Manager, Audit and Analytics (Healthcare Compliance)

Job Description

Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide. Our Risk, Governance & Audit (RGA) function plays a critical role in advancing Gilead’s commitment to integrity, accountability, and patient-centric innovation. We independently and objectively evaluate business processes and information systems to identify key risks, assess the effectiveness of controls, and provide actionable recommendations that strengthen our control environment and enable sustainable business performance.

The Compliance Audit Manager is responsible for leading and executing healthcare compliance audits across global affiliates and corporate functions. This role partners closely with the Senior Director and cross-functional stakeholders to support annual risk assessments, develop a thoughtful and data-driven audit approach, and deliver high-quality insights that enhance governance and compliance practices.

Key responsibilities include managing end-to-end audit activities—from planning and scoping to execution and reporting—and driving meaningful improvements in business processes, operating effectiveness, and internal controls. The role requires building strong, trusted relationships across the organization to understand evolving business risks and ensure audit coverage remains aligned with Gilead’s strategic priorities. The scope of compliance audits may include, but is not limited to:

• Anti-bribery and anti-corruption (e.g., FCPA, False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute)
• Promotional and non-promotional activities
• Grants, donations, and research funding
• Patient support programs
• Monitoring activities and transparency reporting
• Third-party relationships

We look for curious and 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute various audits (domestic and international) related to anti-bribery and anti-corruption (ABAC) and healthcare compliance for affiliates, distributors, and other third parties.
• Assist audit leaders with the design of audit programs, working papers, and internal audit reports.
• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience; OR
• Masters' degree and 4+ years of relevant experience; OR
• PhD and 0+ years of relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration with solid technical proficiency in accounting and auditing.
• CPA, CIA, CFE, or equivalent certification preferred.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience with a pharma company and/or major public accounting/consulting firm in a client-facing capacity.
• 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 15% per year.

People Leader Accountabilities:

• Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
• Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
• Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.