Director - U.S. Ethics & Compliance Advisor

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

At Gilead, our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention, as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers. We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world’s most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come. As a Director - U.S. Ethics & Compliance Advisor at Gilead, you will be responsible for acting as the key point of ethics and compliance support for relevant Gilead Commercial. You will partner with leaders across Legal, Commercial, Medical, and Clinical Development to build and integrate the compliance program into the US Gilead organization. This role requires knowledge and experience in practices related to interactions between commercial, medical affairs, and market access. You will invest time and effort in building strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and cultivating a collaborative environment based on mutual respect and understanding. You will approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset, respond promptly to inquiries, requests, or concerns raised by business stakeholders, and demonstrate a sense of urgency in addressing their needs while providing timely feedback. Fostering open and transparent communication channels with business stakeholders is key, clearly communicating requirements, explaining the rationale behind decisions, and providing regular updates on relevant changes or developments. You will continuously evaluate and improve internal processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in supporting the business in achieving company goals, minimizing unnecessary bureaucracy and simplifying workflows to facilitate smooth interactions. 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, and recognize and assess healthcare compliance risks and develop associated 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 compliance-related incident response processes with internal stakeholders and 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, working in partnership with the Legal Business partners and other compliance teams to help ensure the organization operates within ethical and compliance frameworks. Additionally, you will lead, inspire, and develop the team, fostering a high-performance culture, and provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to enhance the team’s capabilities and effectiveness.

Requirements

• 12 years of relevant experience in compliance with a bachelor's degree or 10 years of relevant experience with a master's degree.
• Experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
• Knowledge and experience in practices related to interactions between commercial, medical affairs and market access.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key point of ethics and compliance support for relevant Gilead Commercial.
• Partner with leaders across Legal, Commercial, Medical, Clinical Development to build and integrate the compliance program into the US Gilead organization.
• 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.
• Approach challenges with a problem-solving mindset.
• 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.
• 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 and assess healthcare compliance risks and develop associated 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 compliance-related incident response processes with internal stakeholders.
• 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 Legal Business partners and other compliance teams to help ensure the organization operates within ethical and compliance frameworks.
• Lead, inspire, and develop the team, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and professional development opportunities to enhance the team’s capabilities and effectiveness.

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: Director