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Executive Director, Talent Acquisition

Gilead SciencesFoster City, CA
Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Gilead Vice President Global Talent Acquisition, the Executive Director Talent Acquisition will carve the path for TA in our transformation to a leading-edge, scalable, flexible, and efficient function, while continuing our commitment to high-performance and delivery in attracting and recruiting top talent, with a lens toward diversity, across the enterprise. The Exec. Director will serve as a key Talent Acquisition business partner to business leaders across functions and regions, including Kite, as well as VPs of HR. The Exec. Director will be a member of the Gilead Talent Acquisition Leadership Team (TALT), and will lead the following teams: Capability Recruiting Team (Global) of full-cycle recruiters responsible for high-impact, challenging-to-fill roles across the enterprise (4 FTE – 3 US and 1 Stockley Park) Strategic Talent Sourcing Team (US) focused on pipelining and sourcing diverse talent for roles in the US, with a focus on sourcing top Female, Black and Hispanic/Latino talent in service of our enterprise Aspirational Goals (5 FTE: Lead plus team of 4) Early Talent & University Relations (US) executing Gilead’s US early talent strategy, including summer internship program and intern-FTE conversions (1 FTE) Employer Brand & Talent Attraction (Global) focused on building and executing Gilead’s global employer brand strategy as a competitive differentiator (1 FTE) Candidate Experience (Global) designing and implementing Gilead’s global candidate experience strategy as a value driver (1 FTE) The Role: Co-located in Foster City with the VP Talent Acquisition, senior leader clients, and CHRO/VP HR leaders, responsibilities of this of the Exec. Director include, but are not limited to: Serve as a key Talent Acquisition business partner to senior business leaders across functions and geographies, including Kite, as well as VPs of HR Bring forward business insights, workforce/hiring plans long term talent needs partnering with the TALT to translate insights from the business and other stakeholders, including workforce/hiring plans, builds etc. into action with the Core Recruiting Lead and their recruiting team, along with other TA teams (Capability, sourcing, Executive). Lead and develop a team of full-cycle recruiters responsible for high-impact, challenging-to-fill roles across the enterprise, with a strong emphasis on diverse talent, efficiency, and results delivery Lead a significant portion of Gilead’s global Talent Acquisition capabilities and strategy including: Partner with Global Employer Brand Lead with a focus on establishing recruiting advertising campaigns leveraging our EVP for challenging-to-fill roles Partner with Global Candidate Experience Lead to envision impactful and differentiated candidate experience across the enterprise Partner with sourcing lead and develop a highly impactful sourcing team focused on pipelining and sourcing diverse talent for roles in the US, with a focus on sourcing top Female, Black and Hispanic/Latino talent in service of our enterprise Aspirational Goals. Partner with Early Talent University Relations capability lead in the US, delivering pipeline of talent for early career opportunities. Envision and establish new ways of working in partnership with TALT and stakeholders to bring our new model to life. Embed the transformation of our new model and structure, spearheading the streamlining and simplifying of processes to orient focus on the candidate experience. Partner with VP TA, TALT, HRSS, PMO etc. in envisioning the future, and developing and putting plans in place to make this vision a reality Partner with TALT members, People Technology, HRSS and others related to both transformational and continuous improvement process and technology opportunities Identify, share and action talent insights and trends in the external talent marketplace Partner with I&D on diverse events strategy Come to every engagement with an enterprise mindset with an eye toward the future while ensuring team delivery in the moment/near term Build an AI-ready TA Team globally, assessing learning gaps and implementing plans to upskill our TA workforce in AI

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree with 16+ years of HR experience (in healthcare/biopharma industry preferred), including HR leadership roles at scale, OR Master’s degree/ PhD/PharmD with 14+ years of HR experience (in healthcare/biopharma industry preferred), including HR leadership roles at scale

Nice To Haves

  • Experience leading teams in remote/hybrid and/or geographic disparate locations in a highly matrixed organization
  • TA leadership experience
  • Demonstrated transformational, enterprise and growth mindset
  • Experience leading and managing with an inclusive approach and high cultural awareness and sensitivity demonstrating a strong degree of emotional intelligence
  • In-depth knowledge of HR and Talent Acquisition nuances and best practices in life sciences, healthcare, or biotech is preferred.
  • Demonstrated passion and commitment to diversity recruitment, including results delivery
  • Demonstrate strong business acumen with the ability to translate business objectives into Talent Acquisition priorities
  • Model strong leadership, accountable for coaching, developing, progressing, and retaining employees and managed services teams while ensuring an inclusive team environment
  • A business partner with the experience and confidence necessary to work with senior executives, HR leaders, and employees at all levels to deliver results
  • Ability to exercise judgment and independently determine and take appropriate action where precedent may not exist
  • AI-ready aptitude to learn, grow and lead team into an AI enabled future
  • Inspire culture and institute key processes necessary to achieve long and short-term strategic goals
  • Role model for Gilead core values and Leadership Commitments in all actions
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a key Talent Acquisition business partner to senior business leaders across functions and geographies, including Kite, as well as VPs of HR
  • Bring forward business insights, workforce/hiring plans long term talent needs partnering with the TALT to translate insights from the business and other stakeholders, including workforce/hiring plans, builds etc. into action with the Core Recruiting Lead and their recruiting team, along with other TA teams (Capability, sourcing, Executive).
  • Lead and develop a team of full-cycle recruiters responsible for high-impact, challenging-to-fill roles across the enterprise, with a strong emphasis on diverse talent, efficiency, and results delivery
  • Partner with Global Employer Brand Lead with a focus on establishing recruiting advertising campaigns leveraging our EVP for challenging-to-fill roles
  • Partner with Global Candidate Experience Lead to envision impactful and differentiated candidate experience across the enterprise
  • Partner with sourcing lead and develop a highly impactful sourcing team focused on pipelining and sourcing diverse talent for roles in the US, with a focus on sourcing top Female, Black and Hispanic/Latino talent in service of our enterprise Aspirational Goals.
  • Partner with Early Talent University Relations capability lead in the US, delivering pipeline of talent for early career opportunities.
  • Envision and establish new ways of working in partnership with TALT and stakeholders to bring our new model to life.
  • Embed the transformation of our new model and structure, spearheading the streamlining and simplifying of processes to orient focus on the candidate experience.
  • Partner with VP TA, TALT, HRSS, PMO etc. in envisioning the future, and developing and putting plans in place to make this vision a reality
  • Partner with TALT members, People Technology, HRSS and others related to both transformational and continuous improvement process and technology opportunities
  • Identify, share and action talent insights and trends in the external talent marketplace
  • Partner with I&D on diverse events strategy
  • Come to every engagement with an enterprise mindset with an eye toward the future while ensuring team delivery in the moment/near term
  • Build an AI-ready TA Team globally, assessing learning gaps and implementing plans to upskill our TA workforce in AI

Benefits

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

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