Sr Director

Sr. Director, Pharmaceutical Crime/Healthcare Fraud Investigator, IP Legal
United States - Florida - MiamiUnited States - California - Foster City

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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.

About the Role

The global pharmaceutical crime and healthcare fraud market is currently estimated at $400 billion annually. It is too large for governments and law enforcement to address alone. To protect patients and their trust, Gilead is committed to detecting, stopping, and preventing the harm and damage caused by these crimes and their unfair trade practices. This is an exceptional opportunity to join Gilead's dynamic Anti-Counterfeiting/Global Product Security group within IP Legal that is responsible for addressing these threats for the Company. This role will report directly to the head of the group and will lead and accelerate the development of the group's pharmaceutical crime and healthcare fraud program. The role will include both people leadership and individual contributor responsibilities, with a focus on leading the team through an exciting period of growth as we continue to harness data and intelligence to support our proactive programs.

Essential Functions

Leadership & Management
•  Provide visionary leadership in the role of pharmaceutical crime and healthcare fraud investigations to develop and implement best-in-class strategies to detect, address, and prevent fraud.
•  Partner with the team to accelerate the development of its industry-leading Pharmaceutical Crime/Healthcare Fraud Program focused on leveraging data and internal and external relationships to proactively generate investigation leads; thereafter manage and lead the Program and the resulting investigations.
•  Partners with the team to develop a multi-year strategic plan on data-driven-investigations, (including supporting the development of the team's AI/ML-Data Analytics Program as an investigation lead generator), identify the strategic priorities necessary to achieve it, and ensure that those priorities are successfully executed.
•  Leads strategic initiatives and special projects, such as developing a network of internal and external stakeholders and engaging in continuous two-way learning and information sharing to identify and execute on innovative investigative tactics and improved ways of working.
•  Partners effectively across the organization to create and execute project, change, and communication plans.
•  Proactively manage and optimize vendor relationships, oversee contract negotiations, and ensure consistent performance and delivery to support operational needs and strategic goals.
•  Manages, leads, and supports the professional development of a team of investigators and analysts, providing direction, guidance, and support as needed.
•  Represent Gilead at industry meetings, influence and shape industry strategies and initiatives to fight fraud, including developing and executing on education and training strategies.
Knowledge & Judgment

•  Provides subject matter expertise on a broad range of investigative tactics and tools to fully develop cases for appropriate action.

•  Responds to and investigates leads involving complex facts and schemes under guidance and supervision from Team Lead and in partnership with Team Attorneys, Investigators, and Analysts.

•  Maintains accurate and organized documentation of all investigations, ensuring compliance with the team's record-keeping requirements and facilitating regulatory reporting, criminal referrals, and civil litigation.

•  Consistently exercises sound judgment and earns the trust and confidence of key internal and external stakeholders to enhance the group's collaboration efforts and effectiveness.

•  Consistently considers and/or questions the broader implications of actions and ensures internal alignment, including cross-functional alignment, before acting.

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

•  Confident and comfortable navigating ambiguity and confronting adaptive challenges through an open-minded, creative, and inquiry-based approach while remaining solutions-oriented.

•  Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and innovativeness. Challenges are frequently unique, and solutions may have significant impact across various parts of the organization requiring education and coalition building for successful implementation.

Teamwork

•  Understands the roles and responsibilities of, and collaborate well with, teams across functions, departments, and geographies. Triage and redirect issues to the appropriate team.

•  Exemplify a team-culture of trust, respect, and reliance upon each other.

•  Value diverse perspectives and promote inclusivity.

•  Works continuously under consultative direction toward long-range goals and objectives of the team.

•  Assignments are often self-initiated. With no direct supervision.

•  Conducts regular meetings with key stakeholders for awareness and to drive results.

•  Drives alignment by seeking input from cross-functional colleagues and exercising persuasion and influence where appropriate.

•  Builds and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to act quickly and broadly to new and existing threats.

Requirements

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. Please see the following for the qualifications and skills we seek for this role.

Minimum Education & Experience
•  Extensive experience in leading, conducting, documenting, and concluding investigations and supporting follow-on enforcement actions by partnering with attorneys.
•  Extensive experience in building and maintaining valued business relationships among individuals with shared interests and goals to amplify impact.
•  Proven track-record of building successful case referrals for criminal or civil enforcement.
•  Excellent project management skills and sound judgment in managing cases and interacting with internal and external stakeholders click apply for full job details