Associate Director, Global Commercial Finance & Analytics

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

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 Associate Director - Global Commercial Finance & Analytics, at Gilead you will ... Play a key role, responsible for driving digital transformation, high‑quality planning, forecasting, and reporting, delivering insightful analytics and executive‑ready storytelling. The core functions of the role include: 1) Revenue & Opex Consolidation, Forecasting and Cost Management Oversee global Revenue & Commercialization Opex consolidation, forecasting, actuals reporting, and variance analysis across regions and functions. Deliver insightful analytics and actionable recommendations to support investment prioritization, resource optimization, and cost discipline. 2) Digital Finance, Analytics & Transformation Leadership Lead Commercial Finance’s contribution to enterprise digital finance initiatives, aligning future‑state data, analytics, automation, and reporting capabilities with business needs and Finance governance standards. Act as change management lead for digital tools and processes, ensuring effective training, documentation, and communications to drive adoption and minimize disruption. Establish and uphold financial data governance frameworks, including data quality, consistency, and stewardship standards across systems and regions. Serve as a senior Data Visualization & Analytics leader, owning the design and delivery of dashboards and executive‑level reporting tools that enable self‑service analytics and enhanced business intelligence. 3) Long‑Range Planning & Strategic Financial Analytics Lead Long Range Plan (LRP) revenue and P&L analytics, partnering with cross‑functional leaders to shape long‑term financial strategy, profitability outlooks, and investment trade‑offs. Translate complex financial scenarios into clear insights to support strategic decision‑making at senior leadership levels. 4) Regional & Market‑Level Financial Oversight Provide regional price‑volume analysis and profitability metrics, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and actionable insights across regions. Serve as the primary Finance FP&A liaison for Commercial Regions, strengthening financial alignment, reporting quality, and strategic collaboration across markets. 5) Earnings & Executive Support Provide strategic earnings support, including deep‑dive revenue and P&L analyses for executive presentations, earnings materials, and leadership reviews. Partner with Investor Relations, Controllership, Corporate FP&A, and regional finance teams to ensure alignment, accuracy, and clear financial storytelling. 6) Leadership & Collaboration Operate as a trusted Finance business partner to senior commercial, regional, and corporate stakeholders. Influence without authority, driving alignment across Finance and cross‑functional teams.

Requirements

• BS/BA with 10+ Years of experience OR MS/MA or MBA with 8+ Years of experience OR PhD with 5+ Years of experience

Nice To Haves

• Predictive Data Analytics & Data Science: Apply advanced analytical techniques to anticipate business outcomes, identify trends, and enable forward‑looking decision support.
• Scenario Modeling & “What‑If” Algorithms: Design and interpret scenario‑based models to evaluate financial, operational, and strategic trade‑offs under varying assumptions.
• Proactive Risk Management: Identify, assess, and mitigate financial and operational risks through early‑warning indicators, sensitivity analysis, and disciplined governance.
• Process & Operational Excellence: Drive continuous improvement by simplifying, standardizing, and automating FP&A processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• AI, Robotics & Natural Language Processing (NLP): Leverage AI‑enabled tools, automation, and advanced analytics (including robotics and NLP) to modernize finance workflows, enhance insights, and unlock productivity gains.
• Creativity & Innovation: Bring new ways of thinking to complex financial and business challenges, translating ambiguity into actionable insights and opportunities.
• Data‑Driven Storytelling: Synthesize complex data into clear, compelling narratives tailored to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders to influence decisions.
• Digital Agility & Agile Mindset: Adapt quickly to evolving tools, data, and business needs; embrace iterative ways of working and continuous learning.
• Leading Through Change & Transformation: Act as a change leader during digital, process, and organizational transformations, ensuring adoption, engagement, and sustained impact.
• Engagement & Relationship Building: Establish trusted partnerships across Commercial, Controllership, IR, PDM, Corporate FP&A, and regional finance teams to enable effective collaboration and influence.
• Virtual Workforce Management: Effectively lead, influence, and collaborate with geographically dispersed and virtual teams across regions and time zones.
• Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving: Apply strong business judgment and structured problem‑solving to connect financial insights with enterprise strategy and long-term value creation.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Oversee global Revenue & Commercialization Opex consolidation, forecasting, actuals reporting, and variance analysis across regions and functions.
• Deliver insightful analytics and actionable recommendations to support investment prioritization, resource optimization, and cost discipline.
• Lead Commercial Finance’s contribution to enterprise digital finance initiatives, aligning future‑state data, analytics, automation, and reporting capabilities with business needs and Finance governance standards.
• Act as change management lead for digital tools and processes, ensuring effective training, documentation, and communications to drive adoption and minimize disruption.
• Establish and uphold financial data governance frameworks, including data quality, consistency, and stewardship standards across systems and regions.
• Serve as a senior Data Visualization & Analytics leader, owning the design and delivery of dashboards and executive‑level reporting tools that enable self‑service analytics and enhanced business intelligence.
• Lead Long Range Plan (LRP) revenue and P&L analytics, partnering with cross‑functional leaders to shape long‑term financial strategy, profitability outlooks, and investment trade‑offs.
• Translate complex financial scenarios into clear insights to support strategic decision‑making at senior leadership levels.
• Provide regional price‑volume analysis and profitability metrics, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and actionable insights across regions.
• Serve as the primary Finance FP&A liaison for Commercial Regions, strengthening financial alignment, reporting quality, and strategic collaboration across markets.
• Provide strategic earnings support, including deep‑dive revenue and P&L analyses for executive presentations, earnings materials, and leadership reviews.
• Partner with Investor Relations, Controllership, Corporate FP&A, and regional finance teams to ensure alignment, accuracy, and clear financial storytelling.
• Operate as a trusted Finance business partner to senior commercial, regional, and corporate stakeholders.
• Influence without authority, driving alignment across Finance and cross‑functional teams.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director