Director, Project Management

About the role

The Director, Project Management at Gilead will lead high-priority U.S. Commercial strategic initiatives and serve as a strategic advisor to leaders across Business Units and functions. The incumbent will report to the Senior Director, Business Strategy & Operations and will be based in Foster City, CA.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead strategic initiatives that support and consult on the development and execution of strategic initiatives aligned to U.S. Commercial goals and objectives.
• Partner with leadership to shape strategy, clarify choices, challenge thinking, and drive decisions on complex cross-functional initiatives.
• Develop new concepts, techniques, standards, and approaches that may serve as models or precedents for future work.
• Lead complex planning, operations, and special projects with significant organizational impact and limited direct supervision.
• Create executive-level work products, including strategic frameworks, governance models, recommendations, narratives, and decision materials.
• Anticipate interdependencies, risks, and organizational implications, and proactively mobilize stakeholders to resolve issues.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 12 years Experience OR Masters' Degree and 10 years years experience OR PhD and 8 years experience
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree, MBA, PhD, or MD with 10+ years of relevant experience. 2+ years at a top-tier consulting firm preferred.
• Deep biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience is strongly preferred. Must have deep understanding of the U.S. Commercial business, portfolio, and enterprise operating environment.

Skills

• Experience developing strategies across commercial, functional, or enterprise contexts.
• Demonstrated ability to solve unique, highly complex problems requiring a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and business judgment.
• Able to operate under consultative direction toward long-range goals and objectives, with assignments largely self-initiated.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive consensus across stakeholders with competing priorities.
• Strong judgment on decisions or recommendations that may affect financial, employee, public relations, or organizational outcomes.
• Exceptional ability to synthesize complex situations, illustrate strategic choices, and facilitate discussions that lead to resolution.
• Deep experience designing and deploying rigorous processes, tools, templates, governance, and operating models at scale.
• High EQ, executive presence, sound judgment, and confidence to provide dissenting views when appropriate.
• Familiarity with Change Management frameworks and principles, specifically ADKAR.
• Must be highly proficient in PowerPoint and able to craft compelling executive-ready stories with minimal guidance.
• Proficiency in Smartsheet, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Teams, and Microsoft 360 CoPilot.

Pay

The salary range for this position is: $226,185.00 - $292,710.00. Gilead considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary.