Manager, Compliance Monitoring & Analytics

Inmar Intelligence•Grand Prairie, TX

About The Position

The Manager, Compliance Monitoring and Analytics designs and manages a risk-based monitoring and executive reporting program focused on applicable Federal, State, and local requirements, including DEA and EPA requirements. The role identifies and engages regulatory and operational subject-matter experts, determines the information needed to assess compliance health, locates and validates data across disparate systems, and translates complex requirements and operational knowledge into practical monitoring protocols, indicators, and actionable monthly executive scorecards. The Manager independently drives information discovery, builds and automates technical data pipelines, challenges assumptions, identifies emerging risks and control gaps, and communicates an enterprise-level view of compliance performance to senior leadership. The role works with SMEs, IT, system owners, and a Compliance Data Analyst, and presents risk-based insights to the Vice President, Regulatory Compliance, and senior executives. The position regularly involves computer-based work, reading and communicating, and remaining in a stationary position. Occasional movement within office or operating environments may be required. Reasonable accommodation may be made for individuals with disabilities. Specific physical requirements should be confirmed by HR.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in business, regulatory affairs, analytics, information systems, environmental science, accounting, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
7+ years of experience in regulatory compliance, monitoring, audit, risk management, or data analytics/engineering in a highly regulated environment.
Technical proficiency in SQL and Python, specifically lightweight scripting and pipeline automation.
Hands-on experience executing ETLs, running ad-hoc queries from on-premise databases, and creating and querying databases within a data lake ecosystem such as Google Cloud Platform/BigQuery.
Strong experience using Looker for business intelligence, alongside advanced proficiency in spreadsheet software and Smartsheets.
Ability to independently engage SMEs, extract and synthesize complex regulatory and operational knowledge, and develop technically sound, risk-based monitoring protocols in partnership with SMEs.
Ability to identify needed information, locate disparate data sources, validate data quality, communicate data-structuring needs, and translate findings into executive-level KPIs, dashboards, and recommended actions.
Working knowledge of DEA, EPA, or comparable regulatory requirements.
Strong critical thinking, audit methodology, risk assessment, and cross-functional communication skills.
Must have authorization to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future; the position is not eligible for student visa sponsorship, including F-1 OPT or CPT.

Nice To Haves

Pharmaceutical manufacturing, distribution, reverse distribution, or life sciences experience.
Direct DEA controlled substance or EPA environmental compliance exposure.
Experience developing multi-site compliance scorecards and leading analysts or cross-functional reporting initiatives.
Curiosity and willingness to ask probing questions to uncover risks and knowledge gaps.
A logical, systematic approach to evaluating evidence and identifying meaningful indicators.
Ability to assess incomplete or conflicting information and develop practical solutions.
Clear communication of complex information in written, oral, and visual formats.
Ability to build productive relationships with SMEs and partners across functions.
Initiative to identify information needs and drive work from discovery through delivery.

Responsibilities

Design and maintain a risk-based compliance monitoring framework that prioritizes obligations, controls, processes, and facilities by regulatory exposure and operational risk.
Develop repeatable monitoring protocols with SMEs, including testing criteria, sampling, documentation, risk thresholds, and escalation triggers.
Define and revisit leading and lagging KPIs to assess emerging risk, control effectiveness, and confirmed deficiencies.
Identify gaps in monitoring coverage and recommend practical improvements and corrective actions.
Determine what information executives need to assess compliance health, what evidence supports it, and where it can be obtained.
Perform ETL processes and ad-hoc SQL queries to harvest, reconcile, and validate information from on-premise databases, SMEs, operational records, regulatory submissions, inspection results, enterprise systems, and other sources; resolve conflicting or incomplete data.
Create and manage databases within a data lake architecture using GCP/BigQuery/Starburst, and use Python for lightweight scripting and pipeline automation.
Design and deliver monthly executive scorecards covering compliance status, trends, risk ratings, significant exceptions, control weaknesses, corrective-action status, and decisions requiring leadership attention.
Interpret technical regulatory and operational findings and recommend actions rather than simply reporting activity counts.
Partner with IT and system owners to establish KPI definitions, communicate data-structure requirements, and ensure data is available in dashboard environments; direct the Compliance Data Analyst in execution.
Identify and interview appropriate DEA, EPA, Environmental Health & Safety, Operations, Quality, and technology SMEs to uncover obligations, failure points, controls, and relevant evidence.
Translate SME expertise into measurable monitoring objectives and data requirements, challenge assumptions constructively, and secure cross-functional cooperation without direct authority.
Present risk-based insights to the Vice President, Regulatory Compliance, and senior executives; escalate material concerns and track remediation trends.
Follow quality and safety standards, report safety hazards, treat colleagues and clients courteously, build collaborative relationships, and deliver results with accountability.