Manager, APAC Healthcare Compliance, Third Party Intermediary

About the role

This role is an individual contributor and subject-matter expert within the centralized compliance operations of the Performance Center for the Asia-Pacific region. It executes due diligence assessments, supports process optimization and ensures consistent application of compliance standards across all cases. The Manager guides HCC and business stakeholders, supports quality reviews and contributes to improving processes, tools and methodologies for third-party intermediary lifecycle management, in line with company policies, anti-bribery/anti-corruption requirements and regional compliance expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end third-party risk assessments (initial and periodic) for intermediaries, using a risk-based approach
• Oversee due diligence: screening, questionnaire review, beneficial owner validation, reputation checks, adverse media, sanctions/PEP reviews and red-flag analysis
• Document risk rationale, ratings, controls and remediation (e.g. contract clauses, training, monitoring, audit rights)
• Determine when enhanced due diligence is needed and coordinate deeper reviews such as site visits and interviews
• Support approving bodies and regional compliance leadership with timely, well-substantiated escalations for high-risk cases
• Partner with Legal, Procurement, Finance and Business so third-party onboarding and renewal requirements are met before engagement and payment
• Maintain audit-ready documentation, monitor portfolio risk and trends, and recommend risk treatment actions
• Review TPRM deliverables, coach stakeholders and manage service levels, case throughput and backlog
• Support internal audits, investigations and regulatory inquiries, and contribute to improving TPRM methodology and tools
• Refine policies, templates and workflows, and help roll out system updates and automation
• Share knowledge, support training of new specialists and stay up to date on emerging risks and regulatory developments

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business, Finance, Compliance or a related discipline
• More than 5 years of experience in compliance, anti-bribery/anti-corruption, third-party due diligence or risk management
• Strong understanding of anti-corruption, healthcare compliance and third-party risk frameworks
• Proven ability to manage complex, high-risk cases independently
• Fluency in English; additional languages in APAC preferred

Required skills

• Analytical, investigative and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail and strong documentation discipline
• Communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Preferred: audit management, complaints investigation, compliance frameworks, CAPA, program management