Associate Director – Global Trade Compliance

🔥 16 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $165.5k - $214.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🚔 Compliance

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Gilead Sciences

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10,000+ employees

🏥 Healthcare

🧬 Biotechnology

💊 Pharmaceuticals

💰 $3.5M Post-IPO Debt - Gilead Sciences on 2024-11

Healthcare • Biotechnology • Pharmaceuticals

Gilead Sciences is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on researching, developing, and commercializing medicines primarily in virology, oncology, and inflammation. The company advances transformative therapies, runs extensive clinical programs and research collaborations, and supports access, global health, and community funding initiatives. Gilead also emphasizes corporate responsibility, sustainability, and inclusion while maintaining a broad pipeline of therapies and patient access programs.

📋 Description

• Define and execute the global trade compliance strategy aligned to corporate, supply chain, and financial objectives • Establish global policies, procedures, and governance frameworks for import/export compliance • Maintain oversight of export controls, sanctions, and customs regulations • Oversee compliant import/export activities, including classification, valuation, country of origin, and licensing • Ensure controls for Harmonized Tariff Schedule classification and customs declarations • Provide trade guidance for product launches, clinical supply, and market expansion • Lead global trade compliance risk assessments and mitigation strategies • Establish internal controls for compliance and audit readiness • Own internal audits and support regulatory audits • Manage export licenses, permits, and certifications and engage with customs authorities and regulatory agencies • Identify and implement trade optimization opportunities, including FTAs, duty drawback, and inward processing • Drive standardization of trade compliance processes and documentation • Implement and optimize trade compliance systems such as SAP GTS or equivalent • Enhance automation, data integrity, and reporting capabilities • Partner across Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing, Commercial, Legal, Tax, and Finance • Advise senior leadership on trade-related risks, costs, and opportunities • Develop and deploy enterprise-wide trade compliance training programs • Lead and develop a high-performing global team

🎯 Requirements

• BA and 10+ years of relevant experience in global trade compliance in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated industries required OR MA/MS and 8+ years of relevant experience required OR PhD and 5+ years of relevant experience required • Deep expertise in import/export regulations, customs compliance, and trade risk management • Strong understanding of supply chain, financial flows, and regulatory implications • Demonstrated experience partnering with Legal, Tax, and Finance functions • Experience building and scaling global compliance programs • Advanced degree (Masters) strongly preferred • Ability to balance compliance rigor with operational and financial performance • Strong judgment in complex regulatory and financial environments • Executive-level stakeholder engagement across Supply Chain, Legal, and Finance • Ability to operate in matrixed, global environments

🏖️ Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus • Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives • Paid time off • Company-sponsored medical insurance • Company-sponsored dental insurance • Company-sponsored vision insurance • Company-sponsored life insurance