Director, Organizational Effectiveness - Foster City

Gilead Sciences, Inc. • Foster City, CA

71d • Onsite

About The Position

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. This Director of Organizational Effectiveness will be a pivotal member of the OE Team and will serve as the lead for Team Excellence & Continuous Improvement. This role will lead enterprise-wide efforts to enhance team performance, collaboration, and impact across the company. This role will design and oversee the company's diagnostic and continuous improvement approach for teams, ensuring our teams have the tools, insights, and frameworks to operate at their highest potential. This position will play a critical role in shaping the company's strategy for how teams form, perform, and continuously evolve in alignment with organization goals, culture, and strategy. 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).

Requirements

• An advanced degree in Organizational Development, HR, or Business Administration, or a related field and minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience Organizational Effectiveness, Organizational Development, Management Consulting, HR or Business Strategy.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience designing, implementing, and leading enterprise-level team effectiveness solutions, including diagnostics, development frameworks, and continuous improvement strategies across complex organizational environments.
• 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.
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the Pharmaceutical/Biotech industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the enterprise strategy for team effectiveness including frameworks for diagnostics, measurement, and development.
• Partner with senior leadership, HR Business Partners, and the Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Team to align team development with business priorities and culture initiatives.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on high-performing teams, group dynamics, and continuous improvement.
• Lead the design and deployment of assessment tools and diagnostics to evaluate team health, effectiveness, and engagement.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to track progress and outcomes of team effectiveness interventions.
• Translate data insights into actionable recommendations for leaders and teams.
• Develop and oversee scalable team development, including team launches, resets, and ongoing improvement journeys.
• Create toolkits and experiences for team leaders and facilitators to build internal capability.
• Establish a sustainable model for continuous improvement and learning across teams and functions.
• 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.
• Collaborates across the Talent, Development, and Inclusion and People Analytics teams to review OE metrics and analyze organizational health.
• Designs and implements metrics to support performance improvement or organizational health outcomes with a future-oriented mindset and simple, user-friendly approaches.
• 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.

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
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees