Senior Director, Responsible Business Strategy & Governance

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

Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Executive Director and a senior cross-functional execution leader for Responsible Business. Help shape priorities, test options and tradeoffs, and translate agreed strategy into clear recommendations, effective governance and accountable delivery of complex enterprise initiatives. The remit extends beyond reporting readiness; overall strategy, executive alignment and material decisions remain with the Executive Director.

Key responsibilities

• Translate Responsible Business strategy into governance processes, operating plans, decision pathways and clear escalation.
• Lead a defined portfolio of complex, cross-functional initiatives that require senior judgment, structured problem-solving and sustained execution. Initial priorities may include the KPI universe, patient-reach methodology and human rights policy.
• Lead Responsible Business strategy activation and cross-functional governance: Align priorities, clarify decisions, mobilize functional owners and resolve barriers. The Director, Responsible Business Reporting & Communications owns the reporting operating model, data and evidence architecture, portal workflows and coordinated control readiness with accountable functional owners.
• Identify and lead separately agreed Responsible Business capability-building initiatives requiring senior-level alignment. Reporting systems modernization and recurring portal operations remain with the Director and accountable system owners.
• Translate stakeholder insights and assessment findings into strategic options and agreed cross-functional action. The Director owns methodology tracking, evidence requirements, reporting and assessment recommendations, and submission coordination; the Executive Director retains material decisions.
• Develop decision-ready materials and recommendations for executive leaders and governance bodies, and support preparation for selected external and investor engagements.
• Coordinate defined governance and strategic initiatives across Stakeholder Intelligence, Sustainability, Strategic Partnerships, reporting and communications, while preserving each capability lead’s accountability.
• Build time-bound cross-functional teams, establish milestones and accountabilities, resolve delivery barriers and transition mature work to the appropriate permanent owner.
• Serve as a trusted adviser to the Executive Director and help strengthen the team’s strategic capability, operating discipline and bench.

Near-term priorities

• Stabilize Responsible Business governance and critical work during the current leadership transition.
• Support reporting delivery when dependencies require broader strategy or senior cross-functional alignment; the Director or named interim reporting driver owns architecture, recurring data and evidence coordination, reviews, approvals and submissions.
• Lead selected priority initiatives that require sustained senior-level coordination and cross-functional execution.
• Clarify ownership, handoffs and controls across Public Affairs, Finance, Controllership, Legal, Sustainability, Human Resources, Investor Relations and other data or policy owners.
• Establish a practical roadmap for the future-state Responsible Business systems, governance and operating capabilities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify or discontinue duplicative processes and transition work to the appropriate permanent owners.

Experience and capabilities

• Significant senior-level experience across Responsible Business, corporate affairs, public affairs, sustainability, governance, strategy or a related discipline in a complex organization.
• Demonstrated success leading complex, high-stakes initiatives across functions and influencing senior executives without relying on direct authority.

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