Associate Director, U.S. Ethics & Compliance Advisor, Medical Affairs

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

27d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position reports to the Senior Director/Director, US Ethics & Compliance Advisor and is hybrid, located onsite in Foster City, CA. As an Associate Director, U.S. Ethics & Compliance Advisor, Medical Affairs at Gilead, you will work with the Senior Director to provide expertise in healthcare compliance ensuring that Medical Affairs activities align with the highest ethical and compliance standards. You will partner with leaders across Legal, Commercial, Medical, and Clinical Development to build and integrate the compliance program into the US Medical Organization. You 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. You will advise on and support the business and other key stakeholders in operationalizing compliance processes and executing within legal and compliance-related requirements. You will develop and deliver trainings and educational sessions to enhance ethics and compliance understanding among stakeholders. You will recognize healthcare compliance risks and support the identification of mitigation controls to help address, as needed. You will partner as needed with the Privacy and Data Ethics team to operationalize requirements related to data privacy, information security, cyber laws, and industry codes. You will support and facilitate policy, training and communications, monitoring, risk assessments, due diligence, transparency, and other healthcare compliance needs. You will stay abreast of relevant ethics and compliance developments and industry trends. You will work in partnership with the US Legal Business Partners and other Legal and/or Compliance teams to help ensure the organization operates within ethical and compliance frameworks. You will lead, inspire, and foster a high-performance culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and Ten Years' Experience OR Masters' Degree and Eight Years' Experience OR PhD and Two Years' Experience
• 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.
• 7-9+ years of Compliance experience.
• Management experience and ability to mentor and supervise a team of professionals.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

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 to provide expertise in healthcare compliance ensuring that Medical Affairs activities align with the highest ethical and compliance standards.
• Partner with leaders across Legal, Commercial, Medical, Clinical Development to build and integrate the compliance program into the US Medical Organization.
• 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 support the identification of mitigation controls to help address, 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 healthcare compliance needs
• Stay abreast of relevant ethics and compliance developments and industry trends.
• Work in partnership with the US Legal Business Partners and other Legal and/or Compliance teams to help ensure the organization operates within ethical and compliance frameworks
• Lead, inspire, and foster a high-performance culture

Benefits

• company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

What This Job Offers

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