Compliance Officer (Lyon, France)

Location : LYON, FRANCE

About ARCHIMED

With offices in Europe, North America and Asia, ARCHIMED is a leading investment firm focused exclusively on healthcare industries. Its mix of operational, medical, scientific and financial expertise allows ARCHIMED to serve as both a strategic and financial partner to healthcare businesses. Prioritized areas of focus include Biopharma Products, Consumer Health, Healthcare IT, In Vitro Diagnostics, Life Science Tools \& Biologic Services, MedTech, and Pharma Services.

ARCHIMED helps partners internationalize, acquire, innovate and expand their products and services. ARCHIMED manages €8 billion across its various funds, including the largest healthcare\-only private equity fund raised by a European\-based General Partner. Since inception, ARCHIMED has been a committed Impact investor, both directly and through its EURÊKA Foundation.

The Team

• An international team (with more than 38 nationalities) with complementary education and experience in the investment, medical, scientific, strategic and operational sectors


• Composed of alumni from: INSEAD, Berkeley, Georgetown, Bocconi, HEC Paris, Ponts et Chaussées, ESSEC, Imperial College, Dartmouth, etc.


• Professional backgrounds: Private Equity (3i, Siparex, USS Ltd, Barings, capiton), Consulting (A.T. Kearney, Bain, McKinsey), M\&A (Lazard, EY, KPMG, PwC), Industry (Biotronik, Cerba, Pharmacy, Veterinary)

Reporting to the RCCI, the Compliance Officer will be responsible for a broad range of compliance and regulatory matters covering ARCHIMED's AIFM\-regulated activities and the retail focused product offering of ARCHIMED's evergreen fund strategy, MED Access. ARCHIMED

The successful candidate will be a key point of contact for regulatory matters, internal teams, and external stakeholders, and will contribute to maintaining a strong compliance culture across the firm.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1\. AIFM Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor and update the regulatory mapping applicable to ARCHIMED's activities as an AMF\-authorised AIFM, covering Directive 2011/61/EU, its Level\-II Regulation (EU) 231/2013, and the AMF General Regulation


• Maintain and update internal policies and procedures in line with regulatory requirements applicable for an AMF


• Coordinate preparation and submission of AMF and CSSF regulatory filings, including Annex IV AIFMD reporting, and manage interactions with the AMF on supervisory matters


• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments (AIFMD II, MiFID, SFDR, CBDF Directive, ELTIF 2\.0\) and assess their impact on ARCHIMED's operations

• Support the compliance framework for MED Access, ARCHIMED's evergreen fund strategy distributed to retail and semi\-professional investors, including FCPR and ELTIF 2\.0 vehicle compliance


• Monitor compliance with the ELTIF Regulation (EU) 2015/760 as amended by ELTIF 2\.0 (EU) 2023/606, including portfolio composition rules, liquidity requirements, leverage limits and investor eligibility conditions


• Review and validate marketing communications to ensure compliance with applicable marketing regulation


• Liaise with the AMF on retail fund authorisation, marketing approval, and any investor protection matters related to retail distribution

• Maintain and update ARCHIMED's AML/CTF framework in compliance with French and Luxembourg LCB\-FT regulations and applicable EU directives (AMLD5/6, AMLA)


• Review and validate KYC/AML files for institutional, professional and retail investors, including PEP and sanctions screening


• Manage the LP exclusion and ongoing monitoring process, including adverse media screening and periodic KYC refresh

• Control SFDR entity\-level and product\-level compliance (Article 8 and Article 9 fund disclosures, PAI statements, periodic ESG reports)


• Monitor evolving ESG regulatory requirements including the EU Taxonomy, CSRD and the ESMA Guidelines on fund names

• Contribute to the design and execution of the annual compliance control plan


• Manage independently and effectively a portfolio of compliance controls and projects


• Prepare compliance reports for the Management Committee, Board and LPAC as required


• Organise and deliver compliance training for investment, investor relations and operations teams

• Master's degree (Bac\+5\) in law, finance, business administration or equivalent


• Specialisation in financial regulation, compliance or financial law is a strong plus

• 5 to 8 years of compliance experience in a regulated asset management environment — SGP, fund administrator, law firm specialising in investment funds, or NCA


• Solid hands\-on experience with AIFMD compliance in an operational context — not purely advisory


• Direct experience with retail focused investment products (FCPR, ELTIF, AIF, UCITS, or comparable vehicles) is required — knowledge of distribution channels (CGPs, platforms, insurance wrappers, PER) is a strong plus


• Exposure to Luxembourg fund structures (SCSp, RAIF, SICAR) in addition to French vehicles is an advantage


• Familiarity with US regulatory matters is a plus

• Deep knowledge of AIFMD and its Level\-II Regulation, MiFID 2, ELTIF 2\.0, SFDR and AMF General Regulation


• Strong understanding of AML/KYC frameworks applicable to European AIFMs


• Familiarity with PRIIPs KID requirements and retail marketing compliance


• Ability to draft high\-quality policies, procedures and regulatory analyses in both French and English

• Rigorous, well\-organised, and capable of managing multiple regulatory workstreams simultaneously


• Solutions\-oriented — able to balance regulatory requirements with operational pragmatism


• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work transversally with investment, legal, finance and investor relations teams


• Proactive in monitoring regulatory developments and translating them into actionable internal updates


• Discretion and integrity in all matters

• French — fluent


• English — fluent

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