Selected Accomplishments:Continuously assess legal regulatory landscape and industry best practices in the area of FDA laws, PhRMA Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals, OIG Guidance to the Pharmaceutical Industry, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Antikickback Laws, Antitrust, international regulatory standards for the pharmaceutical industry (IFPMA) and Code of Business Conduct;Successfully complete auditing and monitoring activities related to high-risk business practices, identify gaps which may pose a risk to the company, and guide business functions in developing policies and/or procedures that minimize riskManage relationships with third-party vendors conducting compliance audits, including reviewing qualifications, ensuring contract is secured, budgets are adhered to, overseeing protocols, and evaluating the content and methodology for compiling the final audit report; Conduct live monitoring and manage a team of field monitors in connection with a number of field reviews, with focus on sales personnel interactions with healthcare professionals consistent with the legal requirements and industry guidelines; Communicate and manage Corrective Action plans resulting from audit and monitoring findings, ensuring that all significant areas are appropriately documented and addressed;Research and benchmark industry best practices with focus on corporate social responsibility and the elimination of healthcare fraud and abuse;Communicate and provide compliance advice and requirements to appropriate personnel and healthcare professionals through targeted training initiatives or via the Ethics Hotline response system.

HIPAA Privacy Paralegal / Contracts Paralegal

Developed and managed the overall Office of Ethics & Compliance ("OEC") global communication strategy with focus on promoting ethical decision-making, and enhancing access to the OEC;Managed all promotional event/meeting planning for the OEC, including booth or helpdesk activities at sales meetings and domestic and international office/plant locations;Developed and launched interactive ethics challenge games, and manage the budget/inventory of premiums for use at promotional events and training sessions; Developed and managed content for the ethics and compliance intranet website, Code of Business Conduct and Corporate Social Responsibility Report;Wrote features and articles, including ethics and compliance dilemmas, case studies and success stories for hard copy and electronic employee newsletters;Partnered with Training Development team in assessing compliance training needs, and developed annual training curriculum. Developed a number of toolkits and presentation materials for the company's Code of Business Conduct and related policies and procedures, designed to support live and web-based training efforts;Provided oversight in the area of measuring program effectiveness, including the dissemination of a comprehensive ethics culture survey, tracking high impact topics for employees, and generating reports to senior management regarding effectiveness of ethics and compliance training and communication initiatives.; Managed company-wide efforts relating to data privacy; preparing and reviewing HIPAA communication and training materials, and generally acting as the subject matter expert for privacy in the Office of Ethics and Compliance. Facilitated all meetings of the Privacy Steering Committee and functional sub-teams.

Selected Accomplishments:Responsible for the corporate maintenance of approximately 45 active corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships. Annual maintenance tasks included preparing and filing of state annual reports, franchise tax reports, annual meeting minutes and tracking of securities for financial reporting purposes.

Selected Accomplishments:Managed the day-to-day administration of parent and subsidiary minute books, prepared documents and assisted in transactional closings of various acquisitions and divestitures of companies; monitored compliance and prepared filings in connection with Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; Administered and managed the incentive stock plan for 600 employees worldwide and prepared all compensation related information for publication in the Proxy Statement and 10-K Annual Re