What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director, Compliance Operations position at Paratek Pharmaceuticals?
Position Title: Associate Director, Compliance Operations
Department: Legal
Reports To (title): Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
Location: King of Prussia, PA (Hybrid work schedule)
Date: May 2026
☒ Exempt ☐ Non-Exempt
Summary of Position:
The Associate Director, Compliance Operations will play a critical role in advancing the organization's compliance program through operational excellence, data-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration. This individual will lead auditing and monitoring activities, oversee compliance reporting and dashboards, conduct investigations, and partner cross-functionally to communicate compliance insights and results. This individual contributor role will be responsible for executing day-to-day operational activities in a growing organization while offering regular interaction with senior leadership and visibility to executive leaders through presentations and cross-functional meetings.
This individual should be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision, have strong operational and analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across functions in a regulated pharmaceutical environment to ensure alignment with business goals and objectives, and adherence to applicable state and federal aggregate spend and compliance laws, regulations, and codes (such as the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, OIG Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, PhRMA Code & FDCA).
Position Responsibilities:
Compliance Operations & Program Execution
Department: Legal
Reports To (title): Deputy Chief Compliance Officer
Location: King of Prussia, PA (Hybrid work schedule)
Date: May 2026
☒ Exempt ☐ Non-Exempt
Summary of Position:
The Associate Director, Compliance Operations will play a critical role in advancing the organization's compliance program through operational excellence, data-driven insights, and cross-functional collaboration. This individual will lead auditing and monitoring activities, oversee compliance reporting and dashboards, conduct investigations, and partner cross-functionally to communicate compliance insights and results. This individual contributor role will be responsible for executing day-to-day operational activities in a growing organization while offering regular interaction with senior leadership and visibility to executive leaders through presentations and cross-functional meetings.
This individual should be self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision, have strong operational and analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively across functions in a regulated pharmaceutical environment to ensure alignment with business goals and objectives, and adherence to applicable state and federal aggregate spend and compliance laws, regulations, and codes (such as the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, OIG Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers, PhRMA Code & FDCA).
Position Responsibilities:
Compliance Operations & Program Execution
- Lead the execution of compliance auditing and monitoring activities in alignment with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
- Maintain and improve processes to drive operational efficiency and consistency across compliance activities.
- Understand compliance risks and identify potential trends through monitoring activities, escalating findings as appropriate.
- Own, develop and maintain compliance dashboards and routine reporting, working directly with leadership on results.
- Compile and analyze compliance data to support ongoing monitoring and reporting needs.
- Prepare and deliver presentations summarizing compliance activities, findings, and trends.
- Conduct internal compliance investigations related to potential violations of company policies or regulatory requirements.
- Ensure timely documentation, resolution, and remediation of identified issues.
- Partner with Legal, Human Resources (HR), and business stakeholders on investigation outcomes and corrective actions.
- Lead compliance processes related to Open Payments (Sunshine Act) reporting, including vendor management and data validation.
- Own tracking and maintaining state licensing requirements and related documentation.
- Collaborate with third-party vendors to ensure accurate data collection, reporting, and adherence to contractual obligations.
- Partner with Compliance leadership and cross-functional teams to support compliance initiatives and reporting needs.
- Prepare presentations and materials for internal stakeholders.
- Serve as a point of contact for routine compliance operations questions and requests.
- Emulates Paratek's core values – Passionate, Resourceful, Collaborative, Purposeful
- Bachelor's degree required
- At least eight years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with specific healthcare compliance-related experience, with a strong focus on operations, auditing, and monitoring.
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Unquestionable ethics and integrity
- Sound judgment, with an understanding of the intersection of legal, compliance, regulatory and business issues
- Experience analyzing data, creating and working with dashboards, and translating data analysis into insights and trends
- Strong intellect and solid business acumen, coupled with pragmatic and problem-solving skills
- Innovative, strategic and pro-active in anticipation of the future needs of the Company
- Proven "hands-on" approach with solid relationship-building and listening skills
- Ability to understand, simplify and clearly articulate complex issues
- Well organized, reliable, and detail oriented with demonstrated ability to manage time, handle a variety of tasks and responsibilities, and meet timelines with minimal supervision
- A well-rounded, collaborative and team-oriented compliance professional who is proactive, self-motivated to drive and execute compliance initiatives and can manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment while understanding overall healthcare compliance and risk management.
- Technology: Microsoft Office; MedPro; Veeva CRM; Concur; Tableau
- In-Office requirements: 2-3 days per week
- Travel requirements (%): 10%