Business Support Officer

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At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Here at Sobi, our mission and culture get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Opportunities for professional growth
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

This is a remote position.

Introduction/Purpose:

The local Business Support Officer supports the local brand teams.

Key Responsibilities/Scope of the Job:

Business Support

• Administrative support when requested to brand teams in local affiliate
• Organization Team Meeting (book meeting rooms, organize lunch/dinner, etc.)
• Marketing material archiving for legal purpose
• Daily monitoring of mailbox (TBC) and office general phone number (TBC) (incl. forward of SMPCs/PIL updates and archiving in line with SOP VV-QUAL-SOP-01927)

Contract manager

• Maintain contracts templates (HCC and 3rd parties) up-to-date and provide Activity Leads with correct templates
• Review/validation of each contract and SOW before signature
• Drafting of Advisory boards contracts/validation with compliance manager/signature
• Prepare and send out delegate invitation letters for HCPs attending congresses
• Liaise with legal HQ when necessary
• Upload, follow-up and archiving of each contract in CMS
• Support other affiliates/HQ when engaging with Dutch HCP/HCO

Transparency coordinator

• Act as DEP (Data Entry Person) for disclosure of ToVs and reporting on the HQ platform
• Validation of Transfers of values
• Check/follow-up/validation/declaration of TOVs from other affiliates
• Respect new guidelines/legislation (EFPIA & VIG) provided by Compliance Manager
• Yearly introduction of the data’s in the official Dutch system (respecting the official deadlines
  • and FU if questions/comments from HCP/HCOs
• Daily check of transparency mailbox (TBC)

Anti-Bribery & Due Diligence (AB & DD) coordinator

• Follow up that AB & DD assessment is performed for new vendors and re-assessment is performed in a timely manner.
• Coordination AB & Due Diligence assessment of suppliers with Compliance Manager
• Ensure correct documentation regarding the AB & DD assessments is available and archived
• Maintain suppliers lists on Teams ‘Third Party Due Diligence Europe & International ABAC channel
• Back-up of QA manager Benelux Ensure timely complaints introduction in Veeva Quality during absence of the QA Manager

Education/Learning Experience/Work Experience

_Required:_MBO-4, 3 years work experience

Desired: HBO, 3 years of experience in a similar position (within pharma = advantage)

Skills/Knowledge/Languages

• Attention to details / work precisely
• Good organization skills
• Effective communication and team-working ability
• Languages: Dutch , English
• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry, its rules and regulations (CGR) in The Netherlands (= advantage)

Personal Attributes

• High drive and accountability
• Proactive and result driven, “a doer” with a delivery mind-set, flexible, ready and able to exercise initiative
• Ability to multi task and to operate efficiently in a fast moving environment also when under pressure
• Good team player but also capable of managing tasks independently.
• Must be able to work well under pressure, meet short deadlines, and shift priorities seamlessly.-

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi's core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,900 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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