Director, Statistical Programming (Safety Statistical Programming)

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

20h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director, Statistical Programming (Safety Statistical Programming) is a site-based role at Gilead’s global headquarters in Foster City, California, with a hybrid arrangement of three days onsite (Tuesday through Thursday) and two optional work-from-home days. The role champions data collection, analysis, visualization, governance, and knowledge management, and advances the organization’s use of data from raw information to actionable insights and results. It supports business planning, operational review, performance optimization, and risk management through analyses, reports, dashboards, and continuous improvement initiatives. The position also requires understanding AI technology and trends as they relate to clinical data science and statistical programming.

The Director partners with Finance and cross-functional colleagues on business planning and financial analysis, works with internal partners and external vendors to promote KPI adoption, and develops training and analytical capabilities within the team. The role calls for extensive analytical, financial, leadership, communication, and change-management experience, along with experience in pharmaceutical or other highly regulated environments.

Requirements

• Relevant university degree in a technical or business field, such as computer science, statistics, data management, engineering, business, or finance.
• 12 years of progressive experience in a technical field with a bachelor’s degree, or 10 or more years with a master’s degree.
• Extensive experience with data analysis and business performance reporting.
• Advanced analytical skills, including experience managing complex business problems and simplifying ambiguous data sets to derive meaningful insights.
• Proficiency in collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data; familiarity with tools such as R, Python, and Tableau.
• Understanding of AI technology and trends as they relate to statistical programming.
• Ability to develop schemes, systems, and programs for continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in planning and scheduling personal and direct-report activities to accomplish objectives and goals.
• Experience dealing with multiple budgets across a variety of currencies.
• Strong financial acumen, including experience developing and monitoring large budgets and expenditures in multiple currencies.
• Extensive experience in business performance reporting and optimization, with a track record of creating and improving processes and systems.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across functions, act as a change agent, and influence without authority.
• Knowledge and experience working in the pharmaceutical or another highly regulated sector.
• Excellent written, interpersonal, leadership, conflict-resolution, report-writing, and presentation skills.
• Effective communication skills and experience presenting to diverse groups and organizational levels.
• Experience in people management, supported by a proven track record of managing change.

Responsibilities

• Champion the development and adoption of data collection, analysis, and visualization within the group.
• Drive organizational maturity along the data journey, from raw data to information, insights, action, and results.
• Develop and own knowledge management systems for efficient storage, retrieval, and analysis of key data.
• Set data governance best practices and steward data accuracy and validation.
• Support data-driven business planning and review processes.
• Conduct Operations Research projects to identify opportunities to optimize performance and minimize cost and risk.
• Publish analyses, reports, and dashboards that provide an objective view of performance and risk.
• Quantify and report gains from identified and implemented projects.
• Ensure compliance with data governance standards and develop processes for rigorous, systematic data curation.
• Quantify and communicate risks associated with routine and non-routine business operations, and escalate data accuracy and compliance issues as necessary.
• Manage, in partnership with Finance, the annual business planning cycle for operational and capital expenditures.
• Perform in-depth analyses to identify cost optimization opportunities and recommend ways to realize efficiencies.
• Establish and develop financial benchmarks for projects and operations.
• Partner cross-functionally to develop leading indicators for visibility into performance and risk.
• Work proactively with internal partners and external vendors to drive adoption of KPIs and metrics in day-to-day work.
• Bring in external knowledge and expertise to adopt new methods of analyzing and presenting data.
• Create training plans and materials and conduct workshops on analytical tools and initiatives.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• Company-sponsored medical insurance.
• Company-sponsored dental insurance.
• Company-sponsored vision insurance.
• Company-sponsored life insurance.
• The position may be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus.
• The position may be eligible for discretionary stock-based long-term incentives.

What This Job Offers

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