Associate Director, Legal (International Employment Counsel)

At Gilead were creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years weve 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 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 life-changing 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

We have the following exciting opportunity for an Associate Director Legal on our global employment law team. This role directly reports to our Senior Associate General Counsel Global Head of Employment Law within our Global Litigation and Investigations (L&I) Team.

Gilead Sciences

Gileads mission is to innovate and deliver transformative therapies to create a healthier world for all people. This mission drives our litigation investigation and risk assessment lawyer will help direct manage and execute our complex high-profile and sophisticated portfolio of matters toward optimum results while leveraging innovation incorporating a keen understanding of Gilead and industry dynamics and applying a sophisticated knowledge of the law and external dynamics.

Gilead is a very collaborative and people-focused this lawyer will need a high level of emotional intelligence. The role requires excellent judgment and experience demonstrating the ability to understand and adapt to highly complex and evolving legal issues and external dynamics in a way that furthers effective communication advice decision-making and execution in both independent and collaborative lawyer will also be expected to effectively manage outside counsel and other legal service providers in a manner that brings out the highest caliber of legal advice work product advocacy and results with maximum efficiency. There will be opportunities to counsel and present to our business leaders including executive management across the company and serve as a representative in external forums.

The Position

Employment Counsel at Gilead are responsible for providing legal advice and guidance on a wide range of employment matters in a fast-paced environment including day-to-day management of employment litigation key internal investigations and employee disputes as well as work closely with Human Resources Total Rewards Employee Resources country/affiliate counsel and other functions to assist with employment issues that arise from the Companys operations of 18000 employees worldwide.

This role is located in Gileads Stockley Park office in Uxbridge UK. The position is part of a two-attorney team working outside of the U.S. and closely collaborates with the Senior Director Legal (International Employment Counsel) also located in Uxbridge UK. This role reports to the Senior Associate General Counsel Global Head of Employment Law located in the U.S. This position should enjoy working collaboratively and closely with colleagues; align with L&Is culture of respect support high standards and affability; and demonstrate Gileads Core Values of Integrity Inclusion Teamwork Excellence and Accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as one of two lawyers for the employment law function outside of the U.S. with a focus on Gileads ACE Region (Australia Canada & Europe) as well as support for LatAm Middle East APAC and any of Gileads other 30 global sites or affiliates.

• Provide advice and counsel on a broad range of employment issues including recruitment hiring employee discipline and disputes performance management terminations reorganizations and restructurings complex leaves of absence and accommodations issues HR compliance compensation contingent workers and key internal investigations of potential violations of Company policies among others.

• Partner and coordinate on matters with country/affiliate counsel HR Business Partners Employee Relations and local external counsel

• Provide employment law advice related to Works Council matters in France Germany Italy Netherlands and Austria.

• In coordination with HR and Employee Relations assist with drafting and reviewing agreements policies standards and business procedures designed to foster compliance with various employment laws and regulations.

• Stay up to date with relevant legal developments across the regions.

• Enhance and develop organizational knowledge of employment law matters through trainings or updates.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business leaders other members of the Gilead Legal team the HR and Employee Relations teams and other internal clients to support employment law compliance and manage employment law risk.

Knowledge Experience & Skills

• UK qualified employment lawyer with significant experience practicing global employment law at a reputable law firm and/or in-house in the UK with global responsibility.

• The position will require strong expertise in UK employment law and a knowledge of European employment law and regulations.

• Excellent project management skills and sound judgment in delivering legal advice managing matters and interacting with internal business clients and stakeholders.

• Experience in coordinating legal advice on matters across multiple jurisdictions including across European region.

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with a variety of different personalities.

• Ability to understand and evaluate risk and provide practical clear and commercial legal guidance to help reach alignment and solutions with cross-functional stakeholders.

• High influencing and persuasion skills including ability to negotiate with opposing counsel.

• Demonstrated client service orientation and ability to recognize and respond quickly and pragmatically to urgent situations.

• Exceptional and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment is critical. The position requires setting appropriate priorities with clients and delivering results within the reasonable agreed timelines.

• The candidate must demonstrate ability to learn think creatively and devise solutions to challenging problems and must exercise mature and reliable judgment.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively Gilead or the Company) to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation benefits transfers layoffs returns from layoffs company-sponsored training education assistance social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds which may include an individuals gender race color national origin ancestry religion creed physical or mental disability marital status sexual orientation medical condition veteran status and age unless such protection is prohibited by federal state municipal provincial local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.