Senior Counsel II, U.S. Antitrust

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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. 

Sr Counsel, U.S. Antitrust

The Global Competition Law (GCL) team in the Gilead Legal Department is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as an expert on US antitrust issues, advising on U.S. pricing and commercialization issues, and advising other teams responsible for intellectual property, development, regulatory, litigation/investigations and supply chain matters in matters with US antitrust relevance. The U.S. Antitrust expert will also be assisting, as other members of the Global Competition Law team, corporate legal colleagues to provide antitrust and merger clearance-related support on corporate transactions (e.g., collaborations, licensing, M&A) and alliance management activities. The individual will report to the Global Lead of Competition Law and expected to work collaboratively with the other members of the team as well as with other teams which focus on the support to the U.S. organization and projects with U.S. focus. We are looking for a thoughtful, creative, innovative, and friendly individual, with excellent collaborative skills to join the team. We are passionate about getting innovative medicines to patients to improve the health and well-being of our communities.

Candidates with an in-depth understanding of federal/state antitrust laws and unfair competition laws is essential, with knowledge of managed markets and health care fraud and abuse laws preferred. Experience advising on commercial agreements for biotech and/or pharmaceutical companies is strongly preferred

The GCL is part of the Global Legal Business Partners organisation, a group of lawyers that sit with the business to identify and manage diverse legal and reputational risks in a complex, highly regulated environment.  As part of the GLBP organization, the Global Competition lawyers are expected to create a competitive advantage by being involved early, providing solutions-oriented advice, and enabling the business to pursue successful strategies that achieve results for our patients and shareholders. The ideal candidate for this role will therefore be prepared to be in a fast-paced environment with a business-minded, practical approach.

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