Director, Employee Relations Partner - Foster City

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
 

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, Employee Relations, at Gilead you will...

About the Role

ER is a global center of excellence in the HR Strategy & Operations organization.  Our vision is to ensure all employees are treated fairly and with respect and we do this by helping the organization navigate complex people issues in a way that is fair, consistent, and compliant.  Reporting to the Head of Employee Relations (ER) Americas, Americas ER Partners are responsible for providing core ER support to assigned business functions.  They review and approve the basis of all company-initiated separations and support the processes that often lead to them, e.g. by conducting internal investigations and managing the disciplinary process, providing late-stage performance improvement support, supporting reorganizations and redundancies, and reviewing and approving severance eligibility.  They also partner with HR and business leaders to use data to share insights and trends, deliver relevant training as needed, support strategic initiatives and special projects, and update, maintain, and interpret ER policies and related knowledge articles. ER Partners are complimented by specialized HR Compliance and Investigations sub-teams, which are situated within the broader Employee Relations organization.

The team and role are based in Foster City, California, where the company is headquartered.   

Essential Duties & Job Functions

Knowledge & Judgment

• Provides subject matter expertise on a broad range of ER issues, including performance management, investigations, high risk disciplinary actions and terminations, re-organizations, complex leaves of absence and disability accommodations issues, and HR policies and practices, among others.

• Contributes to continued development, scaling, and stabilization of ER’s core service catalog, including but not limited to, prioritizing efforts to improve internal processes, develop knowledge articles and training, leverage data and metrics to make better informed decisions, and enhance the employee experience.  

• Consistently exercises sound judgment and earns the trust and confidence of key internal clients and stakeholders when advising HR and business leaders on ER matters. 

• Simplifies complexity by considering multiple factors and providing clear recommendations that are attuned to, and understood by, a particular audience.

• Confident and comfortable navigating ambiguity and confronting adaptive challenges through an open-minded, creative, and inquiry-based approach.  Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness.  Challenges are frequently unique and solutions may serve as precedent for future decisions which affect the entire organization.

• Provides guidance to HR Business Partners, Business Managers and Senior Management on managing Gilead's employment risk. 

• Responds to and investigates complaints involving complex employment matters under guidance and supervision from senior ER leadership and Legal. Assists in the