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

Gilead Sciences Inc.; Foster City (CA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Discretionary stock-based long-termINs

Paid time off

Benefits package

Company-sponsored medical, dental, and

Job summary

Gilead Sciences Inc. is seeking a Senior Ethics & Compliance Advisor to join our hybrid team in Foster City, CA.

This role reports to the Senior Director/Director, US Ethics & Compliance and focuses on ensuring Medical Affairs activities meet the highest ethical and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate holds a JD with extensive compliance experience in biotech or pharma, with strong leadership and communication skills to mentor a team and collaborate across Legal, Commercial, and Medical

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate or in-house legal/compliance credentials preferred.
• 7–9+ years of compliance experience in biotech/pharma or equivalent.
• Excellent verbal and written communication in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in healthcare compliance ensuring Medical Affairs aligns with ethical standards.
• Partner with Legal, Commercial, Medical, Clinical Development to integrate compliance into US Medical Organization.
• Advise on ethics/compliance insights and mitigate identified risks.
• Develop and deliver trainings to enhance compliance understanding among stakeholders.
• Monitor policies, due diligence, transparency, and other healthcare compliance needs.
• Stay updated on ethics/compliance developments and industry trends.

Skills

Clear communication

Compliance experience

Leadership / mentoring

Education

Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or equivalent legal credentials

Master's degree (preferred)

PhD (preferred)

Bachelor's degree

Job description

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe.

We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description

This position reports to the Senior Director/Director, US Ethics & Compliance Advisor and is hybrid, located onsite in Foster City, CA.

• 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.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and Ten Years' Experience
• Masters' Degree and Eight Years' Experience
• PhD and Two Years' Experience

Minimum Education & Experience: A Juris Doctorate or fully qualified legal credentials in one or more geographies of operations is preferred but not required. 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.

People Leader Accountabilities

• 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.

The salary range for this position is: $182,070.00 - $235,620.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary.

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
• Paid time off
• Benefits package
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*

For additional benefits information, visit: https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

* Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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