At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve tackled diseases such as HIV viral hepatitis COVID19 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 worlds biggest health challenges and our mission requires collaboration determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gileads team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of lifechanging scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions and were 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.

Job Description

Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The companys mission is to advance the care of patients suffering from lifethreatening 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.

Job Description

The HRSS Total Rewards Analyst is responsible for supporting the daytoday operational activities related to employee benefits and some compensation programs across North and South America.

This position may support the of compensation processes such as retention bonuses stock grants reporting offcycle promotions and salary adjustments. This role involves analyzing data and providing recommendations to ensure the organizations compensation and benefits program remains compliant and aligned with business objectives. This role supports the administration of employee benefits compensation and retirement/pension. These programs include medical dental vision 401k and deferred comp plans and employee incentives. This position will work closely with the HR COEs and Payroll teams to ensure seamless administration and communication of benefits and compensation programs for employees. The analyst is a subject matter expert in the daytoday operations of total rewards programs vendor administration plan analysis benchmarking and reporting. They also play a crucial role in compliance and regulatory adherence ensuring plan documents remain up to date and align with current and future legal requirements. This position is responsible for managing and analyzing data trends to optimize benefits offerings and provide support to Total Rewards programs and other HR initiatives as required.

Essential Duties & Job Functions:

Benefits and Compensation Administration:

• Supports the development administration and of benefit programs including health welfare retirement pension and wellbeing offerings across the Americas region

• Implements and manages the daytoday operations of benefits programs including health insurance financial wellbeing plans plan enrollments and contributions

• Supports benefits audits and ensures compliance with regional regulations (e.g. ACA COBRA 5500 filings and local statutory requirements)

• Ensures the accuracy and compliance of all benefitsrelated filings

• Assist with the organizations retirement plan including audits ongoing compliance nondiscrimination testing and plan review

• Leads process of monthly benefits accruals/invoices & variance reporting

• Provide necessary reports for allocation/billing charges

• Investigates escalated benefit issues conducts root cause analyses recommends and implements solutions

• Provides training education and engaging and clear communications to employees (e.g. financial wellbeing education sessions virtual health fairs and event coordination as required)

• Assist employees regarding benefits claim issues and plan changes

• Manage benefit content across online portals plan sponsor websites thirdparty administrator(s) enrollment webpage and reviews regularly for accuracy

• Maintain benefits plans and literature in HRIS ServiceNow Portal external total rewards portal employee benefits portal and company intranet sites.

• Accurately reconcile benefit invoices and team member paycheck contributions resolving errors

• Oversee annual enrollment processes including communications vendor coordination and employee education

• Respond to Tier 2 escalated benefits inquiries from managers and employees on plan provisions benefits enrollments life status changes and other general inquiries

• Assist in preparing standard or ad hoc benefits and compensation reports

• Other accountabilities as assigned

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Gathers analyzes and interprets data related to compensation and benefits data to identify trends and make recommendations

• Develops and maintains reports and presentations for leadership

• Collaborate with COEs on monitoring and reporting out on the effectiveness of compensation and benefits programs for enhancement opportunities

Compliance and Policy Development:

• Ensure compliance with DOL COBRA ACA HIPAA ERISA and any other applicable Federal State and local legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation obtaining qualified opinions enforcing adherence to requirements and advising management on needed actions

• Ensure compensation and benefits programs comply with federal state and local regulations.

• Partner with COEs to develop and update compensation and benefits policies and procedures

• Stay informed about industry trends and best practices recommending enhancements accordingly

Knowledge Experience and Skills:

• Experience administering compensation & benefits programs

• Experience within a controlled group structure

• Working knowledge of general employment laws regulations and federal/state compliance requirements

• Extensive knowledge of employee benefits and applicable laws

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal negotiation and conflict resolution skills

• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail

• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines in a fastpaced environment

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills

• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate

• Ability to act with integrity professionalism and discretion in handling confidential information

• Thorough knowledge of employmentrelated laws and regulations related to employee benefits

• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software

• Proficiency with or the ability to quickly learn the organizations HCM systems CRMs and talent management systems
  Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills; Ability to operate effectively and proactively with a customer focus and employee experience mindset.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Ability to interpret guidelines policies and complex state or federal regulations to provide guidance to all levels.

• Ability to gather and analyze data to identify critical issues and make independent decisions; perform duties with accuracy and attention to detail; Able to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately.

• Strong presentation skills; with experience developing and delivering training modules or programs.

• Experience collaborating with crossfunctional teams including HRBPs Total Rewards Payroll and Legal

Basic Qualifications:

• High School and Ten Years Experience OR Associate Degree and Eight Years Experience OR Bachelors Degree and Six Years Experience OR Masters Degree and Four Years Experience

• 57 years of progressively increasing experience administering in Benefits Administration/Programs or Compensation Operations

• Minimum of 4 years of experience using HR and Payroll systems (e.g. Workday SAP Ultipro Oracle PeopleSoft Lawson ADP Safeguard)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Employee Benefit Specialist (CEBS) SPHR PHR or similar certification is a plus PHR CEBS SHRMCP CBP Certification

Job Environment:

Office setting with physical proximity to other employees. Some background noise from other employees copy machine and virtual telephone.

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Eligible employees may participate in benefit plans subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

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