Sr Director, Human Resources

Gilead Sciences • Foster City, CA

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About The Position

Gilead is a biopharmaceutical company focused on creating a healthier world by developing therapies for diseases like HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19, and cancer. With over 35 years of experience, Gilead is committed to advancing patient care globally and transforming science into life-changing therapies, particularly in areas of high unmet needs such as HIV, HBV, HCV, Oncology, and Inflammatory diseases. The company values its employees as its greatest asset and emphasizes the role of People Leaders in fostering an inclusive, developed, and empowered work environment. This job is for a Senior Director, HR Business Partner who will collaborate with the Global Supply Chain, PDM Product Leads, and PDM Strategy & Operations organizations. This role reports to the Vice President (VP) of Human Resources for Pharmaceutical Development & Manufacturing (PDM) and will serve as Gilead’s lead HRBP for these organizations, partnering with their VPs and cross-functional leadership to define and execute long-term people strategies. The Supply Chain Organization, combined with Product & Portfolio Strategy, comprises approximately 300 employees and contractors, and both groups are new, requiring significant organizational design, talent identification, evaluation, and change management expertise. The Senior Director, HR will also be a key member of the Global PDM HR Leadership Team.

Requirements

• Proactive approach and professional judgment to self-initiate work with minimal need for specific direction
• Strong analytical capabilities, effective at diagnosing organizational issues and demonstrated skill in use and application of data in storytelling and solutioning
• Ability to balance strategic elevation with detail orientation and develop solutions to a wide range of highly complex problems
• Accustomed to working in a fast-changing and dynamic environment where accountability, change agility, urgency and responsiveness are valued
• Experience with organization design, change management
• Experience operating in a matrix environment, and history of building strong trust partnerships across HR Centers of Excellence, functional partners and at all levels of leadership
• Excellent consulting, influencing, change management and interpersonal communication skills
• 12+ years of relevant experience in HR
• BA or BS degree

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s degree can be substituted for 2 years of relevant experience
• BA or BS degree preferably with an emphasis in HR or Business

Responsibilities

• Acts as strategic partner and consultant to senior management, helping to shape and execute on client area integrated people and culture strategy
• Employs strong business acumen and ability to translate strategic priorities to identify functional people needs, assesses resourcing and organizational implications, and considers cross functional interdependencies
• Partners closely with business leaders to cultivate talent and strategies for building bench strength for business-critical roles and future based organizational capabilities
• Facilitates flawless execution, project & change management of annual people processes and programs, including delivery of HR Services involving talent acquisition, performance management, talent reviews, and compensation planning
• Is a champion of Inclusion & Diversity, with a passion for building a diverse and inclusive work culture and employee experience
• In partnership with Employee Relations and Employment Law functions, advises leaders and managers on employee matters, making or recommending appropriate pathways and/or decisions, which may be significantly complex
• Stays current on internal and external trends and peer/comparison group data to consult and share insights with business leaders in order to enable critical decisions and/or recommend leading-edge solutions related to talent engagement, attraction and retention
• Has a keen understanding of future state organizational needs and supports necessary transition from legacy to future process, practices and mindset

Benefits

• discretionary annual bonus
• discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role)
• paid time off
• company-sponsored medical insurance plans
• company-sponsored dental insurance plans
• company-sponsored vision insurance plans
• company-sponsored life insurance plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees