Associate Director, Enterprise Risk Management

Role Summary

Associate Director, Enterprise Risk Management focused on driving the company’s risk management strategy within a dynamic, regulated biotech environment. Responsible for fostering a risk-aware culture, identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks across financial, operational, strategic, compliance, and reputational domains. Maintains the corporate risk register, supports business continuity planning, and crisis management to ensure long-term success.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional risk identification efforts across all risk categories, gathering insights from stakeholders at various levels of the organization.
• Facilitate risk assessment workshops, scenario analyses, and working groups to inform decision-making.
• Develop and mature risk communication tools, including risk registers and scoring matrices, to evaluate the impact and likelihood of risks.
• Collaborate with compliance and internal audit teams to ensure alignment of ERM deliverables with broader risk-related audits and assessments.
• Partner with business units to identify risk controls, assess their effectiveness, and recommend innovative mitigation strategies.
• Draft narrative risk reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management and the board of directors.
• Design and lead business continuity and crisis management simulations to enhance organizational resilience.
• Provide facilitation support during unforeseen enterprise crisis events, ensuring effective response coordination.
• Monitor external landscape trends, industry shifts, and regulatory changes that could impact the company‚Äôs risk profile.
• Maintain and continuously improve enterprise risk governance principles, policies, and procedures in alignment with industry standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor‚Äôs degree in STEM, finance, business administration, or related field.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical business operations.
• At least 5 years of experience in program management or risk management within the pharmaceutical industry or a highly regulated sector.
• Proven ability to develop and implement enterprise programs, frameworks, and policies.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in risk assessment methodologies and tools.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Proficiency in data analysis software and risk management tools.
• Deep understanding of global pharmaceutical regulations and compliance standards.
• Exceptional organizational skills, problem-solving abilities, and critical thinking.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and collaboration with diverse stakeholders.
• Risk identification, assessment, and mitigation design.
• Risk reporting, dashboards, and governance.
• Business continuity and crisis management facilitation.
• Regulatory awareness in biotechnology/pharma.

Education

• Formal education aligned with STEM, finance, or business administration fields; advanced degrees/certifications are a plus.

Additional Requirements

• None beyond the above that are essential for the role.