Senior Director Strategy & Operations, HIV Prevention

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve 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 world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.
 

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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's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide. As a Senior Director, Strategy & Operations, HIV Prevention, you will play a critical and exciting role within the HIV Prevention leadership team, helping to develop and refine processes that drive performance of the current PrEP portfolio, lead key projects and initiatives, and accelerate business outcomes. This role is based in Foster City, CA, and requires an on-site presence; remote or off-site work is not permitted.

Reporting to the Vice President of HIV Prevention, the incumbent will serve as a key partner to the HIV Prevention leadership team and be immersed in the business's strategic and operational elements. They will collaborate closely with other cross-functional teams and partners, including those in HIV Treatment, Franchise, Commercial Operations, Medical, Managed Markets, Analytics, Government and Public Affairs, HR, and others. The incumbent will oversee key operational activities, lead cross-functional activities and strategic projects within the business, and act as a thought partner to ensure strong organizational strategy and direction.

The successful candidate will be a dynamic leader, with a strong track record of strategic and operational work experience across a broad range of commercial or related functional areas in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry.  They should have the proven ability to manage complex and ambiguous projects effectively, influence stakeholders without direct authority, effectively network across the organization, communicate with senior leaders in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and be a proactive, self-starter. 

Key Responsibilities; 

• Establish and lead the creation of the new business unit, including but not limited to governance, leadership committee and meetings (LT, XLT, VPC, etc), day-to-day BU processes, communications, ways of working, etc

• Serve as point of contact on strategic asks from leadership and work with cross-functional teams to develop consolidated and aligned responses with high quality. Develop and maintain detailed work plans on key initiatives, including identifying project tasks, clear milestones, and assignments of work project responsibilities, schedules, plans, resources, budget, and status reports.

• Targeted focus on driving business results and strategic initiatives through operational rigor, collaboration and cross-functional/leadership alignment

• Establish business processes, roles, and responsibilities across the newly built HIV Prevention Business Unit. Uncover areas within the business that drive performance or efficiency improvements and support project management of initiatives aligned with HIV Prevention and US Commercial Goals.

• Develop and maintain detailed work plans on key initiatives, which include identification of project tasks, clear milestones, and assignments of work project responsibilities, schedules, plans, resources, budget, and status reports.

• Oversee and manage HIV Prevention leadership team meetings, including curating topical discussions for U.S. leadership team meetings and driving actions/follow-up

• Work closely with U.S. Leadership, HIV Prevention Leadership, Public Affairs, HR, and Finance to partner on internal and external communications strategy and preparation/content for impactful presentations.

• This includes QBRs, monthly business reviews, Earnings prepa ration and debriefs, leadership meetings, project/initiative presentations, customer meetings, keynote talks, all Hands, BU objectives and scorecards, National and Mid-Year Meeting presentations, follow-up communications, first Friday calls, field leaders calls, and online/social media communications.

• Develop KPIs and track progress 

• Collaborate across multiple internal functions to manage employee, customer, and other appearances for the executive, including prioritizing internal and external events based on impact and strategic goals, partnering on preparation, and ensuring timely follow-up.

• Stay informed on industry trends and best practices to ensure programs, processes, and initiatives are meaningful and aligned with the overall business strategy

• Support future pipeline and portfolio questions through partnerships with global, clinical, and medical to ensure connectivity and alignment of overall strategy

• Partner with Global teams to execute on ideas shared by the international L4P Team competition

Skills, Knowledge and Expectations:

• Strong strategic thinking. Experience and ability to develop and articulate complex strategic issues and ideas (e.g., Research strategy, corporate strategy).

• Proactive, self-starter; exceptionally organized and able to prioritize to ensure delivery within timelines

• Experience talent who can verbally articulate a story and have strong PowerPoint skills to develop executive-level slide sets.

Agility

• Capable of working on multiple projects with overlapping timelines and meeting all deadlines with the ability to digest and prioritize information quickly.

• Advanced verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Experience in executive communications, working with senior leaders to produce high-quality communications materials under tight timelines.

Long-Term Strategic Planning

• Experienced designer of long-term strategic planning,

Research/innovation planning or corporate strategy development

• This includes developing materials (models, slides) for executive-level discussions. Prior experience participating in or leading strategic planning activities.

Industry knowledge

• Adept and knowledgeable about the biotech and biopharma industry.

• Familiar with key players, their portfolios, strengths and weaknesses.

• Possess the desire to understand key drivers of success in the sector and have a point of view on these as they pertain to Gilead.

• Familiarity with emerging technologies and strategic themes in industry (digital health, M&A trends, pricing environment, regional nuances, commercial models, etc.)

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree and Fourteen Years’ Experience

OR

Masters' Degree and Twelve Years’ Experience

OR

PhD and Twelve Years’ Experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Highly resourceful and strategic thinker with strong emotional intelligence, operational rigor, and project management capabilities

• Demonstrated consistent cross-functional collaborator and business partner, directly contributing to teams to achieve overall objectives

• Strong communication skills across functions and leadership teams; comfort in business and technical discussions. Able to voice opinion diplomatically and to influence without direct authority 

• Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative high-growth environment

• Experience driving large initiatives from framing the problem, conducting research/analysis to building the business and operational plans through to driving execution to success is required

• Depth of understanding of the function’s financials; in partnership with finance partners, identifying initiatives to support commercial opportunities for growth

• Strong enterprise thinking and approach

• Willingness to travel as needed (up to 30%)

• Preference for experience at top tier agency or consulting firm

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.

 

The salary range for this position is: $243,100.00 - $314,600.00. 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*.

For additional benefits information, visit:

https://www.gilead.com/careers/compensation-benefits-and-wellbeing

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

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