Director, Global Ethics & Compliance Policies

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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. 

Director Global Ethics & Compliance Policies

We are seeking a Director Global Ethics & Compliance Policies, reporting to the Global Head Ethics & Compliance Policies, Office of Ethics & Compliance (OEC), to assist in enhancing Gilead´s Ethics & Healthcare Compliance Program. 

Essential Duties and Job Functions

• Support the Global Head of Ethics & Compliance Policies in leading the company’s efforts to develop, propagate, and operationalize ethics & healthcare compliance policies across the company and to ensure business activities comply with relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards.   

• Partner closely with business functions including Commercial, Medical Affairs, Public Affairs, Government Affairs, Finance and Clinical (amongst others), and other teams as part of the OEC and Legal organizations to address ethics & healthcare compliance policy-related issues.   

• Contribute to the continued enhancement of a culture of integrity, supporting the company’s Core Values.

Key responsibilities also include the following:

• Support Global Head Ethics & Compliance Policies in partnering with colleagues across the business functions, OEC and Legal to develop and align on a risk-based approach to ethics & healthcare compliance policy development and propagation.

• Draft and/or oversee the drafting of global ethics & healthcare compliance policies; recommend and/or decide upon global ethics & healthcare compliance policy positions; and respond to requests for policy interpretation. 

• Carry out horizon scanning on changes in the external global ethics & healthcare compliance business environment and develop and implement policy enhancements to reflect the risks.

• Provide global ethics & compliance policy-related support to affiliates worldwide, on an as-needed basis.

• Lead on the internal transition of global and local ethics & healthcare compliance policies to a new document management system.  Leverage technology