Compliance Manger

Sectra Limited (CO UK) operates within the group management systems maintained by Headquarters. The Compliance Manager is responsible for ensuring that CO UK adheres to those management systems and follows the policies and processes set out within them, with primary focus on the Quality Management System certified to ISO 9001.

The role represents CO UK in operational excellence forums alongside Quality Managers from Headquarters and other Country Organisations, raising local issues and cascading group requirements into the UK business. It owns local compliance documentation, coordinates local audit and management review activity, manages assigned corrective actions, and maintains the UK’s supplier evaluation and online assessment obligations.

In addition, the role leads the implementation of an environmental management system and certification to ISO 14001 for CO UK.

Key Responsibilities

Group Management Systems and Operational Excellence

• Ensure CO UK adheres to the group Quality Management System and follows the policies and processes contained within it.
• Represent CO UK at operational excellence meetings with Quality Managers from Headquarters and other Country Organisations, raising local issues and feeding group requirements back into the UK business.
• Act as the local point of contact with Headquarters in relation to the group ISO 9001 (Quality) certification, for which CO UK is in scope.
• Maintain an awareness of the group ISO 27001 (Information Security) certification and support related activity where required. Local compliance with ISO 27001 is led by the UK Information Security Lead.
• Manage relevant Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPAs) assigned to CO UK, tracking each through to verified closure.
• Prepare documentation for CO UK Management Review Meetings in line with Headquarters templates, and support the running of those meetings.
  
  

Audit Support

• Support Headquarters in the planning and delivery of relevant internal audits, including identifying the relevant CO UK stakeholders and coordinating their participation.
• Issue communications ahead of audit activity to ensure local processes and documentation are current and audit ready.
• Support external audit activity as required, including evidence collation and audit readiness checks.
  
  

Local Documentation and Policies

• Maintain CO UK Department Specification and applicable local process documentation, keeping them current and audit ready.
• Ensure local documentation is reviewed and approved as required, including the Labour Standards Assurance System (LSAS) policy and the Modern Slavery Policy.
• Maintain local commitments and supporting documentation including net zero and the carbon reduction plan.
• Maintain the Corporate Resolution Plan and Service Continuity Plan with support from the relevant stakeholders.
  
  

Assessments, Suppliers and Assurance

• Maintain UK online assessments, including the Evergreen Assessment and the Modern Slavery Assessment.
• Undertake evaluation and assurance of UK suppliers.
• Assist with the completion of Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIA) and Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) submissions where applicable, working with Information Security who lead this activity.
• Track, report and support the delivery of contractual social value commitments.
• Monitor emerging legislation and regulatory requirements relevant to CO UK, assess the impact and escalate or action as appropriate.
  
  

Environmental Management – ISO 14001

• Lead the implementation of an environmental management system for CO UK and achieve certification to ISO 14001 within the agreed timescale.
  
  

Life at Sectra

You will be part of the organisation in the UK who runs the Sales, Deployment and Support Departments for our market. Your work here at Sectra will have a direct impact on our mission to create solutions that are beneficial for life. Our culture is focused on principles of transparency, personal empowerment, and collaboration. We prioritize your professional and personal development.

We offer

• A professional workplace with fantastic colleagues, who also have fun at work.
• A work environment where your voice will be heard and where your efforts make a difference.
• The ability to work with products that bring real benefits to society.
• An environment that features technically advanced systems and where patient safety and efficient workflows are key aspects.
• An international environment with the opportunity to work in, or with, other countries and cultures.
  
  

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At Sectra, we hire for attitude and ability – train for skill. This means who you are is more important than your previous experiences. There are a few core abilities that are central for any role. We always look for your willingness and ability to learn and take on new tasks fast, utilize previous experiences and quickly grasp new information. We also want you to have a strong analytical mindset in which we consider it to be important that you can understand and break down and solve problems. We also look for good communicators who have the ability to interact with colleagues, partners and customers in an effective, clear and constructive way.

In addition to these abilities, we also want you to:

• Degree qualified or equivalent relevant professional experience in compliance, quality, environmental management, governance, risk management, or a related discipline.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple compliance activities, deadlines, and stakeholder requirements simultaneously.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate records and produce audit-ready documentation.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify risks, assess impacts, and recommend practical solutions
• Confident communicator who can engage effectively with internal teams, external auditors, suppliers, customers, and group stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and drive improvements without direct authority.
• A proactive approach with a focus on continuous improvement and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Experience supporting or managing a quality, compliance, environmental or operational management system within a regulated environment
• Experience preparing for audits, maintaining controlled documentation, managing corrective actions, and driving continual improvement.
• Understanding of regulatory compliance requirements and ability to translate these into practical business processes.
  
  

We consider it a great asset if you:

• Relevant certifications in information security or project management (e.g., CISSP, PMP).
• Understand information security principles
• Knowledge of healthcare and medical devices industry and of NHS procurement requirements, including social value commitments and reporting obligations.
• Experience implementing, maintaining, or supporting ISO management systems, particularly ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and/or ISO 27001.
• Experience supporting environmental management systems and certification activities
• Experience supporting UK GDPR compliance activities, including maintaining Data Processing Agreements (DPA) and Records of Processing Activities (RoPA)
  
  

Other information:

The goal is for the right candidate to start as soon as possible .

We recruit on an ongoing basis. This means we encourage you to apply or contact us as soon as possible.

Depending on the role, a mandatory background security screening might be performed as part of the recruitment process at Sectra. Please reach out to the responsible hiring team if you have any questions regarding this. Learn more about our recruitment process here.