Global Compliance Manager

Job Description:

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people worldwide build families and live better lives. As a pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer, we have ethical and legal obligations to patients, employees, healthcare professionals, and regulators. We are committed to conducting our business with integrity and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Ferring + You

Join our Global Compliance Office (GCO), where we oversee healthcare compliance across Ferring through a robust and innovative approach. This is an opportunity to apply your technical expertise and ethical principles in a global role.

As a Global Compliance Manager, you will lead and contribute to key projects focused on developing and enhancing the GCO. This role requires the right education, experience, and skills to drive effective compliance initiatives.

Your Day at Ferring

• Stay informed on industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in compliance, monitoring, audits, and investigations.

• Collaborate with GCO colleagues and other departments to implement effective compliance strategies.

• Ensure compliance policies and procedures are properly documented, implemented, and communicated.

• Develop and execute compliance monitoring programs to assess adherence to regulatory requirements and internal policies.

• Support internal audits to evaluate compliance controls and identify potential risks.

• Conduct and manage investigations into potential compliance violations, including gathering evidence, interviewing relevant parties, and documenting findings.

• Prepare detailed reports for senior management, summarizing findings, preventive measures, and corrective actions.

• Oversee corrective action implementation by working with relevant departments to ensure timely and effective resolution.

This position will be based in Lisbon, Portugal. 

Behind Our Innovation – There’s You

• Bachelor's degree in compliance, law, accounting, finance, or a related field.

• At least 5 years in monitoring, auditing, or investigative processes (pharmaceutical or medical device industry preferred).

• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and decision-making abilities.

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within a team.

• Understanding of compliance topics in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries (e.g., ABAC laws, regulatory frameworks, IFPMA/EFPIA/MedTech Code, FCPA, OECD).

• Knowledge of digitalization and process automation.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Fluency in English (written and spoken) with strong communication skills for engaging with all levels of management.

People come first at Ferring 
Our philosophy, People Come First, flows through every part of the business. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology, and urology.  

Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas to bring science to life for patients worldwide. Our future is shaped by a science-driven approach, a passion to lead, and our need to collaborate and develop long-lasting relationships to ensure our focus remains on innovation.

Behind our Purpose – There’s you
If our mission and your vision align, don’t hesitate to apply! 

We strive to build and maintain an inclusive and diverse workplace with equal opportunities and mutual respect for all employees regardless of their backgrounds and socioeconomic status.

“Note to agencies: this search is being managed by Ferring’s Talent Acquisition team. Kindly do not send us spontaneous profiles.”

Location:Ferring Service Center Portugal