Director of Compliance in London

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale.

The Optum compliance team is seeking a strategic and experienced Senior Director of Compliance to lead and evolve the compliance function for our Commercial International businesses located in the UK and Ireland. This role is accountable for the design, implementation and execution of the compliance program within these businesses, and will serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and a key partner in supporting implementation of strategic business initiatives that are aligned with applicable laws, regulations, and company standards. This position reports to the Optum Insight Chief Compliance Officer and will partner closely with other Optum and compliance leaders throughout the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide strategic compliance leadership and guidance to commercial international executive leadership and business teams.
• Partner with business and compliance leadership to foster a top-down culture of ethics and compliance and to ensure compliance with evolving laws, regulations, and contractual obligations.
• Oversee the commercial international compliance team and collaborate with Optum and enterprise compliance teams to ensure an effective compliance program with respect to supported businesses.
• Develop, implement and update as needed jurisdiction and business-specific policies, procedures and standards to promote compliance with applicable laws, regulations and organizational standards.
• Support the development and implementation of relevant organizational compliance, ethics, and privacy training and awareness programs.
• Conduct routine monitoring and annual compliance risk assessments and develop appropriate remediation strategies related to output.
• Support investigation of reported or suspected incidents of non-compliance and ensure appropriate remediation and consistent disciplinary guidelines are enforced for confirmed incidents of non-compliance.
• Preparing strategic compliance reporting for business unit governing boards, compliance and other leadership committees and executive leadership.
• Influence and collaborate within a matrixed environment, working closely with enterprise legal and compliance partners and with relevant business partners across the enterprise.

You will be rewarded and recognised for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role, as well as providing development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher).
• Significant relevant compliance and regulatory experience within the healthcare industry.
• Knowledge of the UK/Ireland regulatory environment, including public services procurement and medical device regulations.
• Demonstrated experience managing compliance in multinational or cross-jurisdictional environments.
• Proven experience working with senior executives and influencing across complex, matrixed organizations.

Soft Skills:

• Communication, strategic decision-making, and analytical skills.
• Leadership skills with demonstrated ability in managing and developing others.
• Strategic decision-making, analytic, influence and communication (written and verbal) skills.

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalised groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace.