At Gilead we believe every employee deserves a great leader. As a people leader now or in the future, we expect that you will model and create an environment of inclusion, be intentionally focused on the hiring, development, growth and retention of talent, and empower teams to align and achieve goals.

• Drafts, reviews, and negotiates the following agreements:

• SaaS and other hosted services agreements;
• Software license agreements;
• Managed services agreements;
• Master service agreements;
• Consulting agreements;
• Confidentiality disclosure agreements; and
• Other commercial transactional agreements, ranging from standard contracts to non-standard higher risk contracts.

• Assists client group on various legal projects, including:

• Advising on data security and privacy issues;
• Identifying risk and experience in generating risk/risk mitigation memos;
• Reviewing contracts, identifying issues, and discussing questions or suggestions with senior attorneys, client and/or paralegals; and
• Advising on business risk in complex statements of work.

• Develops and improves templates and procedures to drive efficiencies in the legal review process.
• Analyzes non-standard, complex problems based on experience and makes a recommendation on how to proceed.
• Timely advises clients and other attorneys on higher risk issues and proposes alternative legal terms and solutions to senior counsel for presentation to the client and opposing counsel.
• Promptly escalates legal issues to a higher level where appropriate but typically handles most contract legal matters from beginning to end.
• Clearly explains contract terms to clients and how they affect the business.
• Exhibits exceptional and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
• Collaborates with members of legal department, other business partners (tax, finance, and risk management) and internal client departments.

• Juris Doctorate from a nationally accredited law school.
• Admission to the California state bar, registration as in-house counsel, or ability to gain admission or registration for either within 90 days.
• 4+ years law firm or in-house relevant experience supporting IT with reviewing, drafting and negotiating a high volume of agreements.
• Must have strong client service orientation and dedication to operational excellence.
• Demonstrates solid understanding of hosted services agreements, information technology issues and privacy law; stays up to date on changes in information technology and privacy.
• Ability to manage and serve internal client groups within the company by recognizing and responding quickly and pragmatically to urgent situations and demanding clients.
• Possess solid negotiation skills with the ability to offer pragmatic solutions to business challenges.
• Must be able to set appropriate priorities with clients and deliver results within the established timelines, including, proactively and independently inquire and take ownership to answer internal client questions even when minimal information, direction, and/or policies are available.
• Exceptional and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.

The salary range for this position is: $199,835.00 - $258,610.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans*.

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