Job description
Internal Auditor
- Opella Location: Budapest, Hungary or Warsaw, Poland Hybrid Working You’ve built experience, now use it where bold ideas meet real impact. At Opella, we’re challenging how self-care works for millions of people and need leaders and experts ready to shape what’s next. As an Internal Auditor you’ll bring your skill, your curiosity and your drive to make health simpler, smarter and more human. The Opportunity Reporting to the Head of Internal Audit, you will play a key role in delivering independent, risk-based assurance and advisory services across Opella's global operations. You'll help assess and strengthen regulatory compliance, quality systems, healthcare operations, manufacturing processes, and patient safety practices. This position offers a unique blend of Internal Audit expertise and exposure to highly regulated healthcare and pharmaceutical environments, allowing you to partner with senior stakeholders while helping to build a high-performing audit function. What You'll Be Doing Plan and deliver risk-based audits across compliance, healthcare operations, manufacturing quality, and regulatory environments. Assess emerging and strategic risks and contribute to the development of the annual audit plan. Lead audit and advisory engagements focused on compliance, ethics, patient safety, and quality systems. Challenge and influence stakeholders by providing objective, risk-based insights and recommendations. Prepare clear and impactful audit reports for management and governance forums. Monitor remediation activities and support the effective resolution of audit findings. Contribute to the development of our Internal Audit function , helping improve methodologies, processes, and the use of digital and data-driven audit techniques. Key Requirements 8+ years' experience in Internal Audit, Risk, Compliance, or Assurance within the healthcare, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or related regulated sectors. Strong knowledge of regulatory frameworks, including GxP, GMP, Pharmacovigilance, Quality Systems, and/or GDPR . Proven experience conducting risk-based audits within complex, regulated environments. Experience engaging and influencing senior stakeholders while maintaining independence and objectivity. Strong analytical skills, with exposure to data analytics, emerging technologies, AI, or digital audit tools . A degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Engineering, Pharmacy, Life Sciences, or a related field; CIA or other relevant certifications are advantageous. Fluent English communication skills, with the flexibility to travel internationally up to 30–40% . This is more than the next step in your career, it’s a chance to lead change and help reinvent self-care for the world. If you’re ready to challenge, inspire and deliver impact that matters, we’re ready for you. We are challengers. We are Opella.
About Us
Opella is the self-care challenger with the purest and third-largest portfolio in the Over The Counter (OTC) & Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements (VMS) market globally. Our mission is to bring health in people’s hands by making self-care as simple as it should be. For half a billion consumers worldwide – and counting. At the core of this mission is our 100 loved brands, our 11,000-strong global team, our 13 best-in-class manufacturing sites and 4 specialized science and innovation development centers.
Headquartered in France, Opella is the proud maker of many of the world’s most loved brands, including Allegra, Buscopan, Doliprane, Dulcolax, Enterogermina, Essentiale and Mucosolvan. As a globally certified B Corp company, we are active players in the journey towards healthier people and planet. Find out more about our mission at www.
opella.com Opella values diversity in all its forms and is committed to fostering a workplace where everyone can belong and excel. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. #LI-HYBRID