Director Medical Governance and Compliance

Overview

The Medical Governance and Compliance Lead, Medical Affairs is responsible for ensuring the scientific rigor, data integrity, and regulatory compliance of all Medical Affairs activities at PepsiCo. This role establishes and oversees the quality framework that enables unbranded, science‑centric engagement, evidence generation, and external scientific collaboration in a compliant and scalable manner.

The role partners closely with Medical Affairs leadership, Legal, Regulatory, Policy, and Clinical Operations to ensure PepsiCo’s medical strategy is executed with the highest standards of quality, transparency, and credibility.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain quality standards for Medical Affairs activities, including evidence synthesis, meta‑analyses, clinical studies, and real‑world evidence.
• Ensure scientific outputs are accurate, traceable, reproducible, and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Oversee quality review of scientific and educational materials used in unbranded engagement.

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements governing scientific communications and engagement.
• Partner with Legal and Regulatory teams to interpret and operationalize evolving regulations.
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation and inspection preparedness for Medical Affairs activities.

• Govern the compliant execution of scientific engagement strategies, including KOL interactions and external collaborations.
• Own Sunshine Act and transparency processes related to Medical Affairs engagements.
• Ensure fair market value and ethical standards are applied consistently.

• Develop and manage Medical Affairs SOPs, approval workflows, and quality controls.
• Implement risk‑based quality management approaches across regions and programs.
• Drive harmonization and best‑practice sharing across Medical Affairs teams.

• Proactively identify quality and compliance risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead deviation management, root‑cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Continuously evolve quality frameworks to support new Medical Affairs capabilities and growth.

Compensation & Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $132,200 - $262,400.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
• Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

• Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, public health, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in Medical Affairs, clinical quality, regulatory compliance, or scientific governance.
• Strong understanding of evidence generation, scientific communications, and unbranded engagement models.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Proven ability to balance rigor, speed, and innovation in a complex organization.

EEO Statement

EEO Statement

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901-4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity / Age

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• Advanced degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy, public health, or related field.
• Demonstrated experience in Medical Affairs, clinical quality, regulatory compliance, or scientific governance.
• Strong understanding of evidence generation, scientific communications, and unbranded engagement models.
• Experience working in highly regulated environments with cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Proven ability to balance rigor, speed, and innovation in a complex organization.

• Establish and maintain quality standards for Medical Affairs activities, including evidence synthesis, meta‑analyses, clinical studies, and real‑world evidence.
• Ensure scientific outputs are accurate, traceable, reproducible, and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Oversee quality review of scientific and educational materials used in unbranded engagement.

• Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements governing scientific communications and engagement.
• Partner with Legal and Regulatory teams to interpret and operationalize evolving regulations.
• Maintain audit‑ready documentation and inspection preparedness for Medical Affairs activities.

• Govern the compliant execution of scientific engagement strategies, including KOL interactions and external collaborations.
• Own Sunshine Act and transparency processes related to Medical Affairs engagements.
• Ensure fair market value and ethical standards are applied consistently.

• Develop and manage Medical Affairs SOPs, approval workflows, and quality controls.
• Implement risk‑based quality management approaches across regions and programs.
• Drive harmonization and best‑practice sharing across Medical Affairs teams.

• Proactively identify quality and compliance risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Lead deviation management, root‑cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
• Continuously evolve quality frameworks to support new Medical Affairs capabilities and growth.

Compensation & Benefits:

• The expected compensation range for this position is between $132,200 - $262,400.
• Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process.
• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 25% of annual salary paid out annually and an additional target payout of 10% of annual salary is paid out over 3 years following the end of the performance period.
• Long term incentive equity may be awarded based on eligibility and performance.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.