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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.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

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

Director, Organizational Effectiveness

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company founded in 1987. Together we deliver life-saving therapies to patients in need. With the commitment and drive you bring to the workplace every day, you will be part of a team that is changing the world and helping millions of people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. Our worldwide staff is a close community where you can see the tangible results of your contributions, where every individual’s contribution matters, and everyone has a chance to enhance their skills through ongoing development. Our scientific focus has resulted in marketed products that are benefiting hundreds of thousands of people, a pipeline of late-stage drug candidates, and unmatched patient access programs to ensure medications are available to those who could otherwise not afford them. By joining Gilead, you will further our mission to address unmet medical needs and improve life by advancing the care of patients with life-threatening diseases.

Job Overview

The Director, Organization Effectiveness (OE) will be a pivotal member of the OE Team, partnering with business leaders to address adaptive business challenges. This role focuses on aligning people, processes, structures, and culture with strategic goals to achieve meaningful outcomes. They will leverage expertise in processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance organizational performance, agility, and employee engagement, driving transformation from within.

The Director, OE will enable high-impact projects critical to the delivery of our business strategy. As an internal advisor, the incumbent will collaborate closely with business leaders, HR Business Partners, and Centers of Excellence globally to diagnose organizational challenges, identify improvement opportunities, and develop solutions to enhance effectiveness. Enabling the enterprise on a continuous improvement journey to deliver enhanced organizational performance, foster a positive work culture, and support long-term business success.

This position reports to the Global Head of Organization Effectiveness and is based in Foster City, CA. It requires working on campus three days per week during core collaboration days (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday).

Responsibilities:

Org Effectiveness & Transformation Consulting

+ Assess organization health, effectiveness, and readiness for change through diagnostics including org design reviews, cultures assessments, team effectiveness assessments, etc.

+ Identify misalignments between strategy and execution or pain points in how work gets done.

+ Design and implement change management strategies to enhance adoption and sustainment of new initiatives, minimize resistance, and sustain new ways of working.

+ Utilizes data-driven approaches to assess the impact of change and foster a culture that embraces innovation.

+ Develop and support transformation strategies such as org redesign, operating models shifts, capability building.

+ Support major initiatives such as digital transformation, mergers, restructure, or agile ways of working by aligning teams and resources.

Enterprise Strategic Projects / Programs

+ Partners on high-value and complex programs/projects from inception through execution, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and leveraging OE practices, tools and capabilities to ensure outcomes. Works across Talent, Development and Inclusion to align capabilities and approaches to deliver projects or programs.

+ Uses metrics and analyzes data to drive insights related to organizational health and effectiveness in collaboration across Talent, Development, and Inclusion and People Analytics

+ Designs and implements metrics to support performance improvement or organizational health outcomes with a future-oriented mindset and simple, user-friendly approaches.

Capability Building

+ Partners to embed OE capabilities in HR and the business. Brings expertise to develop frameworks, tools and approaches for use with diverse audiences.

+ Play a key role in enabling HR capability development in selected domain areas (Org Design, Change Management / Leadership, Team Effectiveness, Culture)

+ Act as a thought partner to senior leaders and HRBPs, providing insights, frameworks, and constructive challenges where needed.

+ Help shape and embed a culture that supports business goals.

+ Enable leaders to model desired behaviors and lead change effectively.

+ Collaborate with OE Team to identify approach to prioritize, measure, and track OE initiatives ensuring tangible results.

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills

+ An advanced degree in Organizational Development, HR, or Business Administration, or a related field and minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Development, Management Consulting, HR or Business Strategy.

+ Proven track record in leading complex transformation efforts and driving organizational design and change. Strong expertise in change management principles and methodologies (Prosci Certification is preferred).

+ Experience working with senior leaders and cross functional teams. Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills with strong facilitation and influencing abilities.

+ Ability to assess and prioritize conflicting business priorities, quickly resolve issues and address root causes while multi-tasking in a high-pressure environment.

+ Deep understanding of strategic and operational drivers of business performance.

+ Demonstrated ability to lead by influence outside of hierarchical structures and build strong, collaborative relationships within and outside of HR.

+ Experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry preferred.

+ Strong analytical skills, including utilizing data-driven approaches to develop insights, diagnose opportunities, and inform decision-making.

+ Global experience, with a history of partnering with teams across geographies.

Behaviors and Capabilities

+ Demonstrate Gilead’s core values

+ Influence – the ability to collaborate with colleagues and ensure they understand the vision, mission, and execution to support the business objective. Work well with peers and stakeholders and ability to influence without direct authority

+ Strong teamwork and facilitation – effective at being a member of teams. Listens actively and responds constructively to the needs and views of others.

+ Delivery – gets the job done, in accordance with Gilead core values. Understands and exhibits a sense of urgency on critical time-dependent issues

+ Strong resilience to navigate, lead and coach during change and ambiguity

+ Demonstrates the ability to prioritize and is persistent to achieve the business objectives

+ Proactive, Solution Oriented, Positive attitude and a customer-centric approach

The salary range for this position is: $210,375.00 - $272,250.00. 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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Gilead Sciences Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, and is dedicated to fostering an inclusive work environment comprised of diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. Employment decisions regarding recruitment and selection will be made without discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, genetic information or characteristic, gender identity and expression, veteran status, or other non-job related characteristics or other prohibited grounds specified in applicable federal, state and local laws. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the 'Know Your Rights' (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster) poster.

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Our environment respects individual differences and recognizes each employee as an integral member of our company. Our workforce reflects these values and celebrates the individuals who make up our growing team.

Gilead provides a work environment free of harassment and prohibited conduct. We promote and support individual differences and diversity of thoughts and opinion.

For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:

Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.