Director, Statistical Programming

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

This is a site based role at our global headquarters in Foster City, CA. We do offer a hybrid environment with three days onsite (Tues-Thurs) and two optional work from home days.

Core Responsibilities
Champions the development and adoption of data collection, analysis, and visualization within the group
Drives organizational maturity along the “data journey”; from raw data, to information, to insights, to action and results
Develops and owns the knowledge management system(s) to enable efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of key data
Sets “best practice” related to data governance; responsible for the stewardship of data accuracy and validation of data provided by the organization
Supports data-driven business planning and review processes within the organization
Undertakes Operations Research projects to identify opportunities to optimize performance and minimize cost / risk
Publishes analyses, reports and dashboards to provide an objective view of performance and risk
Quantifies and reports gains from projects identified / implemented

Risk Management
Ensures compliance with data governance standards
Develops internal processes to ensure rigorous and systematic data curation
Quantifies and communicate risks associated with routine and non-routine business operations
Escalates issues related to data accuracy and compliance as necessary

Financial
Manages, in partnership with Finance, the annual business planning cycle (LE process) for operational and capital expenditures within the organization
Performs in-depth analyses to identify cost optimization opportunities and formulate recommendations to realize efficiencies
Establishes and develops financial benchmarks for projects and operations

Business Partnering
Partners cross-functionally to develop leading indicators that allow visibility into performance and risk
Works proactively with internal partners as well as external vendors to drive the adoption of KPI’s and metrics in day to day work
Continuous Improvement
Infuses external knowledge and expertise to adopt new methods of analyzing and presenting data
Creates training plans and materials, and conducts workshops on analytical tools and initiatives to increase knowledge within the team

Knowledge & Skills
Must have extensive experience with data analysis and business performance reporting
Must be highly analytical and comfortable working on complex problems in a variety of situations where analysis is required
Proficient at collecting, analyzing and visualizing data. Familiar with tools such as R, Python, and Tableau that promote effective and evidence based managerial decision-making
Able to develop schemes, systems, and programs for continuous improvement
Proficient at planning and scheduling own and direct reports activities to accomplish objectives and goals
Experience dealing with multiple budgets across a variety of currencies
Excellent written and interpersonal skills.
Effective communicator; experienced and proficient at presenting to various groups and levels
Experience with people management supported by a proven track record in managing change

Education & ExperienceRelevant university degree in a technical or business field such as computer science, statistics, data management, engineering, business or finance12 years progressive experience in a technical field with Bachelors or 10+ Years with Masters level of educationAdvanced analytical skills; experience managing complex business problems and able to simplify ambiguous data sets to glean meaningful insightsStrong financial acumen; experience developing and monitoring large budgets and expenditures in multiple currenciesExtensive experience in business performance reporting and optimization with a track record in creating and improving processes and systemsAbility to build effective working relationships across functions and to be a…