.Legal Counsel - Mexico City - Office Based with FlexICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organization. We're proud to foster an inclusive environment driving innovation and excellence, and we welcome you to join us on our mission to shape the future of clinical development.JR123516At ICON, it's our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfill our mission to advance and improve patients' lives.Our 'Own It' culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organization: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organization that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point.As Legal Counsel on the Ethics & Compliance team, you will lead the ethics and compliance program in LATAM and support the global team on managing compliance operations.Responsibilities:Embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining processes and adding value to our business.Act as the key point of contact for the ICON Ethics & Compliance program in LATAM, promoting the program across the regional business leads and providing pragmatic and timely advice on ethics and compliance issues:Acting as the primary point of contact for ethics and compliance support in the region.Conducting training independently for employees and ICON vendors, developing training materials and monitoring training progress.Identifying ethics and compliance matters that require follow-up or investigation.Assisting in internal investigations arising in LATAM.Managing legal regulatory requests and investigations in LATAM.Building relationships with regional business leads to partner on compliance issues.Providing regional LATAM support for global compliance initiatives.Reviewing and advising on compliance contractual terms.Providing legal advice on vendor compliance issues.Assisting in the review of compliance disclosure requests.Lead and manage ICON's Ethics and Compliance Operations, globally, which includes:Policy ManagementEthics and Compliance TrainingCommunications StrategyAudit and RFI DefenseMaintenance of mailbox and other centralized resourcesInternal team trainingTeam Metrics and MonitoringBilling and InvoicingAssist Compliance Monitoring Manager in reviewing, tracking, and reporting on compliance monitoring controls within the business.To be successful in the role, you will have:3 years + PQE (Qualified Lawyer PQE)Relevant working experience in ethics and compliance and/or compliance operationsA good understanding of legal, regulatory and risk management concepts.Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in English is required.Able to work effectively in both independent and team settings.Proactive, organized, detail-oriented, and logical
