Ethics, Risk & Compliance Manager

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Location: Toronto, Ontario

This role is based in Toronto, Canada. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible to you and you have full right to work in this location.

This job posting is for an existing position

At Novartis Canada, ethics and compliance are not guardrails — they are enablers of trust, innovation, and sustainable performance. As ERC Manager, you will play a pivotal role in shaping how ethical decisions are made across the organization, partnering closely with business leaders to navigate risk with confidence and integrity. This is an opportunity to influence meaningful outcomes for patients and the business alike, combining pragmatic advisory support with forward looking approaches, including the thoughtful use of data and emerging technologies. You will help strengthen ethical culture, enable compliant innovation, and continuously evolve how Ethics, Risk and Compliance adds value in a complex and fast changing environment.

 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to provide pragmatic Ethics, Risk and Compliance guidance on conduct, risk, and decision‑making. 
• Enable business initiatives while ensuring alignment with Novartis policies, industry codes, and applicable laws. 
• Proactively identify emerging risks and support ethical, compliant outcomes across functions. 
• Design and deliver role‑based, risk‑focused training in ethics, compliance, and risk management. 
• Strengthen transparency practices through effective collaboration with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Lead country‑level risk assessments, issue management, remediation, and compliance monitoring activities. 
• Use data, insights, and technology, including artificial intelligence, to enhance risk sensing and compliance effectiveness. 

Essential Requirements 

• University degree in Law, Business, Life Sciences, or a related discipline. 
• Experience within the Canadian pharmaceutical or life sciences sector. 
• Professional experience in ethics, risk, compliance, legal, or governance roles. 
• Ability to translate policies and regulatory requirements into clear, practical business guidance. 
• Experience operating in a matrixed, cross‑functional environment. 
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with sound judgment and credibility. 
• Analytical mindset with experience using data and technology, including artificial intelligence, to manage risk. 

Desirable Requirements 

• Professional certification in compliance, ethics, or risk management. 

At Novartis Canada, we are determined to be a valued partner and advocate, with a deep understanding of patient needs along the entire care journey – from drug development, to diagnosis, to access and beyond. Part of the way we are doing this is by leveraging data, technology, and partnerships.

Research & Development: we focus on four core therapeutic areas: Cardiovascular, Renal & Metabolic, Immunology, Neuroscience and Oncology. We also develop and deliver treatments through other promoted and established brands, which today are helping millions of patients. Over the last three years, our average annual research and development investment in Canada was over $30 million, and we conduct clinical trial research in every region throughout Canada.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team’s representatives of the patients and communities we serve.

 

Skills Desired

Business Acumen, Business Stewardship- Functional Capabilities, Courage​, Critical thinking (Analytical thinking/ problem solving)​, Delivering Collective Impact, empowerment, Ethical Leadership, Fast decision making​, Influencing, Inspirational​, Lead and Develop People, Learning agility, and Resilience, Navigates Complexity, Prioritization, Proactive and Accountable, Provide clarity on goals​, Risk Management, Self-Awareness, Social awareness and interpersonal & comms skills (read the room)​, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Thinking (Connecting the dots and looking at bigger picture), Strong Execution, Talent Development