Meg Harding

Experience

1. Government Contract Compliance Officer

   Johnson & Johnson

   Nov 2021 — Present · Piscataway, NJ, US

   Provided SME oversight and direction on compliance matters related to U.S. and European Government Contracts, Subcontracts, and Grants. This role encompassed several key areas, including proposals, and administration for grants, collaborations, OTA\'s and contracts. Expertise includes compliance requirements, project management, accounting, timekeeping, procurement requirements, flow-downs, and operation systems. Continuous education is essential to stay updated on the evolving laws, rules, and regulations, ensuring thorough review with legal teams to support the business through training, compliance actions, and ongoing monitoring for improvement.Key AccomplishmentsFostered strong collaboration to support Public Private Partnership between legal teams, operations, finance, compliance, and the business units.Managed multiple global Management Action Plans to address potential compliance issues and audit findings across various functional areas.Reviewed and approved proposals, deliverables, and expenditures to ensure all costs are compliant, reasonable and allowable within collaborative and contracted agreements, ensuring alignment between Johnson & Johnson principles and government regulations.Recommended and facilitated the implementation of enhanced controls to minimize escalations.Expanded the role to include Global also bridging the gap between Healthcare Compliance (HCC) and Government Compliance (GCC) regulations.Collaborated on robust audit responses, and mitigations for several external and internal audits, including direct audits from the U.S. Government, EU authorities.

Education

• State University of New York @ Old Westbury

  Bachelor’s Degree

  1992 — 1995

• Centenary University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  2008 — 2009

• Centenary College

  Master’s Degree

  2008 — 2009

Skills

• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Corporate Finance
• Biotechnology
• Business Planning
• Vaccines
• Cost Accounting
• Government Accounting
• Erp
• Project Management
• Financial Forecasting
• Financial Analysis
• Human Resources
• Financial Reporting
• Leadership
• Management
• Us Gaap
• Sap
• Consolidation
• Quality Assurance
• Accounting
• Employee Benefits
• Financial Accounting
• Government Contracting
• Process Improvement
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Business Strategy
• Manufacturing
• Strategic Planning