Associate Director, Global Commercial Trade Compliance
BeiGene
Summary
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.
Job description
Global Import & Customs Operations
- 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%.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or similar
- 8+ years of progressive experience in Global Trade Compliance
- Master’s degree and 6+ years of progressive experience in Trade Compliance preferably within the biotech, pharmaceutical, CRO, industry
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
- Advanced expertise in GTM systems, TMS architecture, and ERP platforms (e.g., SAP)
- 5+ years of managerial experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs or directing the allocation of resources, preferred
- Due to global nature of company early morning or evening meeting may be required
- Travel: 20%
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- 401(k)
- FSA/HSA
- Life Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness
- Stock Options
- Incentive Compensation Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Company overview
BeiGene, Ltd., now rebranding as BeOne Medicines, is a global commercial-stage biotechnology company specializing in the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative oncology medicines. Founded in 2010 by John V. Oyler and Xiaodong Wang, the company has grown into a multinational organization with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Beijing, China, and Basel, Switzerland. BeiGene focuses on developing targeted and immune-oncology therapies for cancer treatment, with a diverse pipeline that includes internally discovered products like BRUKINSA (zanubrutinib), a Bruton's tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and Tevimbra (tislelizumab), a PD-1 inhibitor. The company operates across six continents with over 45 countries participating in clinical trials and has enrolled more than 30,000 patients in its research programs. With approximately 12,000 employees worldwide, BeiGene has established itself as a significant player in global oncology, particularly with strong market presence in China and expanding operations in the United States and Europe. The company's mission centers on expanding access to high-quality cancer therapies worldwide through persistent innovation and challenging traditional approaches to drug development.