Associate Director, Global Commercial Trade Compliance

BeOne continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or similar and 8 + years of progressive experience in Global Trade Compliance required.
• Master’s degree and 6+ years of progressive experience in Trade Compliance preferably within the biotech, pharmaceutical, CRO, industry.

The Associate Director, Global Trade Compliance provides enterprise-wide strategic leadership for global trade compliance and operations. This role is accountable for designing, implementing, and overseeing an organization’s international import and export compliance programs.

Responsibilities:

Global Import & Customs Operations

• Multi-Jurisdictional Customs Governance: Direct corporate Multi-Jurisdictional Customs Governance: Direct corporate compliance with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and parallel international customs authorities across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.
• Global Master Data Management: Standardize and audit worldwide trade master data, ensuring accuracy in Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) classifications, Country of Origin (COO), and structural customs valuation methodologies.
• Duty Optimization Strategies: Design and execute corporate programs to capture duty savings via Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Duty Drawback, Bonded Warehouses, and Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs).

Partner Government Agency Governance

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Direct the cross-border compliance framework for commercial drug products and biologics. Ensure FDA master data is accurate and used throughout the supply chain and in parallel international equivalents across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM. Serve as the lead investigator and responder for FDA import alerts.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Govern the import and export of animal-derived components, biological media, cell lines, and enzymes used in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. Coordinate with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to secure vital import permits and veterinary health certificates and in parallel international equivalents across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Direct trade compliance programs for chemical formulations and lab reagents under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Manage positive/negative TSCA certifications and in parallel international equivalents across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.

• Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS): Command the licensing and declaration process for pharmaceutical ingredients, active elements, or research materials derived from protected animal or plant species under CITES and the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and in parallel international equivalents across EMEA, APAC, and LATAM.

Risk Management & Enterprise Leadership

• Global Audit & Corrective Action: Maintain the strategy and process for internal trade assessments, external government audits, and the submissions of PSCs, PD’s, etc.
• Broker & Partner Network Governance: Maintain global service level agreements (SLAs), SOPs, and KPIs for international customs brokers and freight forwarders to minimize clearance delays.
• Supply Chain Security Programs: Develop global trusted trader programs including C-TPAT, AEO (Authorized Economic Operator), and PIP.
• Global Export Controls & Sanctions: Work within a Cross Functional team to continue the improvement of our deemed exports, controls and sanctions screenings, and dual-use program.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

5+ years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources, preferred.

Computer Skills : Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook), Advanced expertise in GTM systems, TMS architecture, and ERP platforms (e.g., SAP).

Other Qualifications: Due to global nature of company early morning or evening meeting may be required

Travel: 20%

Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Driving Excellence, Bold Ingenuity and Collaborative Spirit, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

• Fosters Teamwork
• Provides and Solicits Honest and Actionable Feedback
• Self-Awareness
• Acts Inclusively
• Demonstrates Initiative
• Entrepreneurial Mindset
• Continuous Learning
• Embraces Change
• Results-Oriented
• Analytical Thinking/Data Analysis
• Financial Excellence
• Communicates with Clarity

Salary Range: $138,500.00 - $188,500.00 annually

BeOne is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Actual compensation packages are determined by several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to job-related skills, depth of experience, certifications, relevant education or training, and specific work location. Packages may vary by location due to differences in the cost of labor. The recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for a preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the listed range reflects the base salary or hourly range only. Non-Commercial roles are eligible to participate in the annual bonus plan, and Commercial roles are eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan. All Company employees have the opportunity to own shares of BeOne Medicines Ltd. stock because all employees are eligible for discretionary equity awards and to voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The Company has a comprehensive benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, and Wellness.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. BeOne does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and any other applicable federal, state or local laws, applicants who require reasonable accommodation in the job application process may contact View email address on aiapply.co.