Associate Director, Ethics & Compliance Advisor, HIV Treatment

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

26d • $182,070 - $235,620 • Onsite

About The Position

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California. This role serves as an Ethics and Compliance Advisor supporting US Commercial HIV Treatment and reporting to the Senior Director US Ethics and Compliance Advisor HIV. The Associate Director will work with the Senior Director advising HIV Treatment Commercial to provide expertise in healthcare compliance ensuring that activities align with the highest ethical and compliance standards. This role will partner with leaders across Gilead to build and integrate the compliance program into Gilead’s organization and to embed compliance and integrity into Gilead’s culture. The Associate Director will help drive global consistency in our compliance program, and ensure best practices are shared and adopted across Gilead geographies and functions. This role will apply knowledge and experience in practices related to interactions between commercial, medical affairs and market access. The Associate Director will participate in activity reviews consistent with established policies and processes, advising on ethics and compliance insights and recommendations, including outreach to relevant stakeholders or subject matter experts when appropriate. They will advise on and support the business and other key stakeholders in operationalizing compliance processes and executing within legal and compliance-related requirements. Additionally, the Associate Director will develop and deliver trainings and educational sessions to enhance ethics and compliance understanding among stakeholders, recognize healthcare compliance risks and enterprise risk and support the identification of mitigation controls to help address, as needed. They will consult on business activities and initiatives that pose compliance considerations, working closely with the legal and Ethics and Compliance teams who provide primary support for relevant business functions, as needed. This role will partner as needed with the Privacy and Data Ethics team to operationalize requirements related to data privacy, information security, cyber laws, industry codes. The Associate Director will support and facilitate policy, training and communications, monitoring, risk assessments, due diligence, transparency, and other compliance needs. They will stay abreast of relevant ethics and compliance developments and industry trends. The Associate Director will work in partnership with the Gilead’s Legal team and other Legal and/or Compliance teams to help ensure the organization operates within ethical and compliance frameworks. This role will lead, inspire, and foster a culture of compliance and integrity.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required with 10 years of relevant experience in compliance or 8 years of experience with a master's degree.
• Extensive professional experience in-house in biotech, pharmaceuticals or other highly regulated industries or law firm advising in all relevant areas of practice for these industries. Ideally the majority of the years of career spent in-house.
• Management experience and ability to mentor and supervise a team of professionals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Knowledge and experience in practices related to interactions between commercial, medical affairs and market access.
• Invest time and effort in building strong relationships with relevant stakeholders.
• Act as a trusted advisor and cultivate a collaborative environment based on mutual respect and understanding.
• Ability to exercise judgment and propose courses of action where precedent may not exist.
• An inquisitive mind with strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Work together with colleagues across Legal and Ethics and Compliance teams to find ethical and compliant solutions.
• Cultivate and display the ethics and values for which Gilead strives, and actively engage with stakeholders from a place of trust and partnership.
• Be firm when needed, even when working with more senior stakeholders.
• Apply a deep understanding of the biopharma industry, Gilead's business objectives, and the specific challenges faced by different departments. This will enable the legal and compliance team to provide tailored and practical advice.
• Respond promptly to inquiries, requests, or concerns raised by business stakeholders.
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency in addressing their needs and provide timely feedback.
• Foster open and transparent communication channels with business stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate requirements, explain the rationale behind decisions, and provide regular updates on relevant changes or developments.
• Continuously evaluate and improve internal processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in supporting the business in achieving company goals.
• Minimize unnecessary bureaucracy and simplify workflows to facilitate smooth interactions.
• Embrace a culture of continuous improvement.
• Actively seek feedback from business stakeholders and strive to enhance the quality and effectiveness of support provided.

Nice To Haves

• A Juris Doctorate or fully qualified legal credentials in one or more geographies of operations is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Senior Director advising HIV Treatment Commercial to provide expertise in healthcare compliance ensuring that activities align with the highest ethical and compliance standards.
• Partner with leaders across Gilead to build and integrate the compliance program into the Gilead’s organization and to embed compliance and integrity into Gilead’s culture.
• Help drive global consistency in our compliance program, and ensure best practices are shared and adopted across Gilead geographies and functions.
• Apply knowledge and experience in practices related to interactions between commercial, medical affairs and market access.
• Participate in activity reviews consistent with established policies and processes, advising on ethics and compliance insights and recommendations, including outreach to relevant stakeholders or subject matter experts when appropriate.
• Advise on and support the business and other key stakeholders in operationalizing compliance processes and executing within legal and compliance-related requirements.
• Develop and deliver trainings and educational sessions to enhance ethics and compliance understanding among stakeholders.
• Recognize healthcare compliance risks and enterprise risk and support the identification of mitigation controls to help address, as needed.
• Consult on business activities and initiatives that pose compliance considerations, working closely with the legal and Ethics and Compliance teams who provide primary support for relevant business functions, as needed.
• Partner as needed with Privacy and Data Ethics team to operationalize requirements related to data privacy, information security, cyber laws, industry codes.
• Support and facilitate policy, training and communications, monitoring, risk assessments, due diligence, transparency, and other compliance needs.
• Stay abreast of relevant ethics and compliance developments and industry trends.
• Work in partnership with the Gilead’s Legal team and other Legal and/or Compliance teams to help ensure the organization operates within ethical and compliance frameworks.
• Lead, inspire, and foster a culture of compliance and integrity.
• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

Benefits

• company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• discretionary annual bonus
• discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager