AstraZenecaAssociate Director, Compliance - AstraZeneca India Private Limited; APAC Regional Supply
Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2024Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaAnghrija joined AZIPL in 2019, as Compliance Business Partner for the Global Innovation & Technology Centre in Chennai. In over 4+ years at AstraZeneca, her role expanded across business units and geographies across the APAC region. In this particular role, Anghrija supported the Global Innovation & Technology Centre at Chennai, the Global Business Services function (Chennai & Bangalore), the R&D and Clinical Development Insights (CDI) teams in Bangalore, apart from providing Compliance Business Partner support to the APAC Regional Supply Operations teams at Bangalore, Cikarang (Indonesia), and North Ryde (Australia). She supported the AZIPL entity and the APAC Regional Supply Leadership Team in achieving their strategic objectives with integrity and per ethical standards by providing strong ownership of the second line of defense and embedding a culture of compliance through engagement. She led compliance governance, strategies, frameworks, and programs for ABAC, data privacy, conflicts of interest, 3PRM, human rights due diligence, external engagements, cybersecurity, social media, etc. She collaborated on developing and implementing compliance policies, processes, procedures, internal controls, risk mitigation, and training. She reported to senior compliance and business leadership on compliance risk program strategy, operational execution, and emerging risks, rules and regulations. She collaborated across functions and provided recommendations on compliance and conduct risk issues. She advised on transaction-related bribery and corruption risks.