Job Title: Senior Meetings Compliance Auditor (Pharma / Life Sciences)

Location: Chennai, India (On-site/Hybrid)

Experience: 8 to 12 years

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Meetings Compliance Auditor to join our Life Sciences compliance services team. You will independently audit pharmaceutical meetings and events managed by third-party Meeting Planning Agencies, testing adherence to Transfer of Value (TOV) reporting requirements, HCP compliance documentation, and meeting-level financial controls. This role works directly with global stakeholders, so excellent English communication is essential.

Key Responsibilities

- Perform attribute-level audits of sampled meetings using a defined audit matrix, scoring each checkpoint as Pass, Fail, or Not Applicable
- Verify HCP Transfer of Value accuracy by comparing invoices against TOV submission files, including gross vs. net treatment, meals, travel, accommodation, honoraria, and co-payments
- Validate proof of attendance and identify attendance/payment mismatches
- Confirm country-specific meal, accommodation, and venue thresholds were met, and that approved exception forms were captured where required
- Review itemized invoices, hotel manifests, air/ground transportation records, and close-out checklists
- Review and categorize agency appeals, and clearly communicate outcomes and reasoning in writing
- Run structured re-audits of failed attributes and manage follow-ups and escalations




- Maintain audit results, appeal tracking, and re-audit files that feed BI dashboards, with weekly updates
- Meet monthly audit cycle deadlines and defined turnaround service levels
- Handle confidential supplier invoices, fees, and contract data with strict discretion

Required Qualifications

- 8 to 12 years of experience in audit, compliance testing, or meeting/event spend review, ideally in pharma, life sciences, or healthcare
- Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Accounting, Finance, Life Sciences, or a related field
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, including audit reports, agency correspondence, and presentations to stakeholders
- Working knowledge of HCP transparency and aggregate spend requirements (U.S. Sunshine Act, EFPIA Disclosure Code, or local market equivalents)
- Strong Excel skills; experience with Power BI or Spotfire is a plus
- High attention to detail, with the ability to work accurately against deadlines and defined checklists

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with meeting management platforms such as Cvent
- Familiarity with multi-market, multi-currency audits and country-specific thresholds
- Ability to review documents in Spanish or Portuguese (or other European languages)
- Comfort collaborating through Microsoft Teams with global stakeholders
- Prior experience in pharma compliance operations or a Big 4 / audit services workplace

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