Director, Responsible Business Reporting & Communications

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

The Director, Responsible Business Reporting & Communications leads Responsible Business reporting and manages communications delivery across the Responsible Business and Corporate Responsibility portfolios. The role translates business priorities and approved information into clear reporting, leadership materials, communications plans and stakeholder content. Working across Public Affairs and with partners throughout the company, the Director manages reporting calendars, contributor inputs, supporting evidence, reviews, approvals and publication. The position also leads the development and execution of communications strategies and materials that strengthen understanding of the company’s Responsible Business priorities and progress.

The role requires strategic judgment, strong writing and editorial skills, hands-on reporting experience, and the ability to lead complex cross-functional work in a regulated global organization. It may include managing staff, as appropriate. People leader accountabilities include creating inclusion, developing talent and empowering teams.

Requirements

• Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in communications, business, sustainability, public affairs, liberal arts, science or a related field and a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience; alternatively, a master’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience should include substantial responsibility for corporate communications, sustainability or Responsible Business reporting, or comparable evidence-intensive corporate programs.
• Significant experience in corporate, sustainability, Responsible Business or Corporate Responsibility communications.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex corporate or sustainability reporting, including managing contributor inputs, evidence, reviews, approvals and publication.
• Strong writing and editorial judgment, with the ability to translate complex or technical information accurately for different audiences.
• Experience developing and executing communications strategies, leadership materials, campaigns and stakeholder content.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to set priorities and manage competing demands, reporting cycles and time-sensitive deliverables.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional work without direct authority.
• Experience overseeing reliable source documentation, approval records and reusable content.
• Knowledge of communications and disclosure considerations relevant to a publicly traded company.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare, biopharmaceutical or other regulated-industry experience.
• Knowledge of Gilead’s therapeutic areas and business environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, management and delivery of the company’s Responsible Business reporting suite.
• Manage an integrated reporting and assessment calendar, including contributor deadlines, evidence requirements, review and approval milestones, and publication dates.
• Manage the collection and integration of data, narrative content and supporting evidence from accountable teams; identify missing or inconsistent inputs and drive issues toward resolution.
• Oversee records of reporting inputs, evidence, reviews and approvals.
• Manage assigned contributions to external assessments and other evidence-intensive submissions in partnership with relevant business owners.
• Develop and execute an integrated communications plan for the Responsible Business portfolio.
• Serve as a strategic communications partner to Corporate Responsibility, advising on audiences, messaging, timing, engagement opportunities and communications considerations.
• Translate approved priorities and evidence into leadership materials, presentations, topic briefs, employee communications, stakeholder content and other communications deliverables.
• Maintain an accessible library of approved facts, proof points and reporting content to support accurate and consistent reuse.
• Partner with Corporate Communications and other functions on enterprise channels, standards, review processes and production support.
• Manage external agencies, budgets and project resources, as appropriate.
• Assess complex issues from a broader organizational and stakeholder perspective and recommend priorities and practical paths forward.
• As a people leader, create inclusion, develop talent, and empower teams.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus may be available.
• Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives may be available; eligibility may vary by role.
• Paid time off.
• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans.

What This Job Offers

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