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
 

At Gilead our pursuit of a healthier world for all people has yielded a cure for hepatitis C, revolutionary improvements in HIV treatment and prevention as well as advancements in therapies for viral and inflammatory diseases and certain cancers.

We set and achieve bold ambitions in our fight against the world's most devastating diseases, united in our commitment to confronting the largest public health challenges of our day and improving the lives of patients for generations to come.

As a Executive Director, HIV Treatment Integrated Insights, at Gilead you will serve as the senior strategic insights leader supporting the HIV Treatment Business Unit. Reporting to the Vice President, U.S. Commercial Insights, Analytics & Operations, this role acts as a trusted advisor to the HIV Treatment Vice President and Leadership Team while helping shape portfolio strategy, commercial execution, and long-term growth.

This leader brings together customer, market, competitive, performance, forecasting, and commercial insights to create a comprehensive understanding of business opportunities and challenges. Through enterprise collaboration and strategic influence, the Executive Director helps guide key decisions that improve business performance and patient impact.

Strategic Business Partnership

• Serve as the primary Integrated Insights advisor to the HIV Treatment Business Unit Leadership Team.

• Shape strategic priorities by identifying emerging opportunities, risks, customer needs, and market trends.

• Translate business objectives into integrated insight strategies that leverage analytics, forecasting, research, operations, digital, and data science capabilities.

• Influence portfolio, brand, customer, and commercial decisions through actionable recommendations.

Integrated Insights Leadership

• Lead the integration of market research, competitive intelligence, forecasting, customer insights, and performance analytics into a unified business narrative.

• Deliver forward-looking insights that improve strategic decision making and business planning.

• Establish best practices in insight generation, executive storytelling, and strategic recommendations.

• Ensure leaders receive timely and impactful assessments of business performance and future opportunities.

Enterprise Collaboration & Commercial Impact

• Partner across Commercial Operations, Digital & AI Strategy, Data & Data Sciences, Finance, Marketing, Sales, and Global teams to drive business outcomes.

• Align stakeholders around key priorities and translate insights into measurable action.

• Support enterprise initiatives, business planning cycles, executive reviews, and earnings-related activities.

• Promote organizational agility and effectiveness through cross-functional collaboration.

Innovation & Business Performance

• Monitor market dynamics, competitive activity, customer behavior, and commercial performance drivers.

• Advance the use of advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and emerging data sources to enhance decision quality.

• Drive innovation in how insights are generated, communicated, and embedded into commercial processes.

• Champion operational excellence, simplification, and continuous improvement.

Talent Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Integrated Insights organization.

• Create an environment that encourages collaboration, accountability, inclusion, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Build organizational capabilities that support current business priorities and future growth.

• Develop talent pipelines and succession strategies to ensure long-term organizational success.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 16+ years of relevant experience; OR

• Master's Degree and 14+ years of relevant experience; OR

• PhD and 14+ years of relevant experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, healthcare, consulting, analytics, insights, forecasting, commercial strategy, or related industries.

• Demonstrated success serving as a trusted advisor to senior executives.

• Proven ability to integrate multiple data sources and analytical approaches into actionable business strategies.

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical commercialization, customer engagement, market access, product lifecycle management, and competitive dynamics.

• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives across matrix organizations.

• Exceptional communication, executive presentation, and strategic storytelling skills.

• Strong business acumen, problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.

• Experience leveraging advanced analytics, data science, digital capabilities, and AI-driven insights.

• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.

• Track record of building, developing, and retaining high-performing teams.

People Leader Accountabilities

• Create Inclusion – knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.

• Develop Talent – understand the skills, experience, aspirations, and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop, and realize their purpose.

• Empower Teams – connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.

 

The salary range for this position is: $281,010.00 - $363,660.00. 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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