Job Description

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.

Our company and team:

At Gilead, we’re committed to creating possible. For more than 30 years, we’ve pursued the impossible, chased it down, tackled it for answers and surrounded it for a way in. We have worked tirelessly to bring forward medicines for life-threatening diseases. Through bold and transformative science, we’re creating possibilities that have the potential to become the next generation of life-changing medicines. Our ambition is evident in our mission. Because the impossible is not impossible. It’s what’s next.

Our Risk Governance and Audit team objectively and independently performs audit reviews of business processes and information systems to identify key risks, related controls, and recommendations for improvement and issue resolution. We also assess internal controls to test operational effectiveness or ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Physician Payments Sunshine Act and relevant local laws. We frequently partner with cross-functional groups throughout our company in the design of improvements to processes and systems that deliver value and drive operational excellence. Ultimately, we foster a culture of continuous improvement.

We look for curious, smart people who have the imagination to improve processes and controls and strive to be a little better every single day. We all roll up our sleeves and work on audits as a team and bounce ideas off each other to come up with the right answer. We strive to be hardworking, humble, and collaborative with our stakeholders.

What you will be doing (the position):

• Plan, execute and prepare reports for anti-bribery/anti-corruption audits, forensic compliance audits including vendors and other 3rd parties and other operational audits primarily, but not limited to the Asia region.

• Lead the design of audit programs, working papers, and internal audit reports.
• Assist senior management with annual risk assessments by identifying audit areas and risks.
• Develop relationships with and learn from internal audit senior leadership.
• Aggregate collected data to identify patterns related to operational activities, potential risks, including process deficiencies.
• Perform root cause analysis on identified deficiencies and provide recommendations for remediation.
• Interact with business process owners and stakeholders on risk-related, audit, compliance, or data analytics matters.
• Identify and evaluate risks, operational processes, internal controls, and their execution for process improvement opportunities through audit fieldwork.
• Create project plans, manage project timelines and internal/external resources to achieve objectives.

Your knowledge, experience and skills:

• BA or BS degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration with solid technical proficiency in accounting and auditing.
• CPA, CIA, CFE, or equivalent certification preferred.
• 5-8 years of relevant experience in external audit (Big 4), internal audit (Fortune 500), or other healthcare compliance/FCPA/ABAC investigation.
• Knowledge and understanding of the FCPA, UK Anti-Bribery Statue, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Code, U.S. Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act (FCA), U.S. Federal and State transparency reporting requirements, and other relevant laws and regulations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey ideas clearly and interact effectively with senior leadership and all levels and functions of the organization.
• Ability to manage, prioritize, and coordinate multiple tasks required while maintaining flexibility and adaptability to changes and various time zones.
• Ability to travel domestic and international up to 10% per year.

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

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