Executive Director, Compliance & Ethics Investigations

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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.
 

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Job Description
 

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The company's mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from life-threatening diseases worldwide. Headquartered in Foster City, California, Gilead has operations in North, South and Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Gilead makes it a priority to increase access to its medicines for people who can benefit from them, regardless of where they live or their economic status. 

Executive Director, Compliance & Ethics Investigations

This executive director plays a pivotal role in influencing Gilead’s ethical standards and ensuring compliance with regulations, while also influencing stakeholders to embrace ethical practices, regulatory adherence, and the commitment to doing the right thing. 

Responsibilities: 

• Provide strategic vision and leadership for the Ethics and Compliance investigations function, ensuring alignment with the organization's ethics and compliance program. 
• Lead the management of misconduct concerns raised including from the Ethics Hotline, ensuring that it operates as a central and effective channel for reporting and misconduct and addressing ethical concerns throughout the organization. 
• Lead the team responsible for operating the Ethics Hotline and conducting investigations, as well as partner with other areas responsible for protecting the company’s ethical and compliance reputation, such as HR and Litigation and Investigation.  
• Ensure reports are triaged appropriately to reach the right team. 
• Assess and manage compliance concerns reported from various sources, emphasizing our commitment to ethical conduct. 
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to recommend, determine, and influence appropriate courses of action including trend identification and remediation. 
• Triage, create and execute compliance investigation plans and oversee the work of internal and external resources involved in the investigation.  
• Oversee internal and external resources involved in investigations. 
• Ensure investigations are efficient, effective, and thorough. 
• Provide guidance and advice to employees, l