Gilead Sciences · 5 hours ago
Senior Director, Business Strategy and Operations
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$261K/yr - $338K/yr
12+ years expGilead Sciences is dedicated to creating a healthier world by developing therapies for life-threatening illnesses. The Senior Director of Business Strategy and Operations will act as a key business partner to the U.S. Commercial HIV leadership team, driving strategic initiatives and managing cross-functional activities to align with organizational goals.
BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Directly manage and develop a team of three direct reports, setting clear priorities, coaching for impact, and fostering high performance and cross‑functional collaboration
Serve as a strategic advisor and primary point of contact for leadership on high‑priority business questions, developing clear, aligned, and decision‑ready responses in partnership with cross‑functional teams. Lead structured work planning for key initiatives with defined milestones, ownership, resources, timelines, and performance tracking
Partner with the U.S. HIV cross‑functional leadership team and key stakeholders to shape leadership agendas, curate high‑value discussions, and develop cohesive internal and external communication strategies. This includes executive presentations, QBRs, earnings preparation and debriefs, leadership forums, customer engagements, and enterprise meetings, with accountability for follow‑through on decisions and actions
Drive enterprise strategic initiatives through operational rigor, cross‑functional alignment, and leadership engagement, with a focused mandate on improving pipeline execution, portfolio prioritization, and business outcomes
Serve as the U.S. point of contact for global ecosystem and pipeline‑related initiatives, identifying enterprise decisions requiring U.S. market input and coordinating cross‑functional engagement to develop a clear, aligned U.S. perspective. Translate global priorities into U.S. implications, socialize trade‑offs and recommendations, and enable informed portfolio, sequencing, and investment decisions
Drive account effectiveness and competitive fitness for priority healthcare delivery organizations by identifying accounts with unmet performance opportunities and partnering cross‑functionally to develop targeted engagement strategies. Lead the development of strategic narratives, situational assessments, action plans, and measurement frameworks; establish recurring account effectiveness business reviews; and synthesize performance insights to inform commercial execution and leadership decisions
Identify and lead opportunities to improve commercial performance and organizational efficiency by diagnosing gaps, redesigning processes, and supporting execution of initiatives aligned to U.S. Commercial and brand objectives
Develop KPIs and track progress
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree and Fourteen Years' Experience OR Masters' Degree and Twelve Years' Experience OR PhD and Twelve Years' Experience
Highly resourceful and strategic thinker with strong emotional intelligence, operational rigor, and project management capabilities
Possesses a strong team-oriented mindset and embraces a collaborative working style
Demonstrated consistent cross-functional collaboration and business partnering, directly contributing to teams to achieve overall objectives
Strong communication skills; comfort in executive, business, and technical discussions
Able to understand the motivations and priorities of colleagues and able 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 and conducting research/analysis to building the business and operational plans to driving execution to success
Depth of understanding of the function's financials; in partnership with finance partners, identifying initiatives to support commercial opportunities for growth
Demonstrated proficiency in enterprise-level thinking and strategy
Advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel
Preferred
Strong enterprise thinking and approach
International work experience helpful
Depth of understanding of the function's financials; in partnership with finance partners, identifying initiatives to support commercial opportunities for growth and returning shareholder value
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 needed
Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and innovative high-growth environment
15+ years of growing responsibility with broad exposure to multiple pharmaceutical functions
Willingness to travel as needed (up to 30%)
Benefits
Discretionary annual bonus
Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
Paid time off
Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
Company
Gilead Sciences
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.41BKey Investors
Abingworth
2024-11-13Post Ipo Debt· $3.5M
2024-02-29Post Ipo Equity· $210M
2023-09-07Post Ipo Debt· $2B
Leadership Team
Keeley Wettan
Senior Vice President, Legal
Patrick Loerch
Senior Vice President, Clinical Data Science
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